Home
 


Welcome to Lake Calhoun Sailing School

Affordable, Convenient Sailing and Racing Lessons for All Ages and Abilities

The time has come to experience the fun and excitement of sailing on beautiful Lake Calhoun in the heart of Minneapolis, MN. The Lake Calhoun Sailing School (LCSS), founded in 1989, has grown to one of the largest and most diverse schools in the Midwest, offering classes for all ages and levels of experience, from age 4 to adult and from beginning sailing to advanced racing. The school maintains a fleet of 50 Optimist and Club 420 sailboats and employs an enthusiastic staff of qualified instructors, many of whom have extensive racing experience. Explore the course offerings, and contact the school if you have any questions. We'd love to have you join us this summer.

Choosing a Class

The first step is to consider the age, skill level, and interests of the student. The school uses the following age brackets: 4-6, 7-11, 11-16 years old, and adults. Three levels of instruction - beginning, intermediate, and racing - are taught in Optimist dinghies and Club 420 sailboats. The following class overview chart will help you choose:

Age Recommendation Experience or Prerequisite Class Course Recommendation
4-6 Beginner Start Sailing for Kids and Parents
7-10 Beginner Beginning Optimist Sailing
8-10 "Beginning Optimist", 1-2 times Intermediate Optimist Sailing
9-12 "Intermediate Optimist" Learn-to-Race / Racing Optimists
11-16 Beginner Club 420 Sailing
Intermediate Club 420 Sailing
Intermediate and/or "Club 420 Sailing" Learn-to-Race / Racing 420s
High School Beginner and above High school sailing
Adult Beginner Sailing for Adults (& Teens)
Beginner/Intermediate Learn to Sail C Boats

Information about the registration process as well as downloadable registration forms are located on the Registration page.

News / Bulletins

2008 Schedule now online
Look for a Sailing or Racing class on the left or above, and sign up under Registration.

Combined Optimist "Learn to Race" and "Racing"
This summer LCSS is combining the "Learn to Race" and "Racing" optimist classes into one. Students will be grouped according to their abilities. Students can take a half or full-day class and fees are reduced for taking more than one session.The same applies to taking 6 weeks of half-day classes.

Free T-shirt for enlisting new sailors
For returning sailors: enlist a friend and receive a free t-shirt.

Sailing School T-Shirts
Order your sailing school t-shirt along with your registration or by itself (2nd page of the registration form).

2008 Twin Cities Youth Sailing Regatta Schedule

Date Event Place Opti 420 Laser
6/13 Deephaven Centennial LMSS
(MYC Island)
x x x
6/20 Manitou Days WBSS
(White Bear)
x x x
6/27 Mike Plant Jr. Regatta WYC
(Wayzata)
x x x
7/11 Youth Aquatennial LCSS
(Calhoun)
x x x
7/18 Lake Harriet Regatta LHYC
(Lake Harriet)
x    
7/25 White Bear Bash WBSS
(White Bear)
  x  
8/1 Calhoun Uptown Regatta LCSS
(Calhoun)
    x
8/8 TCYS Finale WYC
(Wayzata)
x x x

Need Help?






 
Sailing in the Heart of the City  
© 2007 Lake Calhoun Sailing School
Web Development by Uta Moncur
 

provided by GoogleGoogle