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All LMSS Instructors have received Red Cross First-Aid and CPR training. Lead staff members are US Sailing certified. All students and staff are required to wear a PFD at all times when in and near the water. LMSS works to keep instructor-to-student ratios low.

At LMSS, we offer a progression of classes to fit the needs of every student at any age, ability, or experience level. Our program is organized into two tracks: Recreational Sailing and LMSS Race Teams. Sailors are encouraged to advance through these tracks as their skills improve.

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Designed for students who have little or no experience, or who want to enjoy a noncompetitive environment. These classes cover the basics of sailing, allowing students to gain confidence on the water and develop relationships with other sailors their age. Learn more .

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Twin Cities Sailing Club

A community dedicated to learning and teaching the art of sailing to adults in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

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New member applications are open! The drawing will be held on March 20th.

If you are interested in joining Twin Cities Sailing Club, please register here to get on our membership announcement list.

If you are a returning member, you are welcome to renew your membership without entering the lottery.

Questions can be emailed to [email protected].

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Welcome to the Twin Cities Sailing Club,  a community sailing organization on Lake Harriet

The Twin Cities Sailing Club (TCSC) welcomes adults of all sailing abilities — from beginners to experienced sailors — and offers a great opportunity to sail regularly during the summer on beautiful Lake Harriet ( map ) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The club’s sailing season runs from early May to early October.  The club organizes twice-weekly sailing days throughout the season.   These take place at the Lake Harriet bandshell dock on Tuesdays at 5.30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9.00 a.m.

TCSC members have access to the club’s fleet of 17 boats .   They also can race and crew with the sailors of the Lake Harriet Yacht Club (LHYC) through our long-established affiliation with that club.  We also participate in other exciting sailing activities, from racing on Lake Minnetonka to cruising the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior.

What if I don’t know how to sail?

We provide opportunities for complete beginners and experienced sailors to learn and improve their skills.   The club provides a framework, instruction materials, and a skill-based path to proficiency.   New sailors enjoy sailing practice with experienced skippers and advance at their own pace toward skipper qualification.  The club welcomes brand-new sailors who bring motivation, enthusiasm and energy!

If you are a prospective member, be sure that our location, times and activities fit your interests and availability.

Watch the video below to learn more about club sailing.

If you are interested in structured sailing classes, you may want to investigate these options:

Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Board Lessons

Minneapolis Sailing Center   on Bde Maka Ska How to say Lake Calhoun’s Dakota name

Lake Minnetonka Sailing School

Wayzata Community Sailing Center

Sail Away Sailing School

Youth Sailing Resources (on lake Nokomis)

(The Twin Cities Sailing Club does not endorse any of these options; they are provided merely as community resources.)

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Published on July 9th, 2015 | by Editor

Fifty Years of Growing the Sport

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Formed in 1965 to comply with zoning laws, the original land for the Wayzata Yacht Club (WYC) was purchased by 15 sailors for $12,000. Over the past 50 years, this private sailboat racing club in Wayzata, MN has evolved from 350-feet of lakeshore that contained a port-a-potty, two parking spaces and buoys and slips for 60 boats to 600-members with two parking lots and a marina that holds 186 boats.

“In the 1960s, boat launches on Lake Minnetonka could not accommodate sailboats with larger keels. The only place to launch a keelboat was at Reed’s Quiet World, a fiberglass sailboat dealership with a small marina,” explains Pat Maloney, past commodore of WYC. “When the city approached them about violating zoning laws, the owner of the dealership contacted mooring rental customers to purchase the land for use as a private sailing yacht club. This was the inception of the Wayzata Yacht Club.”

WYC is family-friendly, non-exclusive and welcomes people of all backgrounds and ages that are interested in learning how to race sailboats. The WYC small boat program, the Wayzata Community Sailing Center (WCSC) and partnerships with the University of Minnesota and several area high schools, have nurtured youth sailing and the next generations of WYC members.

“We have an environment of affordability. Most of the people in the club are middle to upper-middle class,” says Bert Foster, past commodore and longtime board member. “In my judgment, the club has more women sailing, racing and helming, than any other yacht club in the world. I’ll be in a regatta somewhere else with 500 people and they’ll have 30 women. But at Wayzata we’ll have 500 people on a Thursday night and 200 of them will be women.”

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“I think one of the biggest successes of the Wayzata Yacht Club is our Thursday night races,” explains past commodore David Onan. “We often have 120 boats and 500 people on the race course. That’s a lot of boats and people. This tells me that folks have a great time at our club. It also points to the success of the yacht club itself.”

To expand awareness of sailing and strengthen the member-base, the club also offers sailing seminars and on-the-water training sessions that are open to the public. Special sailing experiences have also been organized for individuals from the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, disabled veterans and persons with impaired vision. In addition, aspiring sailors with some or no experience can visit the crew waiting for a ride table on any race day for the opportunity to race on a sailboat.

Contiguous land was purchased over several years from various parties. One of these acquisitions, in 1973, included land just west of the club’s original port-a-potty, the Oak Grove Marina, which included run-down family cabins from the late 1800s. The property that is now the east crew parking lot was originally owned by the railroad and was purchased along with a nearby homestead in 1985 for $20,000. The Wise Boat Works and an island pavilion were obtained in 1985 and are now the west parking lot and additional marina space.

“The club’s most crowning achievement is the creation of a culture of passion for sailboat racing,” explains Foster. “Our sailors are crazy, passionate sailboat racers.”

The club is home to many one-design and PERF fleets, including Sonar, Ensign, Opti, 470, J/70, J/24, J/22, S2 7.9, Capri 25, Laser and more. WYC started one-design fleet #1 for J/22 and J/24 sailboats. There are now 56 J/22 fleets in the United States with additional fleets globally and over 40 member nations in the J/24 class.

The club also hosts national events, including the Junior Olympics and several regattas. Many of the WYC racers have achieved impressive results in North American and World competitions as well as Paralympic and Olympic Games. With remarkable stats like this, it is no accident that Wayzata was voted one of the top sailing towns by Sailing World magazine.

Over the years, many members of WYC crewed in Bayfield, WI during race week with the Apostle Island Yacht Club (AIYC). This yacht club offered Wayzata sailors exciting big boat racing, in a beautiful setting on Lake Superior. As members of AIYC began to retire, they approached WYC to pump new life into Bayfield racing. In 1996, the WYC expanded north to create the Apostle Islands Station (AIS) on Lake Superior in Bayfield.

The most recent land expansion for the Wayzata sailing community was in 2007. A home and land next to the west parking lot was purchased using funds from a generous donation by past commodore Denny Sanford and an army of smaller donors. A separate entity from the WYC, this property is now the growing Wayzata Community Sailing School.

For information on learning how to sail, visit wyc.org . To view video excerpts, see photographs and read stories about the formation and success of WYC, visit history.wyc.org .

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Fleets of the International Sonar Class Association

Note: A fleet must have a minimum of three Sonars owners with boats who are either Regular or Associate Members of the Class.

Fleet # 1 Location – Darien, CT Noroton Yacht Club contact – Garin Pace and Jan Raymond e-mail – [email protected] , [email protected]

Fleet # 5 Lake Minnetonka, MN Organization – Wayzata Yacht Club

Founded in 1965, the Wayzata Yacht Club (WYC) hosts up to 130 keel sailboats on Thursday nights on Lake Minnetonka.  As of 2018, there are 23 registered Sonars with it being one of the top active fleets in the club.  The lake is also home to the Minnetonka Yacht Club (MYC) founded in 1882, Shorewood Yacht Club (SYC) founded in 1974, and Upper Minnetonka Yacht Club (UMC). Location – Wayzata, MN Website – Wayzata Yacht Club Sonar Fleet (Contacts) Sailing School –  Wayzata Community Sailing Center

Fleet # 9 Location – Rochester NY contact – Skip Shumway e-mail – [email protected] contact – Eric Voss e-mail – [email protected]

There are six privately owned Sonars sailing out of the RYC, and eight club boats.  The club boats are used for adult sail instruction and are also available for members to charter.  We primarily fleet race on Tuesday nights during the spring and summer, but we have also done some team and match racing.  This year the RYC will be hosting the US Match Racing Championship on September 21-24,2023, and it will be sailed in Sonars. https://www.ussailing.org/competition/championships/2023-u-s-match-racing-championship/

Fleet # 11 Location – Manhasset Bay, NY contact – William McCollum e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet # 12 Location – St. Petersburg, FL

We have 4 Sonars available for charter. Two are wet-sailed and have painted bottoms and two are days ailed. We operate out of the St. Petersburg Sailing Center; which is operated by the St. Petersburg Y.C; and is one of the most active sailing facilities in the U.S hosting numerous regional and national regattas For more information on Sonar Fleet 12, or the St. Petersburg Sailing Center please contact: St. Petersburg Sailing Center – 727.822.3113- [email protected] St. Petersburg Sailing Center website – https://sailstpete.org

Fleet # 13 Location – Texas Corinthian, Houston, TX contact – Pierce Owens e-mail – fleet [email protected]

Fleet # 14 Location – Marblehead, MA contact – Dave Curtis e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet # 15 Location – Newport, RI contact – Beth Duggan e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet # 16 Location – Falmouth MA

Fleet 16 is one of the younger Sonar Fleets; established in the 2007 season. We started with two Sonars being purchased by a 210 & a J-24 sailor who wanted a much more user-friendly boat in which to race. Skip Shumway was instrumental in facilitating this by allowing  us to sail a demo boat in the fall of 2006. Since that time the fleet has grown to nine boats racing three races each Saturday June through mid-September. Racing out of the Falmouth Yacht Club, on the Vineyard Sound, the fleet has created a great deal of camaraderie among all participants. All are welcomed to join us.

Feel free to contact me.

Joe Voci Fleet Captain @ [email protected] Falmouth YC web site www.falmouthyachtclub.com

Fleet # 18 Guilford, CT

Sonar Fleet #18 hails from Sachem’s Head Yacht Club (est. 1896) in Guilford, CT. The clubhouse, overlooking the Thimble Islands, serves an active racing  fleet and is a summertime community for families and juniors involved in  sailing. Our Sonar fleet has ebbed and flowed over the decades ranging  from 7 to 23 boats. There is also a club‐owned Sonar available for charter by members for weekly races or the entire season. SHYC provides for spirited Sonar racing opportunities on Saturday afternoons (as a one design) and Wednesday nights (as a PHRF) from mid‐June through Labor  Day. In addition to our weekly series races and holiday races, the club throws an ECSA regatta dubbed the “Coastal Classic” which is a 10‐20 mile coastal navigation race around fixed government marks, hosting in excess of 40 boats in various PHRF classes coming from all over Long Island Sound. This year, the Coastal Classic will be held on Saturday, August 17th. If you are interested in learning more about the club or sailing with our Sonar Fleet #18 on any of our race days, please contact one of our fleet captains at the email addresses below!

SHYC Fleet Captain (Mike Schnitt): [email protected] Sonar Fleet Captain (Charlie McClure): [email protected] Club Website: www.shyc.clubLocation – Sachems Head, CT

Fleet # 20 Location – Kinsdale, Ireland contact – John Twomey e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet # 22 Queens, NY

The US Merchant Marine Academy currently owns 6 Sonars for use by our midshipmen. We host collegiate-only events and compete at regional class-sanctioned regattas. Our season runs from May through October. The Yocum Sailing Center at 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024-1699 is home to all our waterfront teams and activities. For more information on Fleet 22 or the United States Merchant Marine Academy please contact:

Sonar Fleet Captain – Rick Dominique, 516-726-6036,  [email protected] USMMA Website  https://www.usmma.edu/academy-life/activitiesservices/waterborne-activities To follow on Facebook: “ Kings Point Waterfront ”

Fleet # 23 Location – Nyack, NY

Fleet 23 sails out of the 104-year-old Nyack Boat Club known as “The Home of Serious Sailing Fun”. The club is situated on the west bank of the scenic Hudson River just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. We are a very active, very competitive seven boat fleet that enjoys racing every Sunday afternoon from early May to mid-October. In addition to our regular holiday regattas we will be hosting our annual, our 20th annual, Tappan Zee Challenge regatta. We would love to have you sail with us for a weekend or the season. For more information on Sonar Fleet 23, the TZC regatta, or the Nyack Boat Club please contact

Nyack Boat Club website – http://www.nyackboatclub.org

contact – Jim Boughton e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet # 24 Location – Oyster Bay N.Y. contact – Marianne Nash e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet # 26 Location – Freeport, ME contact – Ross Cudlitz e-mail – [email protected]

Location – Lake Weatherby, MO contact – Jim Kennedy e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet # 35 Location – Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Sonar Fleet 35 sails out of the Lunenburg Yacht Club, Nova Scotia Canada. Our fleet is 7 years old, and has grown in size each year. We currently have 15 boats in our fleet and average ten plus boats for our anual events. What’s more, is the level of competition within our fleet has improved expoentially. On any given day, it is tough to guess what crew will come out on top.

Our club has a reputation for hosting excellent regattas including: Volvo Youth Worlds 2002, Sonar N. American’s 2014, Canadian Womens Keelboat Championship and Sonar Worlds 2017. We have a new wharf, crane and storage facilities.

Our 2019 calendar of events is as follows: • Sonar Sat. July 13 • IPYC One Design Aug. 3-5 • Chester Race Week Aug. 14-17 • Sonar Canadians LYC Aug. 31- Sept. 1 •For more information on Sonar Fleet 35 or the Lunenburg Y.C.please contact

Sonar Fleet Captain – Jonathan Chiasson   [email protected] Lunenburg Y.C. website –  http://www.lyc.ca

Fleet # 36 Location – Stuart, FL

We have about 6 boats in our Sonar fleet here in Stuart with 1-2 for sale. We are always looking for folks to join our fun little fleet. Most of the boats are older boats that are dry sailed from two local marinas. We try to race every Saturday, 52 weeks a year. We have an experienced Race Committee with power boats, but the majority of our races utilize a local Rabbit Start that we have developed to suit our racing format. We race windward/leewards/upwind finish, twice around and everyone keeps their own finishing position. All racing is in an inland body of water called the St. Lucie River. All penalties are resolved via a 360, and settled generally on the water. If not settled on the water, then at the bar afterwards. We generally sail between 3-5 races each Sat depending on weather Our group is informal as we have no club and no dues. We all get together at one of several local bars after each race to drink beer and eat fish tacos. It is my observation that we have a lot of very good experienced Sonar sailors because of the number of races we run. We would like to somehow work with the SCA to get folks from other clubs to come visit and race with us, especially in the winter when the conditions are more favorable. The two boats that are for sale here are dry stored at a local in/out marina at a reasonable cost and would be a great second boat for one of our northern brethren. If anyone is in the area contact us and we would love to show you our sailing venue.Steve Garrett

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Fleet #37 Location – New Bedford, MA contact – Paul Adam e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet # 38 Location – Lake Sunapee, NH contact -John Chiarella e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet # 39 Location – Chicago, IL

Fleet #39 operates out of the Chicago Park District and Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Program.  The fleet has 8 Sonars in Burnham Harbor on Lake Michigan.  Their official season is June 2 through September 6.  They host the Independence Cup in July and have a few smaller races during the season.

The Foundation address is www.juddgoldmansailing.org and the address at the harbor is [email protected]

contact – Bill James e-mail – [email protected]

Fleet #40 Location – Hampton Bay Va. contact – Justin Morris, Sr. Fleet Captain e-mail – [email protected]

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Wayzata Minnesota: “Sailing Town USA”

How you can be part of a rich sailing tradition on Lake Minnetonka

Article by Thomas Brown

Photography by Thomas Brown

Originally published in Lake Minnetonka Lifestyle

On any given day of the week, it's common to look from the shores of Lake Minnetonka and see the lake dotted with large clusters of sailboats. With groups often more than a hundred strong they crisscross the lake with their graceful and colorful sails in a seemingly random fashion. However, they are part of organized races that occur nearly every day of the week. That’s a lot of boats and racing events, even if you are talking about a large coastal city. This has not gone unnoticed at the national and world level, so much so that US Sailing, the primary organization which has administered the sport of yachting in the United States since 1897, lauds Lake Minnetonka’s Wayzata as one of the top ten “sailing towns” in the USA. This is a well-deserved and not easily attained status that is recognized the world over. That’s saying a lot when the competition for this honor is the likes of San Diego, New York, or Seattle.

A Rich History Competitive yachting began on Lake Minnetonka about the same time as what is referred to as the ‘resort period,' generally recognized to be the early 1880s. With the lake providing its inviting, cooling summer breezes to the heat-stricken city, residents and people wasted no time, taking advantage of the ‘free air conditioning’ of a sailboat. That and consider an old saying amongst sailors: “when two sailboats are within sight of each other, there is a race.” Thus are the beginnings of the competitive yachting scene on Lake Minnetonka. With national-level regattas dating as far back as the 1890s, Lake Minnetonka became and continues to hold its own as a venue and origin of championships and champion sailors at the world level.

Yacht Clubs Abound On Lake Minnetonka With this momentum, it wasn’t long before the first social club involving competitive yachting was established with the Minnetonka Yacht Club in 1882 (minnetonkayachtclub.org) on the Lighthouse Island enclave, just offshore from Deephaven.

Tom Burton, a lifelong sailor on the lake probably says it best in describing the length and depth of the tradition. “I am especially proud of my family’s five generations or 140 years of sailing as members of the Minnetonka Yacht Club, co-founded by my great grandfather Hazen Burton.”

Since then, three other yacht clubs have formed, Wayzata (wyc.org, est. 1965), Upper Minnetonka (in Mound, umyc.org, est.1963), and Shorewood (as a part of Tonka Bay Marina, tonkabaymarina.com, est. 1979). Each of them has now been a key part of the competitive yachting scene for many decades.

The shores of Lake Minnetonka also boast two highly regarded sailing schools: Wayzata Sailing (wayzatasailing.org) and Lake Minnetonka (lmss.us). Each of them hosts at least 1,000 students per season ranging from kids aged seven up to adults. The sailing schools not only give youngsters the foundational skills, but they also give adult newbies the basics on which to take their new sport to their own boats or even explore the world. The sailing schools also facilitate secondary and college-level competition, drawing sailing teams from all over the country. As a result, Lake Minnetonka has been continuously developing world-recognized sailors up to and including the Olympic medal levels, inviting international competition to its waters ever since.

The Yacht Racing Culture Of Lake Minnetonka (and its surrounding communities) Let’s not forget the skippers and crews that make these boats go and where they come from. On any given summer weekend, there can be as many as a thousand sailors participating in competitive events across the lake. Not only are these participants present on the lake when they race, but they are also members of the community and patrons of the businesses where they keep and prepare their boats. On any given race day near the communities that have a yacht club, the bustle and excitement ‘in town’ is readily apparent. The enthusiasm is especially palpable in the spring after the long hiatus. 

"It’s that time of year when yacht racing holds the sport’s fascination for sailors and onlookers alike,” reported the  Minneapolis Tribune in August of 1933.

One of the things that is distinctive about the Lake Minnetonka competitive yachting culture is its inclusive nature. At Wayzata Yacht Club, for example, there is a table sign that’s displayed before every race: ‘Reserved For: Crew Looking For A Ride.' Different from many of the big coastal yacht clubs with membership card access only, the tradition of the Lake Minnetonka yacht clubs has always been to include newcomers just wanting to try it out. A newcomer only needs to show up at the table before a race to be welcomed onto a boat. Many a newcomer has visited this table, only to still be sailing decades later.

“I was fortunate to be invited aboard as a crew member of a local yacht club boat for a race event. It was exciting and fun and even though I was nervous knowing very little about sailing, the crew was warm, fun, and very welcoming. I now know why people love this sport,” shares Matt Jerome, a local resident and new sailing crew member.

The result is a rich yachting tradition and unique culture that mixes first-time sailors with experienced champions, often even sailing on the same boat together. Visit any of the yacht clubs on a ‘race day’ and it’s easy to see why the yachting culture on Lake Minnetonka has thrived well into its third century. While the boats have evolved over the years, the culture of inclusivity and friendly competition from the gilded age to today has not, and the Wayzata title of “Sailing Town USA” continues to be well deserved.

You can be a part of this too. Why not look at one of the clubs or sailing schools mentioned above and give becoming part of “Sailing Town USA” a try?

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Need financial assistance attending one of our classes? Everyone should have acc ess to the lake. Thanks to generous donors, memorial funds, and our unique structure we offer hundreds of hours of low to no cost sailing and STEM programming. Apply today. We're here for you. 

Scholarships supported and funded in loving memory of

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Mary gave us the dream and inspiration to be more than a sailing school. Following Mike's passing in 1992 Mary became highly involved in creating access to sailing. She knew the power and path that sailing had brought to her son's life, and wanted the opportunity to be there for others. From fundraising to making lunch Mary was a fixture on our site. Endlessly supportive but always able to inspire us to do more. When the time came to name the building, we initially approached Mary about naming it after her. Humble as always, urged us instead to name it after Mike. Her hope was that what he found in sailing could be shared for years to come. 

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Mike Plant Fund

A hometown boy, with a checkered past. Mike grew up in Deephaven and sailing on Lake Minnetonka. Later in life, he rediscovered a passion for sailing offshore that changed the course of his life. As one of few Americans racing singlehanded offshore, he challenged the French dominance in the sport on a shoestring budget with hand built boats. Sailing over 100,000 miles in under 5 years he captured several awards but his prize - the coveted Vendee Globe - remained elusive. In exploring Mike's story, it becomes quickly apparent that sailing gave Mike a pathway, a goal, and a productive home for a wanderlust that couldn't be satiated. In Mike we see the refuge, the challenge, and the freedom encapsulated by the sport of sailing. 

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Daniel Shinozaki Fund

As co-founder and team Captain of the UST Sailing Team, Dan Shinozaki has displayed excellent leadership abilities, a remarkable skill with motivating team members, and has always presented himself in a virtuous and respectful manner. At times, it seems as if he retains more pleasure in helping others achieve their goals, than in pursuing his own sailing advancement. Dan's smile, leadership, and energy were infectious. He provided a model for us all. Leaving us too soon, we share Dan's story as an example of those that make life worth living - for themselves and others. He is sorely missed and forever remembered.

Significant memorial donations to these major funds made in memory of

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Wendy Eagling

Wendy shared her love of sailing with thousands through her unstinting work for the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club (Burnham-on-Crouch, UK), including support for “Otters” youth sailing and her role as the first female Commodore of the RCYC.  She would be delighted to be associated with the initiatives supported by the Mike Plant fund.

Commodore:  Beth Frampton    Manager:  Steve Bren    Emergency Contact: 612-701-3230 Treasurer:  Paul Quast  -  Secretary: Ernest Brody - Rear Commodore: Randy Gould Wayzata Yacht Club - 1100 Eastman Lane, Wayzata MN 55391 - 952-473-0352 - map We are committed to the promotion of sailboat racing competition!

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    ADDRESS. Lake Minnetonka, MN, USA. 1100 Eastman Lane Wayzata, MN 55391. 952-470-1468. COORDINATES. N 44° 57.951 W 93° 30.164. We are located in scenic Wayzata MN, on the western edge of Minneapolis Minnesota, USA. Powered by. Clubspot.

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    Wayzata Sailing is one of just 35 US Sailing Accredited Community Sailing Centers in the United States, is Minnesota's hub for instructor certification, and continues to create new opportunities in STEM and sailing progression. Our commitment to community sailing means we prioritize access, equity, and inclusion alongside core safety and ...

  3. Programs

    Programs - Wayzata Sailing

  4. Wayzata Yacht Club

    Sailing World magazine has ranked the City of Wayzata a top sailing town in the nation. Our busy racing schedule, commitment to youth sailing and our community sailing center, our four season sailing, and great social community all contributed to the ranking. ... Wayzata Yacht Club - 1100 Eastman Lane, Wayzata MN 55391 - 952-473-0352 - map

  5. LMSS

    Recreational Sailing. Little Skippers 5 - 6; Rec Camps 7 - 11; Rec Sailing 12 - 16; STEAM and Sailing 10-14; Spring and Fall 420 Rec; Race Teams. ... Lake Minnetonka Sailing School Supporters . Contact. Contact our LMSS Staff: [email protected] | [email protected] Subscribe to our Newsletter!

  6. Wayzata Sailing

    Wayzata Sailing, Wayzata, Minnesota. 1,037 likes · 16 talking about this · 906 were here. Wayzata Sailing offers the finest sailing instruction and outdoor learning opportunities in Minnesota ...

  7. History

    Wayzata Sailing Foundation hires former LMSS Director Cappy Capper, and separates operations from LMSS. WSF establishes a DBO of "Wayzata Sailing School" to house its instructional operations in prams, Optimists, Lasers, and 420s. Initial programming is limited to youth only, with 300 students in its first year of summer operation in 2005.

  8. Twin Cities Sailing Club

    Minneapolis Sailing Center on Bde Maka Ska How to say Lake Calhoun's Dakota name. Lake Minnetonka Sailing School. Wayzata Community Sailing Center . Sail Away Sailing School. Youth Sailing Resources (on lake Nokomis) (The Twin Cities Sailing Club does not endorse any of these options; they are provided merely as community resources.)

  9. Wayzata Yacht Club

    1100 Eastman Road. Wayzata, MN 55391, US. Get directions. Wayzata Yacht Club | 157 followers on LinkedIn. Focused on Racing. Devoted to Fun | The Wayzata Yacht Club oversees one of the largest ...

  10. 2023 Star of the North

    Hosted by Wayzata Yacht Club. Wayzata, MN. Contact Host Date. Location. Wayzata, MN. ... September 8-10, 2023! This regatta is a highly anticipated sailing event, held annually on Lake Minnetonka and attracting over 200 sailors from around the US and Canada. The three-day competition features several one-design racing classes: Capri 25, Sonar ...

  11. Fifty Years of Growing the Sport

    Formed in 1965 to comply with zoning laws, the original land for the Wayzata Yacht Club (WYC) was purchased by 15 sailors for $12,000. Over the past 50 years, this private sailboat racing club in ...

  12. Fleets

    Fleets. The Wayzata Yacht Club is a racing club comprised of active and progressive racing fleets. We are home to the founding J/24 and J/22 fleets in the world, and have long standing and innovative one design fleets of Capri 25, Sonar, Ensign and S2 7.9. We also offer PHRF and MORC with active and competitive racing programs for any keelboat.

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    What is HS Sailing? High School sailing is the fastest growing segment of sailing in the United States. This can be attributed to its focus on the team aspect of sailing and widespread participation and organization. At Wayzata Sailing we coach heavily towards team building and make it our goal to make a place for every sailor that comes to us.

  14. Wayzata Yacht Club

    Wayzata Yacht Club, Wayzata, Minnesota. 1,047 likes · 21 talking about this · 8,016 were here. WYC is a community for adult and youth sailboat racing on Lake Minnetonka and in the Apostle Islands.

  15. Schedule

    Wayzata Yacht Club on Lake Minnetonka and in the Apostle Islands. A community sailing center for adult and youth sailboat racing programs. Search. Login. Login. Racing. Regattas. 2011 Sonar NA's; 2011 Capri/Catalina Nationals ; ... Wayzata Yacht Club - 1100 Eastman Lane, Wayzata MN 55391 - 952-473-0352 - map

  16. Fleets

    Website - Wayzata Yacht Club Sonar Fleet (Contacts) Sailing School - Wayzata Community Sailing Center. Fleet # 9 Location - Rochester NY contact - Skip Shumway e-mail - [email protected] contact - Eric Voss e-mail - [email protected]. There are six privately owned Sonars sailing out of the RYC, and eight club boats.

  17. Wayzata Yacht Club Presents Freedom on the Water: Sailing with the

    This enlightening event, titled "Freedom on the Water - Sailing with the Blind/" is set to take place on Thursday, January 25, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm CST. The WYC is located on Lake Minnetonka and Wayzata Bay at 1100 Eastman Lane in Wayzata. Visually impaired sailors ready to go sailing. Image courtesy Wayzata Yacht Club.

  18. 420.camp

    420 Camp. Full day camps for teens who are looking for bigger adventure on bigger boats. Still great for new sailors, but fit for longer legs! Who should take this course? Beginner sailors, ages 11-16 who have completed 5th-10th grade. What will my child learn?

  19. Find a School

    Beach Point Yacht Club: Mamaroneck: NY (914) 698-1600: Click Here: Basic Keelboat: Block Island Community Sailing: ... The Sailing School at the Hudson River Maritime Museum: Kingston: NY (845) 338-0071: ... Wayzata Sailing Community Sailing Center: Wayzata: MN (952) 476-5872: Click Here: Basic Keelboat: West Michigan SAIL:

  20. Wayzata Minnesota: "Sailing Town USA"

    The shores of Lake Minnetonka also boast two highly regarded sailing schools: Wayzata Sailing (wayzatasailing.org) and Lake Minnetonka (lmss.us). Each of them hosts at least 1,000 students per season ranging from kids aged seven up to adults. ... At Wayzata Yacht Club, for example, there is a table sign that's displayed before every race ...

  21. Dockside

    Wayzata Sailing is an accredited US Sailing Community Center, which means we value equity and inclusion alongside meeting a higher educational and training standard than typical sailing schools. As part of that, US Sailing requires Wayzata Sailing staff to hold instructor certifications on a wide range of teaching, instruction, sailing, safety ...

  22. Scholarships

    Mary gave us the dream and inspiration to be more than a sailing school. Following Mike's passing in 1992 Mary became highly involved in creating access to sailing. ... Wendy shared her love of sailing with thousands through her unstinting work for the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club (Burnham-on-Crouch, UK), including support for "Otters" youth ...

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    Wayzata Yacht Club on Lake Minnetonka and in the Apostle Islands. A community sailing center for adult and youth sailboat racing programs. Search. Login. Login. Racing. Regattas. 2011 Sonar NA's; 2011 Capri/Catalina Nationals; ... Wayzata Yacht Club - 1100 Eastman Lane, Wayzata MN 55391 - 952-473-0352 - map