Lake Eustis Sailing Club
1310 County Rd 452
Eustis, FL 32726
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1056
Eustis, FL
32727-1056
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 LAKE
EUSTIS SAILING CLUB
FOUNDED IN 1953
MEMBER OF ILYA
EXCELLENCE
IN ONE DESIGN RACING:
-REGATTA HOSTING
-SAILING CLINICS
-CLUB RACING
-JUNIOR SAILING |
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-MC Scow Fleet #4
established in 1972
-Flying Scot Fleet # 150, established in 1980
-Wayfarer Fleet #2, established in 1999
-C Scow Fleet, established in 2005;
-Laser Fleet, established in 2005
-Melges M17, being established;
-Lightning Fleet, being established;
-Junior Fleets: Club 420's, Lasers and Optimist Dinghies |
FLYING SCOT REGATTA
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LASER REGATTA |
NEWS ABOUT LESC REGATTAS, ONE DESIGN FLEETS AND JUNIOR PROGRAMS:
click on: see RACING PICTURES
OF THE BIG MC SCOW FLEET, FLYING SCOT, WAYFARER, CLUB 420, LASER
AND JUNIOR OPTI FLEETS |
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 The
Lake Eustis Sailing Club is all about “open dinghy
racing”, has 86 Club Races per season and about
10 major Regattas: among those are several Nationals! Check
out some pictures of our One Design Racing Classes
at Lake Eustis. In addition, our club also has a very active
'year-round' Junior Sailing Program for juniors ages 8-18.
If you are new to all the exiting sailing activities at Lake
Eustis, make it a point to visit our club: You might like
what you see! In that case, you are very welcome to join
one of our One Design Fleets; just download and fill out
the membership
application form and join the fun!
click on: see FLYING
SCOT, WAYFARER, LASER AND MC Scow racing pictures.
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 11th
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WAYFARER MIDWINTER REGATTA:
The Lake Eustis Sailing Club cordially invites you to
sail in the 9th Annual Wayfarer Midwinter Regatta on
February 5-7, 2010. S.I. will be
posted soon. Click here
for registration. Click
here for NOR. Regatta
Chair: Dotty Murto, email dottydot39@aol.com |
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 THE
2nd Annual MC Scow Train Wreck
Regatta (formerly the
GWB Regatta) will be sailed on February 5-7, 2010. The regatta
chairs are Craig Eaton: craigeaton@cfl.rr.com & Geoff
Moehl:
gto65tri@bellsouth.net Info
and online registration at the National MC Scow Association's
website: www.mcscow.org
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 SAIL
IN THE 40TH ANNUAL GEORGE WASHINGTON
BIRTHDAY REGATTA ON FEBRUARY 20-21, 2010, on beautiful
Lake Eustis. THE FOLLOWING ONE DESIGN CLASSES ARE EXPECTED:
FLYING SCOT (Florida Points Regatta!), C SCOW, Melges 17,
WAYFARER, LASER FULL , LASER RADIAL, Laser 4.7, CLUB 420,
All OPTIMIST FLEETS, CATEMARAN CLASSES AS: A CATS, HOBIE
16 AND NACRA 20 AND PORTSMOUTH FLEETS. Regatta Chair: Randy
Boekema (RBoekema@comcast.net)
and Co-Chair: Ray Laguna RayLaguna5@aol.com.
To register please go to or click on http://www.regattaregistration.com/
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 Make
sure to sail in the 12th Annual C
Scow Midwinter Regatta at Lake
Eustis on March 12-14, 2010. At the same time, treat
your family to a well deserved Spring
Break! Rally your friends to join the fun! Tune up Advice
and Practice by the Melges Team on Thursday March 11, from
2-5pm. Registration can be made at WWW.CSCOW.ORG
or at www.regattaregistration.com.
To view the NOR, click
here. Any questions or comments
can be directed to Regatta
chair: Othon Dominguez at othon@digitaljuice.com.
Mary Ann Ward at ma@ward43.com;
June Howells at mcmidwinters@yahoo.com.
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 The
5th Annual "Melges 17" Midwinter
Championship Regatta and
Zenda U Clinic will be sailed at Lake Eustis on March
12-14, 2010. Take that well deserved break, enjoy great racing
and Southern Hospitality at the Lake Eustis Sailing Club!
Sail with the best, join your fellow Melges 17 sailors and
head down South! Tune
UP with the Zenda U Pre-Race CLINIC on March 11, from
12 noon till 5 pm; COURTESY OF TEAM Melges. REGISTRATION
online at www.melges17.com or
www.regattaregistration.com. To View the NOR, click
here.
Regatta Chair is Mary Ann Ward: ma@ward43.com. Co-Chairs:
June Howells mcmidwinters@yahoo.com and Othon Dominguez,
othon@digitaljuice.com
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 The
1st Annual E-Scow Midwinter Championship Regatta will
be sailed at Lake Eustis on March 12-14, 2010. Take
that well deserved break, join your friends and sail down
South! NOR and Registration are at www.regattaregistration.com.
To view the NOR, click
here. Regatta Chair: June Howells
mcmidwinters@yahoo.com.
Co-chairs are Mary Ann Ward:
ma@ward43.com. and
Othon Dominguez, othon@digitaljuice.com.
E-Class Liason: Robert Cole, rhcolejr@stny.rr.com
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 The 38th Annual MC Scow Midwinter Championship Regatta will
be sailed on March 18-20, 2010. The
Zenda U Clinic for MC Scows will be conducted on March 16 and 17, 2010.
Improve fast! Learn from Multiple National Champion Andy Burdick and Top Pro's
Eric Hood and Jim Gluek in the Zenda U Clinic at Lake Eustis One Design Sailing
Club, (member ILYA). You don't want
to miss out on this one!
For
more info about the Zenda U Racing clinic, click on www.mcscow.org and
scroll down to Zenda U Racing clinic,
contact andy@melges.com. The
Regatta NOR, SI and Registration form are all on line at: www.mcscow.org. Regatta
Chairs are: Commodore June Howells, e mail MCmidwinters@yahoo.com;
Mary Anne Ward, e-mail ma@ward43.com and
David Leather, david@aflvilla.com
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 Junior
Sailors: Make sure to sail in the 4th Annual
Florida Inland Championship Regatta and Clinic
for Opties, Lasers and Club 420’s.
Race with the best in
the 4th Annual Florida Inland Lake Championship Regatta
and Clinic for junior Sailors on October 31st and November
1st 2009. Open for ages 8-18 : All Opti fleets,
Laser Radial, Laser 4.7 and Club 420's
Click
here for results of Opti
Click
here for results of Laser
Click here
for results of Club 420
Click
here for pictures of Day 1
Click here for pictures
of Day 2
Click
here for registration
form; Click here for
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 Register
now to sail in the 10th Annual WILDCAT
MULTIHULL REGATTA on Oct. 3-4, 2009. For info and
registration contact the Regatta organizers: Rick Loewen,
email Rick@TeamLoewen.com and
Jim Lingeman, email lingejnl@comcast.net |
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 Sail
in the Interscholastic High School Regatta at Lake
Eustis on Oct 24, 2009 for Interscholastic High
School Sailing Teams, grades 8-12. One team consists of 2
High School students, sailing “double-handed” in
one sailboat and attending the same high school. Make new
friends, see new places by traveling to many Southeast and
National High School Sailing Regatta events. Start your own
high school sailing team and learn to sail at the Lake Eustis
Sailing Club’s Youth Sailing Program. Click here to
learn more about Interscholastic High School at the SAISA
website: www.saisa.org
Click here for results
Click here for 2009
Pictures
Click here for 2008 Pictures |
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16th
ANNUAL MC SCOW SOUTHEAST REGIONAL REGATTA & MELGES
17 SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA will
be held November 14 and 15, 2009. A tune-up clinic by TEAM
MELGES
will be sailed on Nov. 13th from 2-5 pm. Registration is
on Line at: www.mcscow.org.
The MC SCOW regatta chairs are David Moring: dmoring@tmcentral.net & David
Moorhouse: dmoorhouse@bellsouth.net.
For Melges17, registration is at:
www.melges17.com The
Melges17 Regatta Chair is Mary Ann Ward: ma@ward43.com.
NOR and SI will be posted soon. |
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SAIL FAST! |
Click
here to read Andy Burdick's excellent 'write
up' and 'tips' about the 2009 MC Scow Midwinter Regatta
at Lake Eustis, titled: The Winning Feeling is
in the Air... |
Click
here, to see a full series of great MC Scow
pictures of the 2009 MC Scow Midwinter Regatta, shown
on the Melges website, made by Melges professional photographer
"JOYCE"! |
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 LESC
NEEDS A VOLUNTEER SAFETY BOAT SKIPPER
would you like to be our volunteer safety boat skipper, to "stand
by" with the safety boat for safety purposes during our bi-weekly
sailing races on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 10am - 1pm.
In return you will receive a free LESC membership. Please contact
Commodore June Howells at 321-302-8388 or by
e-mail junedoggie@aol.com.
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CLUB MEMBERSHIP:
Click here to download
the membership application.
-NEWS:
Make
sure to Click on Sam Chapin’s Sailing Blog and read his
weekly updates about sailing, sailing tips and race results
at the Lake Eustis Sailing Club and other Central Florida Sailing
Clubs click on http://centralflorida sailing.blogspot.com
Join the fun and start your own High School Sailing Team: 2 sailors
make one team! This very popular program for High School students
trains for Interscholastic High School Team Sailing competition.
No experience needed! Our Youth Sailing Foundation is a member
of the National High School Sailing Association: www.highschoolsailingusa.org Stop
by our club on any Saturday afternoon, see what it is al about.
When you like watersports, you will love sailing! It is a hobby
and a sport for a life time! Read more
Registration is now open for the next junior
sailing course which will start on August 19, 2009, for ages
8-18. Excellent instruction by US Sailing Certified Instructors. read
more...
HONORARY LESC MEMBER ANDY BURDICK AND CREW TAKE 2008 NATIONAL
E- SCOW TITLE
Andy Burdick credited his team for the Team 45 victory. He has
the privilege of a consistent team of Peter Keck (who sails on
his A, E and in the old days C. Peter is a C Nationals and ILYA
Champ in his own right), Coye Harrett (also on the
Burdick/Blanchard A scow and off to Edgewood College in Madison)
and Meg Six (off to the UW Madison sailing team). Burdick's
race finishes demonstrate his continued skill in any class.
For E fleet results, click
here.
(ARTICLE BY SCOWLINES, PUBLICATION OF INLAND LAKE YACHTING ASSOCIATION)
 LEARN
TO SAIL : The
Lake Eustis Sailing Club has a great "Learn to Sail" program
for Adults. The sail boat of choice for this “Learn to
Sail” Program
is the FLYING SCOT, as shown in the picture: The Flying Scot is
roomy and very stable, excellent for our “Learn to Sail” program,
for recreational sailing and Regatta racing. READ
MORE…
Are you a Certified Sailing Instructor willing to use your skills
in order to help teaching kids to sail? Contact : Martin
Zonnenberg at MBPZ@comcast.net . Also, it would be very much appreciated if
you as an experienced sailor would like to become involved with
junior sail training: Please be in touch!
Thanks to MC Scow and E Scow sailor Dave Moring, MC Scow Fleet
4 now has its own MC Scow Fleet 4 informative website http://www.fleet4.com
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