ECSA Sailors enjoying a fun day on the Indian River        Winner of 2024 ECSA Photo Contest

 

“The ECSA shall organize and coordinate sailing activities of its members for their mutual benefit. It shall assist and complement established yacht clubs by actively encouraging and coordinating sail-cruiser participation in open yacht club events and by organizing local and distance cruises and racing for sailing craft. Its members shall actively encourage the highest standards of yachting safety, integrity, courtesy and camaraderie.”

Please join us for our monthly meetings, the Second Wednesday of every month (except January, when we have our Annual Banquet) at 7:00 p.m. at Satellite Beach City Hall:

565 Cassia Blvd., Satellite Beach, Florida, 32937

or on your chartplotter: 28° 11.04' N,  80° 36.29' W

How to Join ECSA or Renew your existing membership ?

Glad you asked!  Three ways - online, by mail, or by mobile app:

Or click "Club" → "Join us" at the top of the page (or, on a mobile device, select "Club" → "Join us" from the drop-down menu  in the upper left corner ).

Coming up :

Next Meeting:

Our next regular meeting will be Wednesday, July 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.

Come join us for a discussion of our past and upcoming cruises.

We will begin with club business, then talk about past and future cruises. Then we will enjoy our annual Summer Potluck - so please bring a dish to share, and plates, utensils, and glassware too.

Our meeting location will be Satellite Beach City Hall, 565 Cassia Blvd., Satellite Beach, Florida.

Click "Meetings" in the main menu for more information.

- And some fun cruises - Florida-style.  Upcoming events are listed at the bottom of this page  .

For more information on these and all upcoming events, click "Events" at the top of the page (or, on a mobile device, select "Events" from the drop-down menu  in the upper left corner ).

Members-only features :

Some pages on our web site under the "Club" menu can be accessed only by members who are logged in: Presentations at monthly meetings, Lend-a-Hand (tools and services), Annual Directory, and Club Guides (information on how to plan cruises).  If you are a member, please log in and see the additional features of our web site that are members-only benefits.  If you need help logging in, please e-mail your webmaster: webmaster@ecsasail.com.

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New items of interest:

  • Classified ads: New on the "Club → Classifieds" page are Folding bicycles, strands of double-braid line, and an offer to share a 28-foot sailboat.

  • Cruising Checklist: Member Simon Koumjian has compiled a list of everything a sailor needs to make a trip to the Bahamas, or perhaps even longer.  Check it out on the "Club → Lend-a-Hand" page.

  • Advertise with us: If you have a business and would like to advertise in our monthly newsletter, we would warmly welcome you!  Just go to "Club → Advertise with us" for all the information you need.  Membership is not required, so feel free to sign up.

  • Southwinds Magazine: Secretary Joe Cloidt wrote a fine article on the history of the ECSA, submitted it to Southwinds magazine, and they put it on their web site.  Good job, Joe!  Here is the link:  https://southwindsmagazine.com/the-east-coast-sailing-association/

Check out our other ECSA Web Site features:

  • Weather: We sailors can't check the weather forecasts too often, especially here in east central Florida during hurricane season! Click "Local → Weather" in the main menu for updated links for current conditions and forecasts to help plan your next cruise.

  • Members Helping Members: Check out "Club → Lend-a-Hand" in the Main Menu, where members can share tools, skills, and information they may have, but that the typical sailor may need only occasionally.  Also, our "Club → Presentations" page has the slides from some of our past presentations at meetings, in case you missed them.  Members helping members -- that is what ECSA does best!

  • Ship's Store online: Please log in and click on "Shop" in the Main Menu to see all the wonderful items available.  We have shirts, hats, helpful gadgets for your boat, and more!

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Events
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Independence Day Cruise - July 3-5
Jul
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Independence Day Cruise - July 3-5
Cocoa Village Marina, Cocoa, Florida 32922
2026-07-03 1:00 – 2026-07-05 12:00
To help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Unites States of America, Steve (N. Irish) and Chizuko (Japanese) will again host the annual 4th July ECSA meeting at Cocoa Village Marina (CVM). The marina is at 90 Delannoy Avenue, Cocoa, Fl 32922 and the gathering will be held upstairs in the marina’s clubhouse. The fire will be started using overly appropriate amounts of flammable materials at 4pm, so please bring the dead animal of your choice for the BBQ coals, along with strange recipes that you might want to try out on your fellow sailors. As always, the Brevard Symphony Orchestra will be playing their “Symphony under the Stars” in the Cocoa Village Riverfront park, which is about 5 minutes walk from the marina. This will be starting at 8pm and those that wish to attend might like to bring some camp chairs to sit on. Fireworks over the Indian River will start at 9:15pm and can be viewed from the East Dock or the clubhouse balcony. Unfortunately, options to attend this function by boat this year are limited by the dredging operation currently underway in the marina’s west dock. It was originally hoped that this operation would be completed by the end of June, but after speaking with Dockmaster Ken Lunden this morning, it looks as though the operation might be running into July, and at the moment there will be no transient slips available for the July 4th weekend. You can try calling at the last minute (Ken Lunden: 321 626 2569) to see if this situation has changed, but at the moment Im told that is highly unlikely. In addition, in the last few years we have used Cheshire’s stern as a dinghy dock for members who wish to anchor out in the deep water on the starboard side of the channel as you approach the marina. Unfortunately, Cheshire is currently out of her West Dock slip and squeezed stern first into a slip next to a large powerboat, such that it may not be possible to fit a dinghy between the two vessels. If the dredging does get finished early I might be able to move her back so that the option becomes available. Check with me if you’re thinking of trying that. Other than that, Chiz and I hope to see you’all on the 4th for the 250th celebration of the war of the rebellion. Cheers, Steve and Chiz
Harbortown Cruise - August 22, 2025
Aug
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Harbortown Cruise - August 22, 2025
Harbortown Marina - Canaveral
2026-08-22 16:00 – 2026-08-23 10:00
Please join us Saturday August 22 at a restaurant yet to be determined, near Harbor Town Marina on Merritt Island. Happy Hour starts at 5:00 p.m. with dinner at 6:00 p.m.  Contact the marina (321-453-0160) if you plan on getting a slip. Anchoring in the Indian River or Banana River is possible but requires a long dinghy ride through the Barge Canal to the marina. For landlubbers, here is the address: Harbor Town Marina 2700 Harbortown Dr, Merritt Island, FL More details to follow, so watch this space!
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