Grande Maumelle Sailing Club

Burgee exchange with Fanshawe Yacht Club

GMSC sailors scored well at the Y-Flyer international regatta held in Canada!

This is a reminder that a celebration of life for Jon Claas will be held this Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 5pm, in the Cultural Living Room at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts at 501 East 9th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202.

You may read about Jon’s life at the link below.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Junior Learn-to-Sail program at Grande Maumelle Sailing Club, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s E. Lee Ronnel Music Academy, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, the Little Rock Animal Village, or your preferred charity.

If you'd like to send a memorial donation to the Junior Learn to Sail program, please send a check to:
GMSC
PO Box 55237
Little Rock, AR 72215
Please put Jon Claas's name in the memo line

Or please reach out to us if you'd like to use a Zelle link.

Jon Claas, age 89 Jon Claas passed away peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2026, from complications resulting from a heart valve replacement procedure. For almost ninety years, Jo

GMSC at the Y-Flyer National Regatta.

Come play in the mud!
Bring your work boots!

Thanks to Arkansas Living Magazine and Leigh Wing with Arkansas Great Outdoors for their feature highlighting the many outdoor opportunities our state has on offer!

https://arkansaslivingmagazine.com/story/adventure-afloat/

Arkansas Great Outdoors - Episode 77 Arkansas' water offers summer and year long fun, in this episode we...

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POV: Your friend says, "Want to go for a quick 30-minute sail?"

Best 3 day trip of your life.

No regrets. ⛵😂

With heavy hearts, we say goodbye to one of our own, Jon Claas. 

May fair winds fill his sails and following seas guide him across the eternal waters. His watch complete, yet his wake will remain and his light will guide.

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, August 1st at 5pm, in the Living Room at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts at 501 East 9th Street.

Jon Claas, age 89 Jon Claas passed away peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2026, from complications resulting from a heart valve replacement procedure. For almost ninety years, Jo