Congrats to our co-ed team for competing in the Great Lakes Championships in Chicago over the long MEA weekend! Way to go Maxwell, Linnea, Joey, Olivia, and Anastasia!
Thank you, Graham and Gordy, for coaching these sailors last weekend!
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Congrats to our women’s team for competing in their first ISSA Girls National invite. The team learned a lot while racing in a big fleet of 29 FJs. Well done Reese, Maggie, Kat, Lia and Adra!
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Three Minnetonka teams raced Ensigns last weekend on a beautiful October day. It was a great opportunity to race a different class of boat in some heavy breeze. Congrats to Maxwell, Reese, Bridger and Anastasia who placed 🥇 overall – winning all but one race!
So much fun! Thank you for hosting another great event, MSC!
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Congrats to Jack B, Maggie, Maxwell, Anastasia, and Joey! Saturday races were cancelled due to very heavy winds and waves. On Sunday, each fleet got 6 races in high winds, unpredictable shifts, and big Lake Michigan waves.
The team pushed through challenging conditions, learning along the way, to earn a 4th place finish and berth at the Northwest Great Lakes Championship in Chicago next month!!
Thank you, Graham Ness, for coaching the team this weekend!
Great work, sailors! We are proud of your growth and success⛵️
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What a weekend in Geneva!! 10 LMSS Opti Racers competed in Green, Red, White, and Blue fleets. In total, 63 Optis were in attendance. Wind was high, and so was morale! All of our sailors have put in the time and effort this fall in practice, and their hard work paid off with a successful completion of a windy regatta weekend!
LMSS sailors had a triumphant weekend: Jude Kolpashchikov-Clark placed 11th overall in the Opti Championship fleet and earned a spot at the 2025 USODA Team Trials next spring. Congratulations to Carson Ostbye for placing 2nd in White Fleet and to Bea Travanti for placing 2nd in Girls! And a special shout-out to Lily Olson and Crosby Hirschmann, who did a GREAT job in their first-ever regatta! Additional LMSS sailors were Olly Bower, George Howard, Lucas McGary, Michael Sparber, and Brody Aalderks. Great work, sailors!⛵️
Sailors, families, and coaches had a blast and are looking forward to future Opti events this winter. Thank you, Geneva Lake Sailing School, for hosting an exciting regatta weekend!
📸: Maru Urban (3, 5, 6, 8)
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Lots of event recaps this week. Our sailors have been busy!
On the 21st of September, LMSS hosted 60 local middle/high school sailors for a hot regatta day that felt just like summer. Thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible, we couldn’t do it without you! Each fleet (A & B) completed 3 races after a morning of postponement due to the potential for bad weather, a pretty crazy lightning show, and light wind.
We had great participation with 16 LMSS sailors from Blake & Minnetonka. Great work, sailors!
26‼️Opti sailors are on the Fall Opti Race Team at LMSS. 22 attended practice today. Ages range from 7 to 13 years old. The future is bright!
Stay tuned for more Opti content. Our team will be participating in a few regattas this fall, including the USODA Midwest Championship at Geneva Lake Sailing School and an advanced boat speed clinic at Chicago Yacht Club.
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Seven of our Minnetonka women’s team sailors competed against some of the most experienced teams in the region over the weekend at SSSS. Conditions varied: light wind, waves, and rain made for a challenging 8 races. Overall, the girls finished 5th place! Quite the accomplishment for this young team of racers! We are so proud of them and their hard work. The lessons they learned this weekend will make them better sailors for years to come.⛵️
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Congratulations to Blake sailors Teddy and Olly Bower! Over the course of the weekend, sailors from across the Midwest raced 28 races in light wind to earn a berth at the Great Oaks Championship. Teddy and Olly placed first overall in Red Fleet, finishing first in all but two races! Their top finish advanced them to Gold Fleet on Sunday, where they finished third. Their success qualified them for the Great Oaks Championship Regatta in New Orleans this November. Great work, Teddy and Olly! We are proud of you and look forward to seeing your success continue in NOLA in a few weeks⛵️
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Little Skippers this fall has been a BLAST! We can’t wait to see this young sailors continue to learn and grow. What a gift to be able to introduce them to sailing⛵️
Each Little Skipper has the opportunity to steer the boat (Pram and/or Sonar keelboat), control the mainsail, and learn the parts of the boat (occasionally by playing “I spy…” with the boat parts while we sail). Most of all, we spend time getting comfortable on/around the water, so when these kiddos are old enough for our full day Rec camps (starting at age 7), they are confident and comfortable with being at LMSS and sailing.
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🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆 — Great Lakes Championship — 10/19-10/20/24
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by adminCongrats to our co-ed team for competing in the Great Lakes Championships in Chicago over the long MEA weekend! Way to go Maxwell, Linnea, Joey, Olivia, and Anastasia!
Thank you, Graham and Gordy, for coaching these sailors last weekend!
🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆 — 2024 ISSA-PCISA National All Girls Invitational — Mission Bay Yacht Club, San Diego, CA — 10/19-20
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by adminCongrats to our women’s team for competing in their first ISSA Girls National invite. The team learned a lot while racing in a big fleet of 29 FJs. Well done Reese, Maggie, Kat, Lia and Adra!
🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆 — Fall 2024 Conference Regatta #4 at Minneapolis Sailing Center — 10/5/24
/in Uncategorized /by adminThree Minnetonka teams raced Ensigns last weekend on a beautiful October day. It was a great opportunity to race a different class of boat in some heavy breeze. Congrats to Maxwell, Reese, Bridger and Anastasia who placed 🥇 overall – winning all but one race!
So much fun! Thank you for hosting another great event, MSC!
🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆— Northwest Great Lakes Qualifier @ Sheboygan Yacht Club — 9/28-29
/in Uncategorized /by adminCongrats to Jack B, Maggie, Maxwell, Anastasia, and Joey! Saturday races were cancelled due to very heavy winds and waves. On Sunday, each fleet got 6 races in high winds, unpredictable shifts, and big Lake Michigan waves.
The team pushed through challenging conditions, learning along the way, to earn a 4th place finish and berth at the Northwest Great Lakes Championship in Chicago next month!!
Thank you, Graham Ness, for coaching the team this weekend!
Great work, sailors! We are proud of your growth and success⛵️
🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆 — 2024 Optimist Midwest Championship @ Geneva Lake Sailing School — 9/28-29
/in Uncategorized /by adminWhat a weekend in Geneva!! 10 LMSS Opti Racers competed in Green, Red, White, and Blue fleets. In total, 63 Optis were in attendance. Wind was high, and so was morale! All of our sailors have put in the time and effort this fall in practice, and their hard work paid off with a successful completion of a windy regatta weekend!
LMSS sailors had a triumphant weekend: Jude Kolpashchikov-Clark placed 11th overall in the Opti Championship fleet and earned a spot at the 2025 USODA Team Trials next spring. Congratulations to Carson Ostbye for placing 2nd in White Fleet and to Bea Travanti for placing 2nd in Girls! And a special shout-out to Lily Olson and Crosby Hirschmann, who did a GREAT job in their first-ever regatta! Additional LMSS sailors were Olly Bower, George Howard, Lucas McGary, Michael Sparber, and Brody Aalderks. Great work, sailors!⛵️
Sailors, families, and coaches had a blast and are looking forward to future Opti events this winter. Thank you, Geneva Lake Sailing School, for hosting an exciting regatta weekend!
📸: Maru Urban (3, 5, 6, 8)
🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆 – Conference Regatta #2 at LMSS — 9/21/24
/in Uncategorized /by adminLots of event recaps this week. Our sailors have been busy!
On the 21st of September, LMSS hosted 60 local middle/high school sailors for a hot regatta day that felt just like summer. Thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible, we couldn’t do it without you! Each fleet (A & B) completed 3 races after a morning of postponement due to the potential for bad weather, a pretty crazy lightning show, and light wind.
We had great participation with 16 LMSS sailors from Blake & Minnetonka. Great work, sailors!
SO. MANY. OPTIS. Fall 2024
/in Uncategorized /by admin26‼️Opti sailors are on the Fall Opti Race Team at LMSS. 22 attended practice today. Ages range from 7 to 13 years old. The future is bright!
Stay tuned for more Opti content. Our team will be participating in a few regattas this fall, including the USODA Midwest Championship at Geneva Lake Sailing School and an advanced boat speed clinic at Chicago Yacht Club.
🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆 — MISSA Girls Championship — 9/21-22 at Sheridan Shore Sailing School
/in Uncategorized /by adminSeven of our Minnetonka women’s team sailors competed against some of the most experienced teams in the region over the weekend at SSSS. Conditions varied: light wind, waves, and rain made for a challenging 8 races. Overall, the girls finished 5th place! Quite the accomplishment for this young team of racers! We are so proud of them and their hard work. The lessons they learned this weekend will make them better sailors for years to come.⛵️
🏆REGATTA RECAP🏆— MISSA Great Oaks Qualifier — 9/21-22 at Hoover Sailing Club in Columbus, Ohio
/in Uncategorized /by adminCongratulations to Blake sailors Teddy and Olly Bower! Over the course of the weekend, sailors from across the Midwest raced 28 races in light wind to earn a berth at the Great Oaks Championship. Teddy and Olly placed first overall in Red Fleet, finishing first in all but two races! Their top finish advanced them to Gold Fleet on Sunday, where they finished third. Their success qualified them for the Great Oaks Championship Regatta in New Orleans this November. Great work, Teddy and Olly! We are proud of you and look forward to seeing your success continue in NOLA in a few weeks⛵️
September Little Skippers
/in Uncategorized /by adminOh my 💗!
Little Skippers this fall has been a BLAST! We can’t wait to see this young sailors continue to learn and grow. What a gift to be able to introduce them to sailing⛵️
Each Little Skipper has the opportunity to steer the boat (Pram and/or Sonar keelboat), control the mainsail, and learn the parts of the boat (occasionally by playing “I spy…” with the boat parts while we sail). Most of all, we spend time getting comfortable on/around the water, so when these kiddos are old enough for our full day Rec camps (starting at age 7), they are confident and comfortable with being at LMSS and sailing.