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To: Flying Scot Sailors group
Flying Scot Wednesday is sponsored by Flying Scot Fleet #135. Newer sailors who have taken an introductory lesson are matched with experienced sailors in teams of three for maximum learning and maximum fun. The format for Wednesdays is very casual racing on a short course followed by snacks in the pavilion. Please email fleet135racing@gmail.com with questions or special requests.
Please RSVP through Tuesday. Boat assignments will be emailed on Wednesday.
Members of the Flying Scot Sailing group will receive an event announcement email. Those who do not RSVP yes or no (see announcement email) may receive multiple announcement emails.
If you would like to receive Flying Scot Sailing event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
Flying Scot Wednesday is sponsored by Flying Scot Fleet #135. Newer sailors who have taken an introductory lesson are matched with experienced sailors in teams of three for maximum learning and maximum fun. The format for Wednesdays is very casual racing on a short course followed by hot dogs and beverages in the pavilion. Please email fleet135racing@gmail.com with questions or special requests.
Check boat assignments when you pull into the club as boat assignments are constantly changing throughout the day.
TO: CLSA All
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Boat Photography 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Dock Walk 6:00pm - Steak Dinner with vegetarian option
Photography Day From 1-3:30pm Stegmaier Photography will be offering boat photography, including aerial photography, to CLSA members who want to participate. This is a free service for CLSA members. The CLSA Race Committee Boat will serving as our photography boat. Please check in on VHF 72 for further instructions. (weather permitting)
Dock Walk The CLSA Cabin Boat Fleet is proud to sponsor this Dock Walk event. Come hang out and enjoy a cold beverage and snacks on the boats at our sailboat dock. We'll make our way to the CLSA pavilion at 6:00pm for a grilled steak dinner. Please pack a cooler and bring water as this is a BYOBeverage event.
Dinner Options (rain or shine - please place dinner orders before Thursday 5/19)Steak Dinner + Side ($16) Portabello Mushroom + Side ($8)
All CLSA members will receive an event announcement email. Those who do not RSVP yes or no (see announcement email) may receive multiple announcement emails.
To: Flying Scot Sailing group
Race Committee Volunteers: Register here to sign up to help on the race committee for this event.
Starting at 9:30am, Flying Scot Skipper Training is for Flying Scot Wednesday and Thistle Thursday sailors who want to take their boat handling skills to the next level. Our most experienced racers and instructors set up a training course and provide coaching from the chase boat and jump in/out of boats upon request. Skippers can recruit their own crew or ask our training coordinator to assign multiple skippers to one boat.
Skipper Training Guide
After a lunch break, we'll set up a racecourse and we'll race three short races starting at 1:30pm. These will look like regatta races, but RRS 41 will not apply as outside instruction and coaching is permitted from our instructors and fellow racers.
Racing Instructions
To: Distance Racing group
If you would like to receive Distance Racing event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
Race committee volunteers: please register for the event to sign up to volunteer for race committee.
The Captain Morgan Regatta is a 2-day distance racing format. Trophies are awarded to winning cabin boat and the winning dinghy based on corrected time (handicap). Racers will meet at 12noon in the pavilion both days.
Distance Racing Sailing Instructions
Members of the Distance Racing group will receive an event announcement email. Those who do not RSVP yes or no (see announcement email) may receive multiple announcement emails.
To: Introductory Lesson Instructors
Lesson Instructors, please register through Wild Apricot if you are available on this date.
This unique on-the-water opportunity is designed to provide a memorable experience that will motivate newcomers to continue to sailing. Participants will learn with an instructor on a stable Flying Scot provided by CLSA. This three-hour lesson is offered to adults (limit 1x) for only $25. We'll teach sailors how to rig and launch a Flying Scot and then we'll go sailing for the second half of the lesson.
Prospective Members, click here to sign up for an Introductory Lesson.
Members of the Volunteers - Introductory Lesson Instructors group will receive an event announcement email. Those who do not RSVP yes or no (see announcement email) may receive multiple announcement emails.
To: CLSA All
CLSA Open House Saturday, June 04th, noon to 3 p.m. Public welcome! Noon: Potluck -- CLSA will provide brats, buns, condiments and table service Volunteers: Please register as a volunteer (cabin boat skippers, grill) CLSA Members: Please invite family members, friends and co-workers and help introduce more prospective sailors to this amazing community of sailors. Guests: Sign up for a free sailboat ride here (registration required for each person in your group). Schedule your ride for 12pm, 1pm, or 2pm. Come out to the club on Saturday for free food and free sailboat rides! We hope you'll join us for a fun afternoon of food, friends and sailing. It's a great opportunity to learn about our sailing programs and ask questions about different types of boats,. We'll have friendly members available who can answer questions about CLSA and the different styles of sailing on small boats, Flying Scots, Thistles, cabin boats, kiteboards, windsurfers and more.
To: Thistle Sailors, Buoy Racing (Handicap)
Join Thistle Fleet 66 for around-the-bouy races. All boat types are welcome. Competitors should plan to meet in the pavilion at noon and we'll plan to start racing at 1pm.
Volunteers: please register as a volunteer.
Racers: please register if you plan to race. We'll try to help you find partners if you let us know.
Always check the cancelations page at CLSASailing.org before driving out to the lake.
Those who do not RSVP yes or no (see announcement email) may receive multiple announcement emails.
To: Education Classes Volunteers
If you would like to receive Education Classes event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
Volunteers: please click register and register as a volunteer!
This learn to sail course includes 2 days of classroom and 4 days of on-the-water practice. The on-the-water training will be on Lasers and Sunfish which are single-person boats. Tuition for the class is FREE for those who only sign up for the classroom portion. Tuition is $195 for those who sign up for all 6 classroom and on-the-water sessions. Successful completion of this course will result in CLSA Certification, which allows members to sail the club small boats. Our course sessions will be held in the CLSA pavilion from 6:00-8:00 pm on Monday & Tuesday evenings over 3 weeks.
Class Schedule
Monday June 6 (Classroom)Tuesday June 7 (Classroom) Monday June 13 Tuesday June 14 Monday June 20 Tuesday - June 21
RSVP yes or no from announcement emails to stop receiving further announcements emails for this event.
If you would like to receive Education Classes group event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
Volunteers: Please register as a volunteer.
This class is designed to encourage and promote sailing activities the whole family can enjoy. You and your child will learn the basics of sailing and gain confidence on the water while sailing pram dinghies, Sunfish or Lasers. Our program will be family orientated for parent and child participants. The class will briefly cover sailing concepts followed by on the water experiences. Classes in each session will be very hands on driven. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Tuition for this class is $50 for both the parent and child to attend. Parents can sign up for either the morning or afternoon session. The morning session starts at 9am and the afternoon session starts at 1pm.
RSVP yes/no from within announcement email and you will not receive addition announcement emails for this specific event.
To: Family Fridays group
If you would like to receive Family Fridays group event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
CLSA is excited to introduce Family Fridays. This event is perfect for parents with youth sailors to enjoy quality time together at the lake. Sail together on your own boat or let the kids try sailing on our small boats. Hot dogs and snacks provided. BYOBeverages.
Please register if you plan to attend. Always check our cancellations page at CLSASailing.org before driving out to the lake.
RSVP yes/no from the announcement email and you will not receive further announcement emails specific to this event.
To: Cabin Boat Sailing group
If you would like to receive Cabin Boat Sailing group event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
The cabin boat fleet is excited to sponsor and host CLSA's first-ever Father Overboard and Boondocks Rally. Sailors and volunteers will meet in the CLSA pavilion at 12noon to review safety topics such as person in the water and emergency communication. After some on-the-water safety exercises we'll rally at Boondocks.
Please register if you plan to sail.
To: Thistle Sailing group
Thistle Fleet #66 is excited to welcome coach [coach tbd] on Friday June 24th. Skippers will be charged $100. Please register if you would like to participate in this excited coaching opportunity.
If you would like to receive Thistle Sailing event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
CLSA and Thistle Fleet #66 are proud to sponsor the Hike Out on Route 66 regatta. We hope you'll join us for weekend of fun racing and friendship.
Notice of Race
Please register if you plan to race.
Members of the Thistle Sailing group will receive an event announcement email. Those who do not RSVP yes or no (see announcement email) may receive multiple announcement emails.
Distance Racers, we're looking forward to another fun day of distance racing. We hope you can join us!
Racers, please register if you plan to race. Competitors should meet in the pavilion at 12:00noon. Racing starts at 1pm.
To: Cabin Boat Sailing group If you would like to receive Cabin Boat Sailing group event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
Join the cabin boat fleet in the pavilion as we discuss boat maintenance topics.
Please register if you plan to attend. Always check the cancelations page at CLSASailing.org before driving out to the lake.
To: Laser/Sunfish Sailing group If you would like to receive Laser/Sunfish Sailing event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
Calling all Laser/Sunfish sailors! Join us at CLSA for a fun afternoon of beer can racing. We'll meet in the pavilion at 12noon and start racing around 1pm. Our club sunfish and lasers are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Owners of sunfish/lasers are encouraged to bring your own boat.
Please register if plan to attend. Always check the cancelations page at CLSASailing.org before driving go the lake.
Members of the Laser/Sunfish Sailing group will receive an event announcement email. Those who do not RSVP yes or no (see announcement email) may receive multiple announcement emails.
Monday July 18 (Classroom)Tuesday July 19 (Classroom) Monday July 25 Tuesday July 26 Monday Aug 1 Tuesday Aug 2
f you would like to receive Education Classes Volunteer group event invites and reminders (or opt out), update your group participation within your member profile in Wild Apricot.
We will be conducting our Youth Sailing Camp in July. Depending upon the number of students enrolled, the morning will be for students between ages 8 -12. The afternoon will be for teenagers. A barbecue lunch will be included for students and volunteers. We hope that students from the parent child class and other CLSA young people will invite their friends to join them for a fun day of sailing at our lake.
Tuition for this class is $25 for each child to attend. Parents can sign their child up for either the morning or afternoon session. The morning session starts at 9am and the afternoon session starts at 1pm.
Come out to the lake for an afternoon of learning and fun with the Cabin Boat Fleet! Fleet co-captains Johnny and Ann are hosting an anchoring and towing clinic followed by a fun raft up. Meet at the pavilion at 12:00noon.
Supervised Sailing Day is a day where we have experienced sailors on hand to help lesser experienced sailors and to encourage more members to get on the water and go sailing! This is a perfect opportunity for small boat sailors, Flying Scot sailors, Thistle sailors, and cabin boat sailors. Meet in the pavilion at 12noon for more instructions.
Volunteers: please register a volunteer for this event.
Sailors: please register if you plan to attend.
Clinton Lake Sailing Association