LNYC Junior Program

This page is dedicated to the Lake Norman Yacht Club (LNYC) Junior Sailing Program The LNYC Junior Program is not just about teaching kids to sail.

It’s more about teaching them a ‘Life Sport’. If we had to sum up our program in two words, it would be ‘Corinthian Spirit’. We challenge each sailor to live by these simple words whether they are here at the club or at school with their friends. We encourage all of our sailors to learn to race once they have learned the basics. And, though we are a volunteer club with limited resources, our sailo

03/30/2020

Shot from the Thistle Mid-Winters with Brad Russell, Joe Hart, and LNYC Jr Murphy. Finished 6th of 42 boat fleet. Not bad for some lake sailors.

03/13/2020

The JR Club Series registration is online at https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/20293

Skippers and crew both need to register to be scored.

2020 LNYC Junior Club Series : Lake Norman Yacht Club Junior Program Junior Series includes the following classes: O'Pen Skiff, Optimist Green; Optimist White/Blue/Red; Sunfish; Laser Full, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7; Club 420 Skipper and Club 420 Crew.

02/21/2020

Need some gear? Need to clean out the garage?

02/11/2020

Rules Seminar - Saturday Feb 15th 0900-1300, at the LNYC Clubhouse

BJ Jones and Brad Russell will again be joining Ken Gorni for an interactive and entertaining discussion of the
rules and tactics, using the UK Halsey Rules Quiz. It will be beneficial to all you racers: juniors, high school, keelboat,
dinghy, etc

Members:. Please register online at LNYC.org, click on the event in the calendar and "volunteer". Non-members: Please email Ken at kengorni at Gmail dot com.

07/22/2019

Congratulations to SAYRA junior sailors for their strong performance at the 2019 Laser North American Championship. Kenny Corsig from LNYC finished 10th and Benjamin Smith from CYC-NC finished 12th in the 84 boat Radial fleet.

08/16/2018

Congratulations to Adam Larson and Kenny Corsig for their strong performance at the I420 World Championships in Newport, RI. Competing against the best international youth sailors from 17 countries, the pair made the cut for the “Gold Fleet” and finished in 34th overall out of 73 teams.

Photos from South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association's post

08/10/2018

08/28/2017

Come out and enjoy the LNYC Labor Day Regatta this weekend. Sailing, Shrimp boil and great music! We're expecting a big turnout of Opti and C420 sailors for our SAYRA qualifier.

Go to www.regattanetwork.com/event/15202 to register!

2017 Labor Day Regatta, San Juan 21 North Americans & Shrimp Boil : Lake Norman Yacht Club The Lake Norman Yacht Club, 297 Yacht Club Rd. Mooresville, NC 28117 invites you to the 2017 Labor Day Regatta, San Juan 21 North Americans, and Past Commodore's Shrimp Boil. There will be great sailboat racing, Past Commodore’s Shrimp Boil for dinner, Band, dancing, and Special Olympics wine/craft…

08/10/2017

Congratulations to LNYC juniors Adam Larson and Kenny Corsig for their outstanding accomplishment competing in the C420 Triple Crown Championships. Their combined score in the 3 events resulted in a 6th place overall finish, 1st in the Junior Division.

North Americans (Buffalo)- 11th out 128 (3rd in Junior Division)
Buzzards Bay Regatta- 7th out of 167 (1st in Junior Division)
Nationals (Cape Cod)- 6th out of 153 (2nd in Junior Division)