The Englewood Sailing Association, Inc. is a spin-off from the Lemon Bay Rag Haulers, a sailing and social organization, founded in 1990. The Rag Haulers started a very successful Youth Sailing Program in the Spring of 2002. In cooperation with the Englewood YMCA, thirty-four volunteers worked with nineteen youngsters in a four week program. The program included boating safety and hands on sailing
. On completion of the program, it was obvious that it had provided a very positive experience for the youth and that it deserved continuance and expansion. It was decided by the membership of the Rag Haulers that the demands of such a program were beyond the scope of their organization. was then formed as a non-profit corporation for the purpose of providing sailing instructions for the youth of Englewood.
