Pelican Lake Sailing School

Established in 1972 by Dr George Humphrey and Lance Johnson and then rejuvenated in 2000 with modern equipment and trained instructors focusing on today's youth.

We are a Minnesota Non-profit Community Sailing Program

Sailing School Donations can be sent to: PLSS, 21853 Broadwater Drive, Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

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New for 2010... more Open Bic Sailboats added to the fleet!!

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Send your child or student to Half Day Sessions to learn how to sail or improve their skills. This program is for kids ages 9 through high school. This year we will use Open Bics for preliminary training for younger students. They are a new (more fun) training boat that covers a wider range of people. The Open Bic is 9' long and weighs about 105 pounds and has an ideal crew weight up to 140#, so it will work well for children ages 9 to 16. For secondary training, or larger students, we will use Club 420’s. The Club 420 is 13’ 9” long, 5’ 5” wide and weights about 250 pounds. It is a 2 person boat that has become very popular in High School and College sailing programs and was recently sanctioned by the ILYA (Inland Yachting Association) We currently have 6 former students competing in college, using these boats.
We will group students into the appropriate group when the sessions start. Each session is 2 1/2 hours for 8 days over a 2 week span.

The Schedule for the 2010 season: (conditional of participation and weather). Cost of all sessions is $125/ Person.
Sessions run from 9:00 to 11:30am each day.

June 28th - July 1st (Mon-Thu), July 5th-8th (Mon-Thu)
July 12^th-15^th (Mon-Thu), July 19th-22nd (Mon-Thu)

Classes will be held at the Pelican Lake Yacht Club on the NW corner of Pelican Lake.

Class size is limited, so be sure to plan early to enroll in the session of your choice. Be sure to bring your own Personal Flotation Device!!

Our Instruction team includes: Medora Sletten and Reed Deardorff. Both have completed US Sailing's level 1 small boat instructor training. Graduates are encouraged to use the boats under Adult supervision when they aren’t being used for classes.

Private lessons are available for Adults by appointment at $40/hr plus the use of a boat if needed.

To sign up, contact Jeff Peltier peltier@plyc.info (218) 532-3388