BICS is a member based organization, open to everyone, with a low annual membership fee, which will allow members the unlimited use of our boats, along with member discounts for sailing lessons, and US Sailing certification courses for boating safety, keel boat sailing, coastal navigation, and race committee member certification. BICS promotes sailing with low cost programs to enable prospective sailors to experience the joy and excitement of the sport and more experienced sailors to sharpen their skills and receive certification of their sailing proficiency leading to the award of a US Sailing “International Proficiency Certificate” which is your passport to leasing a bareboat charter anywhere in the world with you, as the charter captain. All our programs are open to non-members, but not at the member discount.
PROGRAMS
BICS offers many programs designed to bring the joy of sailing to everyone from beginner sailor to expert racer. All our staff are US Sailing Certified Sailing Instructors.
- Lessons: Group and individual lessons are available to all, and to BICS members at a discounted rate.
- US Sailing Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, Bareboat Cruising and Coastal Navigation Certification Courses available.
- On shore activities such as US Sailing clinics for sailing technique, boating safety, racing, coastal navigation, and race committee qualification.
- On the water activities including Racing, Family Sailing, Women’s Sailing, and Cruising.
- BICS enters our boats in regional racing events such as BI Race Week, Off Soundings, and ECSA regional regattas.
- Off Season events such as a Caribbean sailing charter for our Members and their families.
- Support of other Island organizations such as the New Shoreham Recreation Department, The Committee for the Great Salt Pond, The Block Island Yacht Club, and The Block Island Maritime Institute for their programs which share our mission.