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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 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
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 New
Sailing classes for beginning junior sailors are OPEN FOR REGISTRATION:
A 10 session JUNIOR SAILING class for beginning junior sailors, age
8 - 14 will start on March 27, 2010. Times are: 1pm-4pm on Saturdays.
All course graduates will receive a graduation plaque and certificate.
The next beginners class will start on August 28, 2010. To register:
Click on registration
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JUNIOR SAILING PROGRAMS:
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| These happy Junior Sailors are enjoying a well deserved "snack"
break on the coach boat in between racing at the Club's 2009
George Washington Regatta. |
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The
Lake Eustis Youth Sailing Foundation’s goal is
to promote the sport of sailing for the benefit of
youth in our area in an environment which stresses
safety, sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage,
self confidence, respect for authority, the environment
and our community.
The
Lake Eustis Youth Sailing Foundation offers: Year
round sail training programs for junior sailors,
age 8-18, weekends during the school months
and sail training camps during the vacations.
Advanced
junior sailors in our intermediate and advanced sailing
classes, who love to sail and want to learn more about
racing, are invited to join our JUNIOR
RACING TEAM and will
have the opportunity to participate with our Teams
in several Junior Sailing Regattas throughout Florida.
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All
our junior sailing programs are supervised
and coached by our "US Sailing" Certified Instructors. Safety
is our first concern! That is why we
follow all of the US Sailing's safety guidelines at the
LEYSF's Junior Sailing Programs. All safety issues
are constantly monitored and safety is the foremost
priority during the sailing lessons. All participants
in our Junior Sailing Programs must follow the LEYSF
common sense conduct and safety rules, click
here to download the rules |
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following Sail- and Regatta training programs for
Junior Sailors are offered year-round: |
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 JUNIOR
SAILING, AGE 8-15 IN THE OPTI CLASS. Intermediate
and Advanced Opti classes on Saturday mornings from
9:30am - 12:30pm. Fee
is $40 per month. Click
here for registration form.
Info: Martin Zonnenberg 352-455-0780 (E) Mbpz@comcast.net |
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 Our ‘WHIRLWIND’ Youth
Sailing Program for High School age juniors, age 14-18, is
led by the Juniors themselves and offers sail training
in ‘double handed’ sailing dinghies (2 juniors
sailing 1 boat). This very popular program also trains
for Interscholastic High School Team Sailing competition.
This program is a member of the Nationwide Interscholastic
High School Sailing Association. The ‘WHIRLWIND’ Sailing
Teams have the opportunity to participate on a regular basis
with other High School Sailing Teams throughout the South
East and beyond and may lead to College Sailing scholarships.
For this program, no experience is needed. New juniors can
sign on at any time. Cost to join our year-round junior sailing
programs is just $40 per month.
To register: click here on: Registration
form
For more info about all programs, contact Leah Ladley,
352-357-5976
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 Laser
Sail Training Program, for ages
15 and up. Fee is $40 per month. Racing
practice on all club race weekends and on Wednesdays
after school hours. For more info about lots of Laser
Sail training opportunities, Laser club racing and
the Laser Treasure Coast Series(s) contact Sam Chapin
at 352-357-4022, e mail marjoriechapin@embarqmail.com |
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form and choose your program. |
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All sail boats and instruction
materials are provided for by the Lake Eustis Youth Sailing
Foundation. The Lake Eustis Youth Sailing Foundation is a
501C(3) organization and is funded through donations and
proceeds from the Junior Sailing Program and Junior Regatta,
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Florida Youth Sailing Regattas:
http://www.floridasailingassociation.org/fsa-calendar.html
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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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