High School Sailing is one of the normal things we have been able to do this fall, with some limitations… We’ve hosted 4 events at the lake so far this fall, all socially distanced with masks on while on shore of course! We’ve invited our new friends from Leatherlips’ HS programming over to join us and we’re having a blast … Read More
HSC Junior Race Team
It was a different kind of year for the Hoover Junior Race team this year as you can imagine. In lieu of our extensive regatta travels we branched out into becoming more diverse sailors. We were able to practice two nights a week and sail in the club Wednesday club races for the first time. We traveled to Leatherlips for … Read More
Fall High School Sailing
The leaves will start turning, the kids are heading back to school (sort of) and football is in the air…wait, never mind. Well, all of that means that our High School Sailing program will be kicking off with kids from 19 local school districts joining us for another season of fun on and off the water. Even with our COVID-19 … Read More
Junior Race Team Update
As we wrap up our second week of sailing we have had some exciting things to report. First, this past Wednesday evening the JRT teams fielded 4 Interlake crews a 420 and an Opti and raced in the Club Pursuit series event. Our kids represented well and the positive feedback from club members was fantastic. More big news for the … Read More
Senior Spotlight: Ally Hoeft
Ally started with us in the fall of 2018, and honestly, I’m not sure how she found us. She’d never taken any classes with us, she just showed up to the open house in the fall and started sailing with us! And boy am I glad she did…in her 2 short years with us, she’s only missed a handful of … Read More
Senior Spotlight: Maeve Ginty
This senior spotlight features one of our stellar Westerville North HS crew. Maeve started sailing with us during the Spring 2018 season and immediately joined forces with Nadia Reynolds to become a team to be reckoned with in Ohio! Her first regatta was States, where she finished 3rd! Fast forward two years and 13 top-two finishes later and her trophy … Read More
Senior Spotlight: Cam McVay
Cam McVay is one of the founding members of the Central Ohio High School Sailing Association. Cam started his sailing career in our Learn to Sail program several years before HS Sailing was a thing. Once we figured out how to do it, Cam was one of the first to sign up, rarely missing practices, becoming one of the go-to … Read More
Senior Spotlight: Nadia Reynolds
Nadia Reynolds really needs no introduction…she’s a founding member of Central Ohio High School Sailing Association (COHSSA) starting her career with us the very first day we put this thing together in the fall of 2015. She’s been the leader of Westerville North HS sailing team ever since; training, recruiting, and being their #1 cheerleader since day one. I can … Read More
Senior Spotlight: Cam Friedauer
Cam Friedauer started with us in the spring of 2016 after a random call from his mom Kari asking what kind of sailing we could possibly do in Columbus, Ohio, I told her, “We do LOTS of sailing in Columbus, bring your kid to the lake some time to check it out.” He happened to come to one of the … Read More
Senior Spotlight: Grace Squires
The “Class of COVID-19” high school seniors did not know their last day of school would be in mid-March and most are “stuck” at home with parents. So good news about the future of our high schoolers is always welcome. Junior sailor Grace Squires is heading to the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina to start as a freshman … Read More