OPEN HOUSE - TUESDAY MARCH 20, 5PM-7:30, at Lansing Sailing Club. Information, meet sailors, parents, and coaches, sailboat rides, and grill-out. Students and families welcome!

We have a few week of Tuesday/Thurday practices that new recruits can attend. Then Club-based Summer 420, Laser, Sunfish, Lightning and Wayfarer Class Club Racing starts, along with summer occasional practices, Summer Youth Classes, Adult Lessons, and general family fun.

Schedule

Fall Season: starts mid-August with setup and practices, and competitions Sept through second week of November. 

Spring Season: starts mid-March with setup and practices, with competitions in April and May. 

Summer Option: Fleet racing and Classes during the summer add the opportunity for more time on the water and racecouse, cross training in all kinds of sailboats

Students that can only participate one of the seasons are still welcome to join.

Competitions

Regattas (competitions) are scheduled on Saturdays, and usually run 8-4pm. Grades 6-8 participate in JV competitions, and grades 9-12 in High School competitions. Our Regatta schedule is set at the start of the season. Regattas are at Michigan Yacht Clubs and Sailing Centers, usually on inland lakes, with occasional regattas in Chicago and Cleveland. We do 5-7 regattas a season typically. Parents may opt a student out of a regatta if necessary. Tier 3 Regattas are the vast majority of regattas, and are open to all skill levels. Tier 2 and 1 Regattas are the Championship level regattas where higher level racers can strive for the national finals.

Teams & Eligibility

Our racing Teams are formed by coaches, and chartered with a national youth sailing authority - Interscholastic Sailing Association hssailing.org. Open to grades 6-12. Summer training is very helpful for students, and many team members compete in Club-level competitions to stay sharp.  Students in public school, private school, on-line local, or home-based schooling may join.  

Competitions

Regattas (competitions) are scheduled on Saturdays, and usually run 8-4pm. Grades 6-8 participate in JV competitions, and grades 9-12 in High School competitions. Our Regatta schedule is set at the start of the season. Regattas are at Michigan Yacht Clubs and Sailing Centers, usually on inland lakes, with occasional regattas in Chicago and Cleveland. We do 5-7 regattas a season typically. Parents may opt a student out of a regatta if necessary. Tier 3 Regattas are the vast majority of regattas, and are open to all skill levels. Tier 2 and 1 Regattas are the Championship level regattas where higher level racers can strive for the national finals.

Fees

Fees are $125 for Fall Season and $100 for Spring - with low-cost equipment rentals if families do not purchase their own cold-weather apparel. Sailboats are

provided both for practices and at the regattas. Regattas individually charge entrance fees around $20-$30, often with snacks and full lunch provided.

Equipment

High School Sailing Teams Gear

Who can join/tryout?

Newbies and current sailors grade 6-12 are all welcome to speak to a coach or come to a practice or open house to see if Team Sailing is for them. The two-person boats that we use allow a less-experienced or newbie sailor take the front crew spot, and the more experience sailor take the skipper (steering/decision making) spot. 

Ability to attend most practices (twice a week 5-7:30pm during the Seasons) and scheduled regattas will make a good racer. Students will limited availability are still welcome to come and get their feet wet, race as alternates, and become full-timers when their availability opens up. Racing is part of our training process, so students get time on water - no

What Organizations Are Involved?

Teams are registered with Lansing Sailing Club's Lake Lansing High School Sailing program, and the Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA). They participate in sanctioned regattas through the Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA), the national authority for high school sailing, (and JV Regattas). Founded back in the 30s with east coast prep school racing, the ISSA is coast to coast, with almost 600 member schools. The format of two-person racing in 420 Class sailboats is the same as College Sailing.We work closely with our local and regional ISSA reps.

Lansing Sailing Club (LSC) is the hosting organization for our Teams, together with School Clubs, coaches, parents, and racers, chartering and funding Youth and High School Racing at Lake Lansing. LSC was founded in 1963 and a non-profit all volunteer Club for racing, family day-sailing, sharing the joy of racing and sailing.

We work with local sailing and boating organization for support and further resources, including Michigan State University Sailing Center and Spartan Sailing Team, and Americas Boating Club aka the US Power Squadron.

Where do we practice/train?

The program is held at the Lansing Sailing Club and on the waters of Lake Lansing. The Lansing Sailing Club is at 6039 E. Lake Drive, Haslett, MI, on the east side of Lake

Who are the Instructors and Coaches?

Instruction and coaching is provided under the direction of LSC, US Sailing, and Royal Yachting Association trained and certified instructors and coaches. The instructors and coaches love to sail and have years of experience racing and sailing a wide range of sailing craft.

Boats

420 Class Sailboats are standard for both High School and College Racing. This is a fast, agile boat, great for training and competition. With this two-person boat, teamwork between crew and skipper makes for camaraderie, and mentoring.

What to Bring With Me?

Here is a checklist of generally to wear and bring when getting on a sailboat :

• Type III life jacket - must fit. The Lansing Sailing Club does have life jackets for those who do not have their own.
• Submersible clothing like workout or athletic wear - expect to get wet in Lake. 
  
• Wear closed toed secure footwear - no hard soled dress shoes or flip flops/spongy crocs.
• A water bottle
• Sunscreen if needed.
  
• Eyeglass strap if the sailor wears glasses (glasses are very easily lost in the lake).
  
• Towel and change of clothing so as to go home in dry clothes.
  
• Do secure long loose hair down with hair tie and/or hat/cap/buff/etc- long loose hair can get caught in boat parts.   
• Do not wear dangly jewelry. Loose chains etc. easily hook and pull off into the deep of Lake Lansing.