Robert Crown Sailing Center

Robert Crown Sailing Center
Robert Crown Sailing Center


The sailing team is headquartered in the Robert Crown Center, a modern building on the banks of the Severn River. It houses the administrative and coaching offices, team classrooms, locker rooms, and equipment repair and storage facilities. The center also houses the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Hall of Fame.

Adjacent to the Crown Center is the Santee Basin, the mooring area for the Naval Academy's 250-plus sail training fleet including: 20 Navy 44s, six donated boats, 12 J-24s, 22 420s, 22 FJs and 136 Lasers used by the sailing teams. Practices and racing take place on the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay.