2016 LBSS Greetings!

2016 LBSS Greetings!

Greetings friends of the Lake Beulah Sailing School – spring has sprung and the docks and boats are going in and that means soon it’ll be summer and all the kids can go sailing! We are very excited for the 2016 season to get here, as we’ve got some great things in store, both old and new:

  • Instructors will include some seasoned veterans and a couple of great new additions!
  • We look forward to a great and spirited Green Fleet this year as many of the kids who fell in like with sailing over the last couple Learn-to-Sail (LTS) sessions fully commit to loving the sport and all the great friends and memories they’ll be making!
  • We have two more weeks of LTS on the calendar and the spots are already filling up!
  • We’ll be adding something new, a Saturday morning Kinderpram for the younger (4-5 year old) set that just can’t wait to get on the water (not yet on the official calendar, details to follow)!
  • Another round of Adult Learn to Sail and the Beulah Opti regatta also in store!
  • We’ll be having our final run with Trivia Night for the fundraiser and it’s scheduled for Saturday night July 2, please mark your calendar to join us and plan to bring your friends and family that are in town so that we can make our last Trivia Night a raging success! 

It’s going to be a great summer – check back here for all the forms to sign up and get registered, and let us know if you have any questions or other ideas. And be sure to tell your friends and neighbors and bring their kids along – more truly is merrier!

See you at the lake –

joe

YOTY From The Archives

YOTY From The Archives

Our Yachtswomen of the Years 2014 and 2015, Stephanie Roble and Annie Haeger respectively, are seen here riding together after a long day of Opti racing at the 2004 Junior Olympics at Lake Forest, IL.  See more from 2004 in the Gallery.

Stephanie Roble is joined by Annie Haeger in 2004. 

Stephanie Roble is joined by Annie Haeger in 2004. 

Alumna Annie Haeger Named Yachtswoman of the Year!

Congratulations Annie! Annie won US Sailing’s 2015 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year award. This is an amazing honor and comes one year after Stephanie Roble won the same prize.

US Sailing Coverage Excerpt:

Photo by Jen Edney

Photo by Jen Edney

Annie Haeger (East Troy, Wisc.) has been named the 2015 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year in recognition of her impressive list of top results in 470 Class competition throughout 2015.
Haeger and crew Briana Provancha (San Diego, Calif.) made their mark on the international stage by winning gold at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They won the event by seven points through 10 races in a highly competitive fleet featuring the gold and silver medal-winning boats from the London 2012 Games.
“Winning gold at the Olympic Test Event was a major confidence booster, and it reinforced that if we can earn US Olympic Team selection we have a chance to medal at the Games.”
Haeger and Provancha experienced success in other high-caliber women’s 470 events, including the European Championship (3rd place) and the South American Championship (4th place).
“Winning this award was never something I was ever expecting or aiming for, since Briana and I have been totally focused on the Olympics,” said Haeger. “To be on a list with so many amazing sailors, and to win this on behalf of my incredible teammate and the US Sailing Team Sperry, is unbelievable. I am just so honored.”

See more about Annie on our Alumni Honors page.


Erin Sullivan Awarded 2015 LBSS Student of the Year

Erin Sullivan is the 2015 Lake Beulah Sailing School Student of the Year. She is seen here being handed the Glenn Wegener Memorial Trophy by Anne Humphrey.

2015 Winner Erin Sullivan with Anne Humphrey. 

2015 Winner Erin Sullivan with Anne Humphrey.