Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association

Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association (LWSA) is a non-profit educational institution focused on sailing education that was founded in 1988[1][2] in Gilford, New Hampshire on Lake Winnipesaukee in the Lakes Region. Since 1988, LWSA has educated over 2,500 young sailors.[3]

History

Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association was founded in 1988 as the Lake Winnipesaukee Yacht Racing Association,[4] and its main focus is on youth sailing education. The Sailing School is located on Smith Cove in Gilford, with classrooms in the Dave Adams Memorial Sailing Center,[5] named after a local sailor who started out sailing at LWSA, but died as a young adult.

Sailing

LWSA conducts a youth sailing school in Gilford.[6] The school teaches sailing to youth and adults, as well as local charities working with veterans[7][8] and physically- or developmentally-challenged youth.[9] In learning sailing, students also learn safety, self-confidence, teamwork, honesty, positive sporting values, and an appreciation for the environment.[10] The sailing school also cooperates with the Parks and Recreation Departments of several towns (Gilford, Laconia, Belmont, and Meredith) in New Hampshire's Lakes Region to provide community access to sailing lessons.[11][12]

LWSA organizes large-scale sailboat racing on Lake Winnipesaukee, including a one-design J/80 racing fleet and a PHRF fleet. Among J/80 fleets worldwide, the LWSA fleet is designated as J/80 Fleet One[13] within the J/80 North American Class Association. LWSA has hosted the annual J-Jamboree[14][15] regatta for over twenty years and hosted the 2016-18 Grand Masters[16] regattas. LWSA is the organizing body for the main youth regatta in the Lakes Region, the W.A.R. (Winnipesaukee Annual Regatta),[17] held over many years on the site of the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club. J/80 sailors from LWSA sail in regattas[18] mainly on the east coast of the United States[19] (particularly northeast). 420 sailors from LWSA sail in regattas in New England in lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. LWSA is a member of the US Sailing Association,[20] and it is within the Western Region of the Northeast Sailing Association.[21]

References
  1. "A Sailing Tradition". The Gilford Steamer. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. "Learn to Sail this Summer with the LWSA". The Laconia Daily Sun. 17 June 2016.
  3. "Lake WInnipesaukee Sailing School Classes Begin June 29". The Laconia Daily Sun. 29 June 2009.
  4. "2015 Annual Report Filing of Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association to the Corporate Division of the Secretary of State of New Hampshire". State of New Hampshire. 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. "LWSA Dedicates Dave M. Adams Memorial Sailing Center". The Laconia Daily Sun. 14 August 2015.
  6. "Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing School". WMUR TV, New Hampshire Chronicle. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. "Camp Resilience 2017 Highlights: Sailing with the Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association" (PDF). Patriot Resilient Leader Institute. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. "Camp Resilience Helps Military Couples" (PDF). The Gilford Steamer. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. "Laconia H-D Raises $30,000 for Local Charities". Iron Trade News.
  10. "About LWSA". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  11. "Sailing School Announces Partnership with Local Communities" (PDF). The Winnisquam Echo. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  12. "After School Sailing Lessons". Town of Gilford Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  13. "About Fleet 1 - New Hampshire". J/80 North American Class Association. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  14. "30th Annual J-Jamboree". J-Jamboree. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  15. "2016 New England Jamboree Wrap-Up". J/80 North American Class Association. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  16. "Grand Masters Team Race Invitational Regatta 3-5 June 2016 Notice of Race" (PDF). Southern Yacht Club. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  17. "Some WAR Regatta History". Winnipesaukee Yacht Club Jib Sheet. volume 60, number 8: 1. August 2015.
  18. "U.S. Men's Sailing Championship". Regatta Network. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  19. "Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis: Final Recap New Hampshire-based crew wins J80 class and overall title at the Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta in Annapolis". Sailing World. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  20. "US Sailing, Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association MVP Program". US Sailing Association. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  21. "Western Region, Northeast Sailing Association". Northeast Sailing Association. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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