“A Sailing Partnership Between
the
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You Can Do It !
You Will Enjoy
It !
Minnesota Adaptive Sailing
provides opportunities for physically challenged individuals with or without
previous experience to sail in a controlled supportive environment.
Program
Minnesota Adaptive Sailing has
multiple specially equipped sailboats, a very stable floating dock permitting safe
transfer to and from sailboats and an enthusiastic experienced volunteer staff.
Landside verbal, written and hands-on instruction prepare students with a
sailing orientation, terminology, equipment and boat parts, sailing
fundamentals, knot tying and most of all safety near and on the water. The
boats are very stable both at the dock and under sail. Students are provided
instruction by experienced volunteer sailors at appropriate individual levels
and supervised by Courage Center staff. Students are in continuous electronic
voice communication from shore while underway with a motorized safety boat
within feet of the sailboat at all times. Patience and support are emphasized
for a rewarding and confidence-building experience with accessible parking and
facilities close by.
Formal Schedule
Each and every Monday evening,
independent of weather conditions,
May thru September,
6:00 p.m. – sunset.
Lake Harriet is located at 42nd Street and Penn
Avenue in South Minneapolis. The sailing pavilion and gathering point picnic
table are at the North end of the lake, just East of the band shell at the base
of the large T-shaped sailing dock. Lake Harriet is an ideal small confined
learning environment with motor boats used only for safety.
Paul VanWinkel (
Karen Hemstad (Lake Harriet Sailing) 952-828-8191
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Have fun learning the basics of sailing
including tacking, gybing, knots, wind, boat rigging, and socking. Everyone
gets to skipper the boat and trim the sails of a Lido 14 foot sailboat equipped
with both a main and a headsail. Life jackets are provided and must be worn
whenever on the boat or dock. Enrollment is limited to 18 students per class.
Participants less than 18 years are welcomed to enroll when accompanied by a
registered adult. Camp meets regardless of weather conditions at the Lake
Harriet boat dock, 4135 West Lake Harriet Parkway.
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 in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Club members meet at the
Lake Harriet
Yacht Club
Lake Harriet Yacht Club is an organization dedicated to the
support of sailing and sailboat racing on the lake since 1941. From the first
week in May through mid-September, Lake Harriet Yacht Club (LHYC) sponsors
regattas, weekly club sailboat races, Wednesday night races, as well as
seminars for sailors of all skill levels. LHYC also maintains an active social
calendar of outings, parties and picnics for families, couples, singles, the
young and the young at heart.
