September Mondays on Tonka – 9/10/24
Little Skippers (ages 5-6)420 RecOpti Race Team Summer lasts longer here at LMSS⛵️ P.S. Check out the sick shirts by Lon Gundie — thank you! 📸: Samuel Bartel
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🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆 MN Singlehanded Tournament — 9/7/2024 at Wayzata Sailing
On Saturday, two of our Minnetonka High School racers, Maggie and Jack, competed in the Minnesota Singlehanded (Laser) Tournament. Maggie and Jack both finished the event in second place in their respective fleets: ILCA 6 (Radial rig) and ILCA 7 (Standard rig). Each fleet did 6 races over the course of the light wind September […]
Summer summed up! ⛵️☀️
It’s impossible to highlight all of our incredible sailors, coaches, and volunteers in just one post comprised of 10 pictures, so here is just a small collection of smiles, laughs, and learning that took place on and around Lighthouse Island this summer. We welcomed over 1,200 individual sailors to LMSS this summer, making it our […]
Middle/High School Sailing Pre-Season Clinic with Augie Dale – 2024
While today is the first official day of our Fall Middle/High School Sailing season, some of our Minnetonka and Blake sailors got a jump start on the season last week. LMSS sailors, and racers from Wayzata Sailing and Minneapolis Sailing Center received 4 days of coaching by the best: Augie Dale of Stanford University. By […]
2024 Dave Cochran Memorial Trophy Recipient: Beth Bower
“Awarded to an active leader in youth sailing who promotes and expands the sport” Ask anyone: Beth Bower is the “ultimate regatta mom.” Her enthusiastic support, positive encouragement, and problem-solving mentality makes Beth an incredible LMSS Board Member, STPO (Sailing Team Parent Organization) Volunteer Coordinator, Blake Sailing Team Liasion, and LMSS Race Team mom. Beth […]
2024 LMSS Sportsmanship Award Recipient: Martha Hughes
Martha has been part of our LMSS community for years on Race Teams, the Blake School Sailing Team, and most recently, a pram camp coach. Martha showed up to work early everyday and immediately came to the office to ask what she could help me with. Most of the time, Martha fixed problems before we […]
2024 LMSS Sportsmanship Award Recipient: Kat Woodburn
This summer, Kat started out in our volunteer mentor program — an opportunity for high schoolers on the 420 Race Team to learn coaching skills as they continue to grow as sailors and compete to represent LMSS — during which she helped out with pram camp in the mornings (and with our Island Time sailors!) […]
LMSS on Film📸
By: Ana Stewart
🏆Regatta Recap🏆 Mike Plant Junior Regatta TCYS 8/2/24
Last week at Wayzata Sailing, LMSS sailors raced against sailors from Minneapolis Sailing Center, Wayzata Sailing, and White Bear Sailing School at the annual Mike Plant Junior Regatta. LMSS sailors had the following podium finishes: C420: 🥈: Jack Brellenthin and Cayla Beddor 🥉: Maggie McGary and Ella Bowers Optimist: 🥇: Otto Saewert 🥈: Scarlett Campoli […]
🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆 City of Lakes TCYS at Minneapolis Sailing Center
Two weeks ago, 18 LMSS sailors competed across four fleets at MSC: C420, Laser, Opti Green, and Opti RWB. LMSS results were the following: C420 (5 races):🥇: Maggie McGary and Ella Bowers🥉: Jack Siefker and Bridger Goll Laser (5 races):🥈: Lorenzo Good Opti Green (7 races):🥇: Lucas McGary🥈: Finley Walker🥉: Koa Scofield Opti RWB (7 […]