citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message community boating inc. type not for profit corporation industry sailing founded 1936 headquarters boston massachusetts key people joseph lee jr founder website community boating.org community boating inc. as seen from across the charles river . community boating inc. cbi is a private not for profit corporation run in association with the massachusetts department of conservation and recreation . organized as a company in 1946 it is the oldest continuously operating community sailing program in the united states . 1 2 it is located in boston along the charles river esplanade between the longfellow bridge and the hatch shell . 3 cbi offers members instruction for sailing and windsurfing and allows members to use cbi owned sailboats on the charles river . cbi s primary boat is the cape cod mercury of which they have 82 . all new members are introduced to sailing on this boat and must display proficiency in sailing with a jib in high winds before being allowed to sail high performance boats . two mercuries are specially designed for persons with disabilities . their high performance fleet includes 6 rhodes 19s 6 sonars 4 ideal 18s 13 lasers and 18 420s . 4 the 420 is the boat of choice for high school racing teams which practice and race through cbi . cbi is most well known for being affordable and accessible to everyone . the universal access program which allows disabled people the opportunity to sail sonars or specially rigged mercuries costs only 1 . the junior program which is a summer camp for young people ages 10 18 costs 1 300 based on income for the entire summer . the regular rates are intended to be accessible to a broad range of people ; a yearlong adult membership costs 309 . 5 references edit history and mission community boating . retrieved 14 september 2016 . snow mari anne ; du moulin gary c. ; zechel charles . sailing for all joe lee and america s first . sea history 130 20 5 2010 hours and directions community boating . retrieved 14 september 2016 . fleet and facility community boating . retrieved 14 september 2016 . membership prices community boating . retrieved 14 september 2016 . external links edit official website coordinates 42 21 35 n 71 04 23 w 42.359836 n 71.073051 w 42.359836 ; 71.073051 this article about an organization in the united states is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title community boating inc & oldid 743310287 categories boating associationsnon profit organizations based in boston1936 establishments in massachusettsunited states organization stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from april 2011all articles needing additional referencescoordinates not on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 02 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view