Y-Knot Sailing

Happy ! This week, we're highlighting one of our volunteers from last summer and the 2025 Rookie of the Year, Sarah!

"Last summer I volunteered for Y-Knot Adaptive Sailing program...I slowly learned how to rig the sailboats and build confidence with my new skills. I met all sorts of people and at the end of the summer, I left feeling part of an inclusive community while enjoying the beauty of Lake George!"

We're looking for volunteers for Summer 2026! Dates for 2026 Sailing Sundays will be posted to our website soon. Stay tuned by checking us out online at https://pulse.ly/ufjacegmrk.

Earlier this month, we wrapped up our sailing season with our annual regatta and "Sailabration" banquet! We're so grateful to all our volunteers and amazing sailors for another great summer of sailing on Lake George.

You can support Y-Knot year-round by donating at the link below & keep an eye out this winter for our 2026 calendar!

https://www.lakegeorgecamp.org/y-knot-sailing

⛵ Join us September 6 - 7, 2025, for our annual 2-day regatta event! Come for the racing, stay for the fellowship and fun in a beautiful location!

🎉 We will also be hosting our annual “Sailabration” on the evening of September 6th! This banquet and silent auction will celebrate the regatta and the full summer sailing season, while also raising funds to continue offering sailing days free of charge.

🌊 Those not sailing or volunteering in the regatta can register as a “Banquet Guest” and are encouraged to come early to watch the racing happening on the Lake before the dinner event! The banquet is included for any registered sailors and volunteers attending the full regatta.

Join us September 6 - 7, 2025, for our annual 2-day regatta & end-of-season banquet event. Come for the racing, stay for the fellowship and fun in a beautiful location!

Register here:
https://pulse.ly/t0egmyodn9

Come race with us and celebrate another incredible adaptive sailing season!

Our annual regatta will take place on September 6-7, and our end-of-season "Sailabration" banquet/fundraiser will happen the evening of September 6th.

Registration for sailors, volunteers, and banquet guests now open: https://pulse.ly/o8qphumc4k

Congrats to Y-Knot sailor Eric on his first-place finish at the NDAA Invitational regatta this past weekend!!

Pointe Claire Yacht Club, Quebec, Canada, will host this year's Mobility Cup Regatta, August 25-29, on Lac St. Louis in Montreal. Each year, the Cup rotates back and forth between the coasts, which means this year it's closer than ever to home for New York and Vermont sailors. Y-Knot Sailing regular Eric Rose has reserved a Martin 16 in the Gold Fleet, and as of today boats are still available to charter in the Silver Fleet. Registration closes August 15. More information is at https://mobilitycup.com/en/.

Dave Whalen gets some practice at the sip-n-puff controls of a YMCA Camp Chingachgook Y-Knot Sailing Sonar racing boat, Sunday, July 6, 2025. Sailing resumes July 13 and continues every Sunday through August. Adaptive sailors, companions and dock-side volunteers can sign up at https://cdymca.volunteermatters.org/project-catalog/749.

A YMCA Camp Chingachgook Y-Knot Sailing Martin 16 boat is being helmed by sailor Seamus Evans as they go past Buck Mountain on the eastern shore of Lake George with Bill Dutcher waving from the back seat. Sailing resumes at 11:00 AM Sunday, July 15, 2025, and adaptive sailors, companions and dock-side volunteers may sign up at https://cdymca.volunteermatters.org/project-catalog/749.

Y-Knot Sailing at YMCA Camp Chingachgook plans to drop a mark in the water for sail handling practice this Sunday, July 6, 2025. The chalk talk (like the one shown here) on the dock before we launch will cover mark roundings and race starts. Adaptive sailors, companions and dock-side volunteers can sign up at https://cdymca.volunteermatters.org/project-catalog/749.