Free sailing lessons at Patoka Lake
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources in conjunction with the Patoka Lake Sailing Club, will be offering free basic sailing lessons to the public on Saturday, June 18th.
There will be three consecutive sessions offered. Each session will include thirty minutes of dryland instruction and will conclude with an hour and a half of water based instruction. All participants MUST pre-register with the Patoka Lake Nature Center, before the date of the event. All lessons will be on a first call–first registered basis and slots will fill quickly, so don’t hesitate and miss out on this wonderful opportunity.
For registration or detailed information, please contact the Patoka Lake Nature Center at 812-685-2447.
Details:
Session one will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Session two will begin at 11:00
Session Three will begin at 12:30
(All sessions last 2 hours total)
Dryland instruction will include water safety, docking, knot tying and more. Water instruction will include basic sailing maneuvers, sail trimming techniques, sail part identification and lots of fun. Any participant under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by an adult. Participants will be asked to sign a liability waiver and wear a life jacket. (Provided or you may bring your own). Lessons will be canceled in the event of severe weather. Please call the Patoka Lake Nature Center if in doubt on the day of the event.
Patoka Lake (stateparks.IN.gov/2953.htm) is at 3084 N. Dillard Road, Birdseye, IN 47513.
We are a homeschooling family of 8. We would love to participate in the sailing instruction on June 18. We have 3 adults. Father, Mother, and 19 yr. Old son. 5 children. 15 yr. Old, 12 yr. 10, 8 and 6. We would like to request a way to accommodate our family at this event. We would appreciate your assistance. We will also be in Indiana Sunday-Wednesday June 19-22 if we need a separate time for a family sailing lessons with a larger sailboat to accommodate us. Thank you, April Watson