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Our
club is located on the western shore of beautiful
Osoyoos
is located in
Easy
access to town by a short walk leads visitors to a variety of stores for those
wishing to shop.
The
club recently completed a sponsored project to manufacture a fleet of sailing dingy’s for use by the members and participants in
the sailing school operated by the club as it's contribution to the community
of Osoyoos.
A
varied social program is a staple in any sailing club and ours is no exception
with a club house providing recreational space for meetings, social functions
and workshops. Lockers for members are also part of the facility when
available.
The
club building is the old railway station, moved to it's
present site on waterfront parkland leased from the town of
Membership
is open to all, and we encourage those interested in sailing to drop by and
meet us on a casual basis. We offer excellent parking facilities, showers, a
workshop and a kitchen. To those interested in wind sports other than sail
boats, Board and Kite
sailing is gaining interest amongst the members and we invite anyone interested
in these sports to consider joining us. We
recently welcomed the Roaring Fourties Kite Boarders
to our group.
Learn to Sail Program
The
Lake Osoyoos Sailing Club will hold White Sail I, II,
III + Bronze,
CYA
certified courses for ages 10 to seniors in 2008 at the
Starting
Monday 30th June to Monday August 18th
Courses
are 15 hours long – 3 hours / day Monday through Friday.
Evening classes every other week.
Fee
– WS I= $ 135.00, WS II & III =$ 160 for Bronze call 250-495-4540
Register
at the
or call
250-495-4540 for info
Sailing school application, Click Here
These
courses are offered in conjunction with the Town of Osoyoos
Leisure Services Department.
You
can get a head start on knot tying from the site below. Sailors will need to
know and use at least 3 of the knots shown. The Bowline, Reef and Figure 8 are
essential
To see animated Sailors knots by Grogono,
Click Here
If your interested in what's going on in the rest of the
sailing world check out this very well informed but irreverent site...
Sailing Anarchy, published daily Click Here
Lake Osoyoos Sailing Club was founded in 1968 and currently has
approximately 60 members who finance the clubs activities through annual
memberships. We are pleased to host various sailing events at the club each
year. The schedule is usually posted on the club bulletin board. Racing is
normally a part of club life and we have a fleet of Sea Spray and Hobie catamarans. In
addition, we have several Lasers, a couple of Flying Juniors and a one design dingy
fleet available for pleasure use by our members when not in use by the sailing
classes. We are hopeful that in 2008 a regular racing schedule will be
available for those wishing to compete
Our Officers for the 2008 season are:
Commodore - Jurgen Reinhards
Vice Commodore - Gary Jackle
Treasurer - Donna Storwick
Secretary - Maren Reinhards
e-mail
sailosoyoos@hotmail.com
For
those wishing additional information please feel free to contact us at
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