Knickerbocker Sailing Association

The Knickerbocker Sailing Association (KSA) is a members club set up by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender sailors in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

[1] KSA began in 1994, when founder Braden Toan asked around on Fire Island to find fellow people interested in establishing a gay sailing club.

[2] It had an inaugural trip in August 1994, when 13 gay men met in Jersey City for a sail aboard a 38-foot Irwin cruiser.

[4] KSA hosts various flotillas throughout the tri-state area, from Atlantic Highlands to Block Island to Provincetown.

[2][10] Fundraising is a focus during KSA's Pride events, benefiting other non-profit organizations such as AmfAR, Rocking the Boat, Callen-Lourde, and the New Jersey Community Research Initiative.