Robert Crown Sailing Center

On the corner of the property is this modern building with the "Robert Crown Center".  Sadly I'm not a sailor, so I had no idea the significance of this building.  All of Navy Sailing is headquartered here!  It's so important, and you wouldn't even know it!

Here's what I found on the Navy Sports page... and all I can say is WOW! I should have gone inside to take a look around, especially at the museum!

The U.S. Navy has long understood knowledge, confidence and respect for the sea instilled through sailing helps to make better naval officers. Therefore, the U.S. Naval Academy's sailing program is second to none. Sailing opportunities at the Academy range from the basic sail training given during the summer to every incoming plebe, to the Command and Seamanship Training Squadron during summer training, to the pinnacle of the sport, the varsity intercollegiate and offshore teams. When you join the Naval Academy sailing team, you are joining a program that has a tradition of helping an individual find out exactly how good he or she can be. The sailing team is headquartered in the Robert Crown Center, a modern building on the banks of the Severn River. 

It houses the administrative and coaching offices, team classrooms, locker rooms and equipment repair and storage facilities. The Robert Crown Center also houses the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Hall of Fame which exhibits many of the North American collegiate trophies, plaques and half-models, as well as the All-America lists, representing the achievements of the 70 years of intercollegiate sailing. In addition, the Naval Academy's sailing trophies and awards are on display in the Hall. 
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Adjacent to the Crown Center is Santee Basin, the mooring area for the Naval Academy's 250-plus sail training fleet including the 20 Navy 44s, six donated offshore boats, 12 J-24's, 22 420s, 22 FJs and 136 Lasers used by the sailing teams. Practices and racing take place on the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay.