Minneapolis Sailing Center

Our 420 sailors really captured the beauty of sailing in the city of lakes🌤️🏙️

Over the weekend we hosted our first Free Sailing Sunday of the summer. We had the privilege of taking nearly 400 community members out sailing!! Look at all these smiling faces experiencing the joy of sailing. 😁

Want to get out sailing with us during the next Free Sailing Sunday? Join us July 19th, August 16th, and September 20th from 12-5pm. ⛵️⛵️⛵️

Session 2 of Youth Camps is off to a great start. We're jumping right into the fun with tip tests, rigging boats, and launching from shore. Here's to another exciting week sailing on Bde Maka Ska!

It's the first Pirate Day of summer! ARRRH the wind be gustin' and testing the sailing skills we've been practicing all week.

It's the first day of MSC youth camps! We're braving the rain, learning to rig our boats, and making new friends out on the lake. 🌧️⛵😁

We had a great turnout for our second evening of Wednesday Night Racing!

The wind was perfect for some very sporty sailing and friendly competition. Afterwards we all grabbed some dinner and socialized at Pimento. It was so lovely being in community with you all, we hope to see you again next week.

"Just because something hasn't been done, doesn't mean it can't be done. You just might be the first to do it." -Katy Boyd, Founder of Twin Cities Blind Sailing

Twin Cities Blind Sailing was highlighted over the weekend on WCCO. Watch the video to see how TCBS and MSC are working together to get blind and visually impaired folks out sailing on Bde Maka Ska. ⛵⛵⛵

A program helps the visually impaired athletes learn to sail A group of visually impaired and blind sailors are breaking barriers and waves on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis.

Our fourth annual Raise the Sails fundraiser was a huge success on Friday! We're so grateful for everyone who attended, bid on silent auction items and made generous donations.

Your support means more people in our community get to experience the joy of sailing through our outreach programming and scholarships. THANK YOU!

Our Fourth Annual Raise the Sails Fundraiser is TONIGHT 7-9pm at France 44. It's not too late to buy tickets or bid on silent auction items. We'd love to see you there!

Click here to buy tickets and browse the silent auction: https://event.auctria.com/ac1cc50f-ca85-4651-98fd-291ec1c0f33a/09480e501ee611eaa945bb9e2ddcf87f

Our Raise the Sails fundraiser is in 2 days! Join us this Friday at France 44 from 7-9pm for an evening of good company, great food, a cash bar, and a fantastic silent auction.

Last week, Edison High School students came down to Bde Maka Ska and learned to sail, swam in the cold waters, and joined the high school racing team in an Ensign race! Six students have been offered a full scholarship to join a youth camp this summer, and plan to join the high school team in the fall. Raise the Sails silent auction and donation proceeds will all go to this programming that encourages students who have never sailed before to become lifelong sailors.

Get your sliding scale tickets here: https://event.auctria.com/ac1cc50f-ca85-4651-98fd-291ec1c0f33a/