The TCSC Fun2SailFast program is a racing “how to” & sailboat performance improvement program: seminars & racing practice for all levels, novice to elite. All TCSC, LHYC, UMYC sailors and skippers are invited to all events!
New to racing? Join our Easy Racing Orientation and “How to”
Wed, April 10 6:30pm
3828 Garfield Ave S, Minneapolis 55409
All members are invited to our Spring membership meeting on Wednesday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m., in the community room of Lunds & Byerly's in St Louis Park, 3777 Park Center Boulevard. You can bring food and drinks from Lunds to the meeting. On our agenda will be a preview of the upcoming season: racing, youth, adaptive, education, and social programs.
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board will hold the 2024 buoy draw on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Deadline for registration is March 31st, 4PM CT.
Pre-season Fun2SailFast Seminars
Wednesdays, at 6:30pm
3828 Garfield Ave S
April 17 – Bill Colburn: Light Air Tactics, Reading Wind on Lake Harriet
April 24 – Audrey Franchett: Racing Strategies and Technique
May 1 – Joe Fricton: Advanced Sailing Tactics; protecting and attacking a lead
Please rsvp to racing@tcsailing.com
We'll have on-water practices in May:
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
Discover Abilities Expo, presented by Coloplast
Hosted by Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, part of Allina Health
April 20, 2024 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
https://allinahealth.org/discoveryoursport
at
University of Minnesota Recreation and Wellness Center
123 Southeast Harvard Street Minneapolis, MN 55455
On Water Racing Practice
Have a blast learning how to race/get warmed up for season. This will include both on land and on water practice.
5:30pm, Wednesdays, May 8, 15, 22, 29 @ boat shed.
Five-minute warning signal at 1PM Saturday, 10:30 AM Sunday
Most races in this series will also be counted towards the Season Championships. Check the Racing Schedule for details.
Sailing Instructions will be posted at Lake Harriet YC - Racing Info.
Five-minute warning signal at 1PM Saturday, 10:30AM Sunday, and 10:30AM Monday
Adaptive Sailing at Lake Harriet
Most Mondays of the summer and a few Thursdays as well.
5PM until Dusk.
Flexible number of races, depending on conditions and daylight.
First warning at approximately 6:30PM
Often gathering somewhere locally after the races for snacks and beverage.
(Note that July 17th is the Dee O'Neal Cup event and not usual Wednesday evening racing.)
Adaptive Sailing Races
Five-minute warning signal at 10:30 AM Thursday, 1PM Saturday, and 10:30 AM Sunday
Novice racers take the helm while the more experienced sailor is crew.
Most races in this series will also be counted towards the Season Championships. Check the Racing Schedule for details. September dates are tentative.
Five-minute warning signal at 1PM Saturday and 10:30AM Sunday
Sailing Instructions will be posted at Lake Harriet YC - Racing Info. Schepers Memorial races are likely to have a changed starting sequence to provide for fleet handicapping.
Lake Harriet Yacht Club is hosting
The 2024 MC Team Regatta!
Notice of Race will be posted here.
Team Event: Teams will be composed of 3 boats and races will be one team versus another.
Minneapolis, MN September 21 & 22, 2024 Check-in September 20, 5-8pm MC Scows and Melges 15s
Lake Harriet Yacht Club invites you to the 69th Annual Die Hard Regatta!
Lake Harriet is nestled in the heart of Minneapolis, Minnesota and surrounded by public park; recreational motorboats are prohibited, creating ideal conditions for fast sailing and an excellent MC and M15 regatta venue. While Lake Harriet is small, we boast two of the most active racing fleets in the country with over 25 active MC scows and 11 Melges 15’s. And our lake's size guarantees the course is only a few minutes from the dock. We sail short, 30-minute races, and lots of them.
Schedule
Friday, Sept 20
1700-2000 Registration
1800- Local get-together
Saturday, Sept 21
0730-0900 Launch, Registration, and Continental Breakfast
0900 Competitor’s Briefing
1000 Warning Signal, First Race (races to follow, PRO discretion)
TBD Lunch on shore
TBD Warning Signal, Afternoon races
1800-2200 Party (Dinner provided)
Sunday, Sept 22
0800-0900 Continental Breakfast
0930 Warning Signal, First Race (races to follow, PRO discretion; no races will be started after 1230 on Sunday)
Moorings and trailers
Up to 20 boats may be dry sailed on a first-come-first-serve basis in the parking lot using trailers or dollies. Boats may be moored to the east of the boat launch. Bring your own anchor, buoy, and line (30 feet). Water in the mooring area is between 10-20 feet deep. The bottom is a mixture of sand and mud with some weeds. If mooring in the lake, trailers may be kept in the parking lot.
Lake Harriet Yacht Club Sailing Pavilion
4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy
Minneapolis, MN 55409
LHYC, the sailing dock, and boat ramp are just east of the Lake Harriet Band Shell:
Housing
Housing with LHYC members is limited and first-come-first-serve. Please contact Jamie Fraser, jamie@widernets.com, to inquire.
Spectator Boats
The size of Lake Harriet allows for shore viewing from all sides of the lake. Kayaks, canoes, and pedal-boats are available to rent from Wheel Fun, located at the boat ramp. Motorboats are prohibited.
Regatta Chair
Jamie Fraser, (312) 952-6960, jamie@widernets.com
Per Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board: "All boats must be removed from all lake buoys no later than Indigenous Peoples Day [Second Monday in October]. "