Navy Sailing's mission:
To develop:
- Leadership
- Seaman's Eye
- Team Unity
- Competitive Spirit
- Lifelong Connection to the Sea
To accomplish our mission, Navy Sailing:
- Trains instructors for Navy sail programs
- Promotes awareness of Navy Sailing
- Establishes and Maintains the qualification system
- Assists in providing recreational sailing vessels
- Promotes fleet readiness
- Promotes personal professionalism
- Promotes leadership and team work
- Develops competitive spirit
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Navy Sailing's objectives:
- To promote fleet readiness and personal professionalism and to strengthen naval ties to our national maritime heritage through small craft training programs
- To augment and reinforce the professional training of prospective naval officers by sail training, thus providing hands-on, sea-and-wind experience.
- To encourage and assist Commanding Officers in promotion of boating and sailing as a part of their training and recreational programs
- To encourage the organization of local Branches of the Association throughout the naval service
- To encourage and establish liaison between members of the Association and local yacht clubs and sailing associations at home and abroad
- To encourage local authorities to provide berthing, launching, storage, and repair facilities in naval establishments for members’ boats
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