Southern Maryland Sailing Association - SMSA

06/05/2026

Come to fabulous Solomons Island July 17-19 and sail in the Patuxent Pursuit!. Open to all keelboats. Enjoy a combo of pursuit-style racing and windward leeward, or just sail in the pursuit class. See the SI's and register at smsa.com

We will have shore parties at SMSA, a big dinner on Saturday, a bar every night, and SMSA is within walking distance to several fabulous restaurants and bars on Solomons Island. See you here!!

06/03/2026

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SMSA members will enjoy our annual Luau this Saturday. It is hosted and co-sponsored by Safe Harbor Zahniser's, one of our year-long sponsors.

For more information about joining Southern Maryland Sailing Association, and about all the fun stuff we do, contact [email protected] or go to our smsa.com website!

06/03/2026

We still have space left in sailing camp which begins on June 22nd. Week-long sessions through August 7th. There are sessions for beginners to advanced, ages 8 - 16.
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06/02/2026

SMSA sponsors the Patuxent Middle School and High School sailing team, and the team recently wrapped up their spring season at the huge Championship Regatta at the Tred Avon YC in Oxford. Congrats on a terrific year!

Photos courtesy of Becca Wingate.

05/10/2026

One of several on-the-water events being enjoyed next weekend by SMSA members! This fun race will be sailed around the harbor in Solomons, and it will conclude with the party and cookout at our clubhouse on Solomons Narrows behind Solomons Island. Open to any member boat 20' or less.

05/08/2026

"Mr Screwpile" passed away last week. For around two-and-a-half decades, LG Raley was Chairman of the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge sailing regatta sailed out of Solomons, Maryland. LG was a master organizer and salesman, and he led the way for Screwpile to grow from a fledgling local sailing event to a major summer happening for sailboat racers from up and down the East Coast.

The first photo is of LG at a Southern Maryland Sailing Association (SMSA) party in 2016. The next picture is from 2019 with his wife, Merrie Ruth; son, David; daughter, Karen; and Aubrey, his grandson. LG was SMSA commodore in 1996 and 1997.

LG, whose full name was Lewis Gray Raley, grew up in St. Mary's County, Maryland, and except for a few years away in the U.S. Army, lived his whole life there. He was 84 years old when he died at his home in Hollywood on April 30th. A memorial service was held last night in Leonardtown.

05/08/2026

SMSA hosts the Calvert Artists Guild for shows several times per year. Come by this weekend for works by local artists just in time for Mother's Day!

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The show this weekend is going to be amazing!! Even if you aren't in the show this time around, come by and say, "Hi!" We have a great line up of talented local artists that will be in the show. Don't forget to like and share!

04/29/2026

This weekend, SMSA members will enjoy a Kentucky Derby Watch Party at our clubhouse on Solomons Island! There's more to the Solomons sailing culture than just boats (although that's hard to beat!) Write to [email protected] to find out more!