Mountain Lakes Sailing Association
Our aim is to teach and nurture the safe enjoyment of sailing. We offer a six week summer camp for kids and teens. The atmosphere is informal and family oriented. Our clubhouse is the "gazebo," and our waters are Mountain Lake.
Sailing, the Sport
How many sports do you play in which:
- Any number of people can play.
- There are no referees, umpires or judges.
- The first rule is that you will be thrown out of the race if you don't come to the aid of a contestant in danger.
- A race can take 30 minutes or several months.
- You can be removed from the contest for "gross poor sportsmanship".
- It is no help to be tall or short, heavy or light, or a girl or a boy.
- The weather can be rainy or sunny, hot or cold, windy or calm.
- Everyone in the contest is your friend, even the ones you most want to beat.
- You can compete individually or with friends.
- If you improperly interfere with an opponent's actions, you must voluntarily take a penalty, and if you don't, a group of other players decide whether to disqualify you.
- Your can play in daylight or at night.
- If there is no wind, you can go swimming.
- You are welcome at anyone's exclusive yacht club if you arrive by boat.
- The decision to be in a contest is yours alone.
- When competing, you usually are out of hearing range of coaches and parents, so you have to learn to take care of yourself.
"Now then, said Christopher Robin, "Where's your boat?" "I ought to say," explained Pooh as they walked down to the shore of the island, "that it isn't an ordinary boat. Sometimes it's a Boat, and sometimes it's more of an Accident, It all depends," "Depends on what?" "On whether I'm on the top of it or underneath it." - Winnie-The-Pooh by A. A. Milne. Luc is the master of this site.