"Sailing Away on TVA:" Learning
to Sail in Upper
"Sailing Away on TVA"
might seem like a somewhat ridiculous statement and Upper East
Tennessee might seem like a strange place to learn how to sail. However, there
are a lot of
opportunities if you just look around and many nice TVA lakes to explore. I
have listed
just a few of them below:
Watauga
This is a local sailing club that sponsors several events including sailboat
races, dock parties,
dinner meetings, etc. The links for the WLSC main
web page and the WLSC
Picture Gallery
contain information on events. Additional pictures are also shown below:
Pic 1 (Jerry
Pfeiffer waiting for race to start)
Pic 2 (Clark Lucas on dock getting ready to
race)
Pic 3 (Lakeshore Marina, Watauga Lake)
Pic 4 (Picture during race)
Pic 5 (Jo and Bill Chase on Sun Castle, Daysailing on Watauga Lake)
Pic 6 ( John Kiefer racing on 5/2/99,
picture taken by Sue Lockett on Committee Boat)
Pic 7 (Bill Murdock and John Middaugh racing, picture taken by Sue Lockett)
Pic 8 (Bill Murdock racing with
spinnaker, picture taken by Sue Lockett)
Pic 9 (New
1/1/01!, 1st Annual Jan. 1st Race, spent
more time shoveling snow than sailing!)
Pic 10 (New
July 2001, J Little,
compliments Janet Hall
Photography, mailto:jahallpt@juno.com)
Eastman Sailing Club
This sailing club is for employees and families of Eastman Chemical Company.
The club
sponsors sailing classes, local day sails on
Bay, The Outer Banks, the Caribbean, the
Pic
1 (John Kiefer on Outer Banks of NC)
Pic 2 (sunset
on Outer Banks of NC)
Pic 3 (Beating
on crossing to Ocacroke, Outer Banks, NC)
Pic 4 (Well
deserved meal after day on Water, Crisfield Maryland)
Pic 5 (Smooth
Sailing on the Outer Banks, NC)
Pic 6 (Dock at
Oriental, NC)
Pic 7 (Crossing
from St. Martin to St. Bart with family, Aunt Betty, and Uncle Chris)
Pic 8 (My small
sailboat in my backyard, Fort Patrick Henry Lake)
Pic 9 (Crew of
Listener, June '98, Relaxing after Day of Sailing on Chesapeake Bay
"Can Life Be Any Better?")
Sailing Lessons, Classes, Self Study
-Go to a sailing school such as the Annapolis Sailing School
-Take private lessons in docking at the Lake Lanier Sailing
Academy (near
of sailing or some other sailing school. Docking is one of the harder things to
learn and you
a few hours of "one on one" training can work wonders for your
confidence.
-Read the "The
videos/books are available from West Marine.
-Charter a boat with a Captain and a boat in the
-Take a United States Power Squadron Course
such as the "Boat Smart" Class. You don't have
to be a member to take this class on boat safety equipment, rules of the road,
safe operation
of a boat, etc. Members are offered other classes on sailing, dead reckoning,
celestial navigation,
etc. Contact Clark Lucas at 423-538-4643 or mailto:acral@chartertn.net for
general information.