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Lake Eustis Sailing Club
1310 CR 452
Eustis, FL 32726

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WAYFAFER FLEET

The Lake Eustis Sailing Club is the proud host of the Annual Midwinter International Wayfarer Regatta. Check out our Club’s Regatta and Club Racing Calendar with more than 86 club Races per season and several One Design and Open Regattas.

The Wayfarer Fleet at Lake Eustis is a very active One Design Racing Fleet.

For more information about the Wayfarer Fleet contact; Mike Murto at 352-357-8453 or e mail dottydot39@aol.com

For LESC Wayfarer Club - Racing updates, click on: http://wf.tmcentral.net/

Wayfarer History

The Wayfarer sailing dingy was first produced in 1957 as a wooden boat. Since then the Wayfarer has gone through numerous versions in fiberglass. The hull shape and sail plan have been tightly controlled to keep all of the versions of the Wayfarer competitive. The pages in this web site will help you understand the passion our members have for the Wayfarer; whether they use their boat for racing or cruising.
When Englishman Ian Proctor initially set about drafting the lines of the Wayfarer in 1957, his objectives were threefold. First, he wanted a boat that performed well enough to be suitable for competitive class racing. Secondly, the boat needed to be roomy and stable to make it an attractive family boat. Lastly, it was to be endowed with features such as large stowage compartments and other cockpit amenities, which would enhance its utility as a camping/cruising boat. All of this was with the view that the dinghy would be sailed for the most part in the rough, turbulent, coastal waters of the British Isles. Ian Proctor succeeded with remarkable genius in achieving all three of his goals.

Designer: Ian Proctor
Specifications
   • Length: 15 ft. 10 in. / 4.83 m
   • Beam: 6 ft. 1 in. / 1.85 m
   • Draft, board up: 0 ft. 8 in. / 0.20 m
   • Draft, board down: 3 ft. 10 in. / 1.17 m
   • Displacement: 372 lbs. / 168 kg

Wayfarer Builder:
http://www.abbottboats.com/sailboats.htm

Here is the very popular WAYFARER CRUISING CALENDAR WITH LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT GREAT SAILING VACATIONS AND CRUSING TRIPS:
http://www.uswayfarer.org/cruising/2007-CRUISING.pdf

More Wayfarer information can be found on the following websites:

U.S. Wayfarer Association: http://www.uswayfarer.org/
Canadian Wayfarer Association: http://www.wayfarer-canada.org
Regatta Calendar: http://www.wayfarer-canada.org/00coming.up/001ComingupIndex.html
Wayfarer Builder: http://www.abbottboats.com/sailboats.htm

For more information about the Lake Eustis Wayfarer Fleet contact:
Mike Murto at 352-357-8453
or e mail
dottydot39@aol.com

CLUB MEMBERSHIP:
Click here to download the membership application.

-NEWS:

sailing

Our new JUNIOR SAILING CLASS for beginners, age 8-15, will start on October 27, Nov 3 and Nov 10. Times are: Saturday mornings from 9 am till 12 noon. Total course is 30 hours (10 Saturday mornings). Fee is $10 per Saturday morning, $100 for complete course, boats supplied by the Lake Eustis Youth Sailing Foundation. Juniors need to be able to swim. Wearing a personal life jacket while on the water is mandatory.
Instruction given by Certified US Sailing Instructor. For info and sign up, call Martin Zonnenberg at 352-735-3298 or contact by e mail: mbpz@comcast.net

SailBoats 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…

-The very first Melges 17 arrived at Lake Eustis:

The new Melges 17 class is off to a great start with many Regattas already sailed all over the U.S.! This very high tech new Melges design might well be another great One Design Class to further establish our sailing club for the long haul by attracting active sailors to our 'One Design' Lake Eustis Sailing Club and its big beautiful Lake in Central Florida.
These boats are tremendous: Very well balanced, newest materials being used, strong and light weight, easy to sail, easy to keep upright, very fast and exiting: This is the real thing and so easy to handle: One quick pull on a line and it will furl the jib out of the way, (very handy for docking), couple of quick pulls and the A symmetric spinnaker is up and the bow sprit comes out etc. all with one line...
The Melges 17 gives the opportunity to feel the speeds of an A or E Scow on a much more manageable and affordable platform.
The 2nd Annual Melges 17 Midwinter Regatta will be sailed right here on Lake Eustis on March 9-11 and includes a Zenda U Sail Fast Clinic, free to all Regattas sailors, on March 8 from 12 noon till 5 pm.

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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