sailing

Kiwanis Club hears about family sailing adventures

Jun 24, 2026

Heather Nierman attended a Lake City Kiwanis Club meeting at Lake Pepin Plaza dining hall recently to talk about her sailing adventures in the Caribbean. Her father often talked about sailing that area but that wish was ended by cancer. Heather and her husband decided they would fullfill that...

Sailors enjoy the weekend as season winds down

Sep 11, 2024

The afternoon sun reflects off a sailboat taking advantage of nice weather on Lake Pepin last weekend in this photo by photographer Ben Threinen. Opportunities like this appear to be numbered, at least for this season. The Lake City Marina plans to begin its annual boat haul-out the last week in...

Students sail Sunfish in the rain

Jun 19, 2024

Novice sailors took to the water off Ohuta Beach Saturday in Sunfish sailboats during the Lake City Yacht Club’s Sailing School. The course was scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 15-16. Time is split between classroom and on-the-water instruction. Students learn the parts of the sailboat and...

Catamarans and more on Lake Pepin

Jun 12, 2024

All sorts of watercraft were afloat on Lake Pepin over the weekend, from bargest, to speedboats, to windsurfers.

Colorful spinnakers on Lake Pepin

Oct 4, 2023

One of several photos taken by Ben Threinen of sailboats out on Lake Pepin over the warm weekend.

Yacht club holds annual sailing school

Jun 22, 2022

The Lake City Yacht Club’s Sunfish sailboats were out on Lake Pepin Saturday during the club’s two-day sailing school on June 18-19. According to its website, the club has offered sailing lessons for over 12 years. The basic sailing course includes both classroom and on-the-water instruction. The...

Poem: A Sailboat’s Dream

May 25, 2022

Sailboats dock waiting To sail out of the harbor Away to meet the body of water Far as the sky endlessly Continues the shoreline The trees to layer higher Surround back to destination Begin Editor’s Note: Robin Engel wrote this poem after being inspired by a visit to Lake City. Her book ‘Creative...

Yacht club’s annual sailing school attracts 23 students

Jun 30, 2021

Twenty-three people learned sailing basics during the Lake City Yacht Club’s two-day sailing school on June 19-20. “We have been running our Sunfish sailing school for at least the past 10 years at Ohuta beach,” said Ashley Tao of the Lake City Yacht Club. “Our goal is to introduce people to...

Whereabouts of sailor unknown

May 9, 2018

The operator of a sailboat that was found on the bank of Lake Pepin is still missing. David John Sheridan, 61, of Pepin County, Wis., was reported missing from his sailboat on April 29, according to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office. Sheridan was last heard from at 9:40 p.m. that day. On April...

Go Sailing for Leukemia sets sail July 29, 30

Jul 13, 2017

On Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30, the Lake City Yacht Club will be sponsoring its 21th annual “Go Sailing for Leukemia” fund-raiser. Last year’s event raised over $15,000, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America, to support its on-going...