High School Outreach

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Indiana Area High School students enjoyed a nice breeze for their first experience sailing at Yellow Creek this Sunday. The sailors are part of a new club which gives the students the chance to learn about and then practice sailing.

IHS student Will Ferguson takes the helm of a Hunter 170 sailboat.

Club advisors are FOYC volunteers Nathanael Arthurs and Beth Rettig. The two are experienced sailors who will introduce sailing “theory” at IHS during club days. Then everyone gets to test their skills on the water at Yellow Creek.

Currently Friends of Yellow Creek gives access to adult and community sailors through the Community Sailing Base. FOYC also hosts the IUP sailing club. FOYC co-chair Ken Sherwood oversees sailing instruction with the various groups.

Friends’ Kayak Rack

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Thanks to volunteers for installing a kayak rack at the FOYC Community Sailing base. A group of seven volunteers installed a pair of racks on Saturday on the north shore. The original racks were built on the south shore for FOYC by Luke Hamilton for an Eagle Scout project.

Now the racks have been repurposed and are available for friends storage. Would you like to keep a kayak at the park? Are you on the wait list for the McFeeter’s Cove racks? We have 12 bays available on a first-come, first-served basis. Donations of $130 are accepted for a seasonal rack space. (April 15-October 31). In order to fairly meet demand, we limit any family to one slot. Please contact FriendsOfYellowCreek@gmail.com for more information. Kayaks are stored at the owners’ risk; we encourage you to use a cable to lock it to the rack.

Please contact friendsofyellowcreek@gmail.com for more information.

 

 

Sailing 2019

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Sailing season is around the corner.  We will once again offer community sailing members access to FOYC boats at the Yellow Creek Sailing Base.

I’m happy to report that we have a new addition to our fleet. Have a look at the beautiful Sunfish sailboat at the right. Does this bring back memories of youth sailing? Come back to sailing. If you are experienced, you can quickly be certified and have unlimited use of boats in our fleet.

If you are rusty or a complete beginner, our instructor and community sailors will help you learn the ropes (literally).

Sailing base members are also able to use our SUPs (stand up paddle boards).

Sign-up on the FOYC Sailing Page. Email with questions: friendsofyellowcreek@gmail.com

 

 

YC Monthly Mountain Bike Races – 2019 Dates Announced

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Founded in 2010, this is the 10th year of the YC Monthly Races!

The races began as a way to introduce more folks to the cross country trail system that circumnavigates Yellow Creek Lake and also as a vehicle to raise funds and increase membership for Friends of Yellow Creek.  We continue the race for those same reasons.  All proceeds go toward FoYC memberships and payouts.

Two races are offered:

  • A 20 Mile loop that includes all of the trails around the lake
  • A 14 Mile out-and-back that takes in the majority of the south shore trails

Race Dates:

Saturday, March 30th
Saturday, April 20th
Saturday. May 25th
Saturday, September 7th – Series Championship
Key Times:

Registration Begins at 9:00 A.M.

Pre-Race Meeting 9:50 A.M.

Race Start 10:00 A.M.

 

Register for March race here

Visit the YC Monthly page for more information

Summer 2018 Sailing

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FOYC Community Sailing has tentative scheduled five group-sail Wednesdays.  CS members can join a US Sailing instructor for informal lessons and group sailing. No prior experience is required.  We meet at the sailing base; come as early as 4pm if you can, but we’ll adjust to suit participants work schedules and stay until 8pm.
5/30
6/13
6/20
7/11
7/18
2018 Participants must register via the survey form on the bottom of this page:  http://www.friendsofyellowcreek.org/sailing/
FOYC policy is to invite sailors to try it out once if they’re unsure. Following that, we do ask that participants are paid community sailing members. You can mail memberships to the FOYC PO Box, but it’s even more efficient for us if you choose to do this online. (Once paid, you will also have access to the base through the lock code).
Experienced sailors are welcome to join and take a certification sail with me. Once I’ve signed off, you’re able to access club boats whenever you like. Of course, all community base members can also make use of the paddle boards whenever you like.
Our blue Javelin “Lady Diane” is already in the water.  For those of you who are more adventurous, I’m happy to share the news that we have recently accepted the donations of a Hobie 16 catamaran and a 470 racing sloop.  I’m looking forward to tuning these up and launching soon. We also have a pair of covers on order for our Javelins, so that it should be easier to launch with a little less bailing after rain storms!
Beginners, US Sailing generally suggests it takes about 20 hours of practice on the water in addition to knowing the “sailing theory” to get certified. There are several good books available; I’ve also modified a set of slides I use for teaching IUP sailors, if you’re interested in some self-study: