Pelican Lake Sailing School

Established in 1972 and 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%Jeff Peltier, 21853 Broadwater Drive, Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 or donate on line with the link below. If you would like to dedicate it to the Brad Burgum Endowment fund, please let us know. Thanks, Jeff Peltier

Support Our Youth Sailing Program!! West Marine will donate 4% to 10% of your purchase to the Pelican Lake Sailing School if you access their site through our link.

2012 schedule will again include a 3rd session to meet the increasing demand!

Sign up early to reserve a spot.

Sailing out to sea

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 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.

sailing around the instructor

The Schedule for the 2012 season: (conditional of participation and weather). Cost of all sessions is $125/ Person.

July 2,3,5,6 (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri), July 9 - 12 (Mon-Thu) 9:00am to 11:30am
July 9 - 12 (Mon- Thu), July16 - 19 (Mon Thu) 1:00pm to 3:30pm
July 16 - 19 (Mon-Thu), July 23 - 26 (Mon-Thu) 9:00am to 11:30am

Instructors 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 Reed Deardorff, Kent Deardorff, and Evan Furr. Reed has completed US Sailing's level 1 small boat instructor training while Kent and Evan are scheduled for it.. 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 (701) 238-6270