Coronado Maritime Foundation

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Coronado Maritime Foundation at 1631 Strand Way is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting youth sailing education and competitive boating programs on Coronado Island in the 92118 ZIP. The foundation funds junior sailing scholarships and race-team development through the Coronado Yacht Club on Glorietta Bay, where young sailors train in Coronado's protected bayside waters with views of the downtown San Diego skyline and the Coronado Bridge. Sailing-program curriculum covers small-boat handling, racing tactics, seamanship, water safety, and the navigation fundamentals required for competitive regattas sanctioned by US Sailing, with instruction adapted to age groups from elementary through high school. The Strand Way address places the foundation on the bayside corridor near Glorietta Bay Park and the Coronado Boathouse, within the flat village grid that connects the bay waterfront to Orange Avenue, Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado Beach on the ocean side, and the Coronado Ferry Landing at the island's northern bayfront. Arts and maritime education intersect through partnerships with programs such as Coronado School of the Arts, and the foundation's fundraising events — regattas, dock parties, and benefit dinners — draw the island's boating community together in support of the next generation of competitive sailors. Glorietta Bay's calm, wind-protected waters provide ideal training conditions for beginning sailors, while the open-bay sailing grounds between Coronado and Point Loma challenge advanced racers with tidal currents, wind shifts, and vessel-traffic patterns. The foundation's mission builds on Coronado Island's deep maritime heritage — a community surrounded by water, connected to the mainland by the Coronado Bridge and the Coronado Ferry, and shaped by more than a century of naval aviation and amphibious operations.