Adaptive Sailing at Lake Harriet
Most Mondays of the summer and a few Thursdays as well.
5PM until Dusk.
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 posted at Lake Harriet YC - Racing Info.
• Arrive ONE HOUR before race time.
• Your boat should be at the dock and rigged by one hour before the start.
• Sunday and holiday race time is 10:30 a.m.
• Bring an able-bodied assistant to help in the safety boat.
• Safety boats should bring refreshments to share with racers at the end of the race (please coordinate with the other person scheduled that day)
Five-minute warning signal at 1PM Saturday, 10:30AM Sunday, and 10:30AM Monday
Lake Harriet Yacht Club is hosting
The 2025 MC Team Regatta!
Notice of Race
Sailing Instructions
Team Event: Teams will be composed of 3 boats and races will be one team versus another.
Team sailing is unique. Few MC sailors have experienced it. After a season of doing our best to beat each other, coming together as a team to race against competing teams is special. Competitors become teammates with all the camaraderie that accompanies events like golf's Ryder Cup.
Entry Fees and Registration: $65 per boat. Saturday lunch for the Skipper is included in registration.
MC Scows and Melges 15s
Competitors and Results
Shirts are available!
Order soon to guarantee your size and style.
Lake Harriet Yacht Club invites you to the 70th 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 dinghy 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. We sail short, 30-minute races, and lots of them.
Schedule
Friday, Sept 12
1700-2000 Registration
1800- Local get-together
Saturday, Sept 13
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 14
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
Boats may be dry-sailed and kept 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
Details of last year's event
Register on this page to order a
Die Hard Performance Shirt
Regatta sign up is at https://www.diehardregatta.com
Order before August 26th to guarantee availability in your size. After that, quantities may be limited.
Shirts will be available for pickup at the regatta, September 12, 13, and 14, 2025.
Unisex and Women's styles
$30
Five-minute warning signal scheduled for 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.
Per Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board: "All boats must be removed from all lake buoys no later than Indigenous Peoples Day [Second Monday in October]. "
