About Lake Calhoun Sailing School

The Lake Calhoun Sailing School is a non-profit organization. LCSS was founded in 1989 by parents from the Calhoun Yacht Club who wanted a formal program to teach sailing to their children, and to introduce the sport to others from the area. LCSS has grown to one of the largest sailing schools in the Midwest. The goals of LCSS are:

• To teach the skills of sailing, a sport to enjoy for a lifetime.
• To instill self-reliance, confidence and cooperation in students.
• To ensure that students have fun - an aspect of learning that is very important to children.

By the end of a two-week session, beginning students can rig, launch and handle a boat.

In 2002, LCSS added a program to teach basic sailing skills to adults.

LCSS employs quality instructors and proven teaching techniques. Our instructors are US Sailing certified, and many have extensive racing experience. All staff members receive CPR and Red Cross certification.

A volunteer Board of Directors, most of whom are sailors themselves, oversees all classes and the curriculum. The Optimist and Club 420 classes are offered in conjunction with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The school keeps its costs as low as possible, and operates only with the help of charitable donations.