Cruising Lake Harriet

The primary purpose on this blog is to promote the virtues of sailing on Minneapolis's Lake Harriet in cruising sailboats. Because Lake Harriet is rather small, and dominated by daysailers, this can be a bit of a challenge. An even bigger challenge is the lack of proper marina facilities, as all boats are kept on buoys. Even so, the numbers of keelboats in the 18-23 foot range is creeping up, and the rewards far exceed the efforts. This summer, we have rafted up, grilled dinner and watched the sun set while at anchor. All of this on a sparkling, clean, tree-lined urban lake, with a view of the Minneapolis skyline. For more details on the surrounding neighborhood, see this link. Let's share stories and experiences! We welcome anyone with an interest in these things. Just from a social perspective, it's more interesting if you currently (or want/plan to) sail on Lake Harriet, but we welcome you from anywhere.

If we have a Mission Statement, it is 'To promote quality social and seaman-like sailing among small keelboats on Lake Harriet by:
1) Increasing the interaction between the existing boat owners
2) Possibly encourage current daysailers to move to a bigger boat
3) Encourage new keelboats to the lake

The side-effect is to share this information and experiences for the betterment of the larger sailing community in general.

Comments

  1. joeJanuary 26, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    Thank you for putting this site together! I was looking for information on mooring, but this answered more questions than I would have ever thought to ask. Great job.

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  2. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    Is it against park board rules to be on the lake after dark?

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  3. clayJune 13, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    Regarding after dark, that's complex. According to the rules, everyone is supposed to be out of the park after dark, or 10pm. The reality not so simple. People walk, fish, jog, and sail after that, it is my perspective that rule exists to give the MInneapolis Police a rule to lean against if they need someone out. Everyone can draw their own conclusions.

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