BMC’s Mission:
To design and implement engaging, hands-on, maritime-themed educational, vocational and recreational opportunities for the community in a universally accessible waterfront facility.
COMMUNITY BUILDING WITH
Bayfront Community Events
Enjoy time with friends and family while raising funds for educational programming on Erie’s waterfront. Our lakefront facility is an ideal location for classes and events including our annual Cardboard Boat Regatta and the ever-popular Ales for Sails beer tasting event.
SUPPORT UNIQUE PROGRAMMING SUCH AS
Erie Adaptive Sailing Experience
The Erie Adaptive Sailing Experience program (EASE) is Pennsylvania’s first and only adaptive sailing program. Started in 2001 and organized and run by a team of volunteers, EASE allows community members, primarily youth, with physical and mental disabilities to sail independently on Presque Isle Bay.
JOIN BMC’S CAMPAIGN TO LAUNCH THE
Gunboat Schooner Porcupine
The Schooner Porcupine will serve as an environmental science lab and research vessel, accommodating a traditional classroom of students on and below deck for discovery trips in Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie. This hands-on style of learning fosters the growth of critical thinking and problem solving skills and this spark can ignite a new interest in learning and careers.