Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center
Project Updates
Jun. 2026 - The East Building of the Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center is complete, with its ribbon cutting on June 23, 2026! Thank you for keeping up as we've constructed this exciting new project!
The West Building will be completed later this summer and open for programming this fall.
Construction Completion Photos (Jun. 2026)
About
The Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center is a world-class community center located at E. 55th Street Marina in the Lakefront Reservation. The Sailing Center provides public access and sailing opportunities to the region through the major support of project partners including the Parker Hannifin Corporation and Madeleine Parker, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation and The Foundry.
The two new fully accessible facilities that make up the center feature multi-purpose learning spaces, indoor and outdoor community areas, waterfront dining at The Galley, a rooftop deck, overlook tower and a boathouse that serve as the sailing hub.
The Sailing Center serves as a year-round community anchor and lakefront destination for sporting and community events, education, retail, marina operations, recreation and dining. The facility offers public programs to bring the benefits of sailing to those who have historically faced economic barriers to participate in the sport. The Sailing Center will host year-round Sailing STEM programming for schools and community partnership organizations under operation of The Foundry, including Youth Learn-to-Sail, Youth Learn-to-Race, Interscholastic Racing, Adult Basic Series, Community Dinghy Race Nights, Family Sailing Basics and more.
If you are interested in supporting this project and Cleveland Metroparks, please visit the Patrick S. Parker Community Sailing Center donate page(Opens in a new window).
For additional information, please see this project press release.
Project Type: Reservation Capital Project
Project Phase: Completed
Project Opening: June 23, 2026
Contacts:
Sean McDermott, Chief Planning & Design Officer, 216-635-3258 or [email protected]
Natalie Ronayne, Chief Development Officer, 216-635-3215 or [email protected]
Contracting Partner: Whiting Turner Contracting Company
Consulting Partners: Cleveland Metroparks Design Staff, Osborn Engineering, Terracon, HBM Architects, and S&ME
Operational Partners:
- The Foundry
Funding Sources Committed to Date:
- Madeleine Parker
- Parker Hannifin Corporation
- Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation
- Britton Fund
- Pam and Don Washkewicz
- The Foundry
- Mike and Gina Trebilcock
- The Cleveland Foundation
- Lee and Elizabeth Banks
- Dedinsky Family
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources Community Improvement Project Fund
- County of Cuyahoga, Ohio
- World Group Foundation
- Ohio Trails Partnership
- Other private funders and state and local grants
