Sunfish and Laser Racing

Sunfish sailboats are certainly one of the easiest boats to race, even for the novice sailor. That is one of the reasons why our younger sailors compete in these boats. Additionally, because the Sunfish belong to a "one-design" class, the boats are theoretically equal, so the sailors can compete on a more even playing field.

But Sunfish racing is not just for the kids. Many of our adult members race in the regattas as well. Sailors can compete in several different divisions, including Junior Singles, Junior Doubles, and Adult Singles.

In 2007 the club purchased our first Laser sailboat, and in 2009 we purchased three more Lasers. The Laser fleet competes at the same time as our Sunfish fleet.

We are working on the schedule for Sunfish and Laser regattas for 2010. All Sunfish and Laser regattas take place on the little lake (Lake Sainte Louise) unless otherwise noted. We gather no later than 1:00pm on the beach at the Lake Saint Louis Community Association clubhouse before each regatta begins. We have club- and CA-owned boats to use, but the supply is limited, so sailors are encouraged to bring their own boat if they have one.

2009 -

• May 3 - Big Lake Regatta - results
• June 21 - Little Lake Regatta - results
• July 11, 2009 - Little Lake Regatta - results
• July 18-19 - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Midwest - results
• August 22 - Little Lake Regatta
• September 13 - Little Lake Regatta

2008 - overall results

• May 10 - Big Lake Regatta - results
• June 1 - results
• June 15
• June 21-22 (Junior Olympic Sailing Festival) - results
• June 28 - No racing
• July 6 - results
• July 13 - results
• July 20 - results
• August 3 - results
• August 10 - results
• August 24 - results
• August 31 (Triathlon Regatta and Cookout)
• September 20 - results
• October 12 - results
• November 1 (Commodores Cup - all boats) - results

2007 - Jr Fleet results to date / Adult Fleet results to date / June Series - Juniors / June Series - Adults / July Series - Juniors / July Series - Adults / July Series - Lasers / Laser Fleet results to date - All Results and Awards

• May 12 - Big Lake Regatta - results
• June 2 - June Regatta - results
• June 8 ,15, 22, 29 - Friday Night Series Racing
• July 6, 13, 20, 27 - Friday Night Series Racing
• July 7 - July Regatta and Luau - results - photos
• July 22 - July Regatta "2" - results
• August 18 - August "Back to School Sail" Regatta - results
• September 2 - Post-Triathlon Regatta and Cookout - results
• October 6 - October Regatta - results

2006

• April 15 - The temperature and winds were great, however storms only allowed the completion of three Junior Singles races - results - photos
• May 13 - Good winds, although cool. Junior and Adult singles were contested. - results
• June 25 - Perfect weather, shifting winds, and lots of fun! - results - photos
• July 23 - Good crowd of sailors, lots of first-time racers, tricky winds. - results - photos
• August 13 - results
• September 3 - results
• September 10 - results
• September 24 (big lake) - results
• October 8 (big lake) - results
• Season Results - Juniors - Adults - All Awards and Results

2005

• April 23 - racing canceled due to wind chill in the 30s (although there were a couple of hardy souls that were willing to race)
• May 28 - results - photos
• June 25 - racing canceled due to lack of wind
• July 17 - results
• August 14 - results (a special congratulations must go out to the junior sailors who completed all four races through constant rains - way to go!)
• September 4 - results
• October 9 = results

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our Sunfish racing program.