Calhoun Yacht Club and Lake Calhoun Sailing School instructors at Lake Calhoun. Left to Right, Ana Reiter, Ni ck Reiter, Jessica Smith, Kevin Jewett, Andrea Johnson, Mark Cook Jessica Sells, Chris Krogh, Bessie Alyeshmerni, Joanna Smith, and Mike Woldum.
Calhoun Yacht club and Lake Calhoun Sailing School X fleet sailors receiving awards at the annual Interlake Regatta on Lake Minnetonka,. Left to Right unknown woman, Ronnie Wexler, Scott Wexler, Chris Krogh, Mike woldum,. Ms George, Laura Coppage.
Left to right, MikeWoldum, Joanna Smith, Robert Sharp, Max Salzman, Jenny Myers, John Dyer, Sarah Mason, Katie McLaughlin, Elinor Mason, David Lang. These X sailors are preparing to race in the X Inland on Lake Geneva. X skippers and crew are all 6 years old or under.
Calhoun Yacht Club member, John Huseth winning the first place trophy for the Interlakes Regatta on White Bear Lake. John is receiving his award from Tom Weigel, Interlakes Chairman and a member of the Calhoun Yacht Club. Standing by is head judge, Tom Hodgson.
This wooden A scow, built in 1966, is being raced on Lake Minnetonka. Note the wearing of life jackets for the heavy wind. Sailors are Gary Reiter, Nick Reiter Bill Horak, Jim Johnson, Andy Stanton and John Eide.
This wooden A scow is 38 feet long, it has a sail with 1200 square feet and was built in 1966. Sailors are Gary Retier, Nick Reiter, Jim Johnson, BillHorak, Andy Stanton, and John Eide.
Left to right- Dick Sachett, Dick Garwood, Frank Bauman, Don Pott, Stuart Lemon, Marshall Ervin, Eric Peterson, Bill Chandler, R. F. Peterson, Bobby Smith, Barry Ervin Sr., Berry Ervin Jr., Paul Whiting Lewis Miner Sr., Lewis Miner Jr., Carlton DeRum, E.C. Garwood, ? Bauman.
Calhoun Yacht Club members waiting on the submerged dock for a decision to sail or not in the storm. Left to right- Will Tajibnapis, Dale Borgeson, Eric Protzman, Jake Waddington, Mike Biele, Greg Stauffer skippers waiting on submerged dock on a decision to sail or not in the storm.
Calhoun C Scow Fleet on Lake Calhoun. The sailboats are skippered and crewed by John Wiggins, George and Charles Reiter, Lewis and "Pop" Miner, and Dick and Bob Garwood. Note: all sailboat are gaffrigs, but some boats have pointed bows and some have smooth, blunt, rounded bows.
Opti skipper Max Salzman at the Aquatennial on Lake Calhoun. The Opti is 7 foot 9 inches long and the beam is 3 feet8 inches. The sail area has 35 square feet of sail.
John Dyer, Lars Hanson and Joe Dickenson were the top three laser sailors. Laser sailboats are car top carried. There are two lasers in the picture. On this particular Thanksgiving, there had been 12 inches of snow the night before.
Calhoun Yacht Club X Fleet members receive awards at the annual X Inland Regatta on Lake Pewaukee. Left to Right, is John Coppage, Mike Woldum, Joanna Smith, Andy Graff, Kevin Jewett, Bessie Alyeshmerni, Robert Sharp, Ronnie Wexler, Scott Wexler and Jenny Myers.
Calhoun Yacht Club X fleet skipper Joanna Smith and crew Katie McLaughlin preparing to launch at Lake Geneva. The x boat skippers and crew are 16 years old or under.
Calhoun Yacht Club X Fleet skipper Mike Woldum and crew Robert Sharp racing in heavy winds on Lake Minnetonka. Both skipper and crew are hiking on the boat.
Calhoun Yacht Club X Fleet skipper Mike Woldum and crew Robert Sharp racing the Interlake Regatta on Lake Minnetonka.The sail with the M is from Minnetonka Yacht Club.
These cannons are used by the judges at the starting and finishing lines for sailboat races. They were purchased by Calhoun Yacht Club August 27, 1936. these are 10 gage cannons, black powder, smmoth bore and manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The cost was $19.80. These cannons give off a puff of smoke that can be seen anywhere on the lake.
Class B Scow "Pathfinder" with reaching spinnaker and pennant flying from gaff and mainsail on Lake Calhoun. West shoreline of Lake Calhoun is in the background.
Two Class B Scows racing on Lake Calhoun. Charles F. Reiter is at the tiller of the "Pathfinder." J.C. Vincent and Bob George were the owners and skippers of "LaPaloma."
E Scow racing on Lake Calhoun at the Aquatennial Regatta. This boat was built at Johnson Boat Works, White Bear Lake. Don Whiting is preparing to step forward to remove the spinnaker pole. The skipper is Erle Reiter
Lake Harriet commodore Rome Riebeth presents Lake Harriet/Lake Calhoun X fleet regatta trophy to Lake Calhoun commodore Austin Caswell. This was an annual regatta between the two city lakes.
Record book showing income and expenditures for the club beginning in 1928 through 1950. the book also includes on page 144 the Annual Meeting notes for May 14, 1935. Note: some blank pages.
Membership card for the Calhoun Yacht Club features the Club's logo which is a red, white and blue burgee. The card includes space for a member name, number and the Secretary's signature. The card is blank.
Calhoun Yacht Club sailors gathering on Lake Calhoun's main dock. Some of them are: Dick Carlson in yellow shirt, Tom Nixon in light blue stripped shirt and Eric Bloomquist in red headband on the far right.
X fleet skipper Mike Woldum and his crew Kris Krogh racing at a club race on Lake Calhoun. X fleet skippers must be under 16 years old or under. The skipper is using the dog leg a tiller extension, for steering. The crew has set the jib with the whisker pole.
X fleet skipper Mike Wolum with his crew Mike Rummel racing at the Calhoun Spring Regatta. This particular regatta allowed for an adult crew. Both skipper and crew are on the low side since it was a light wind day.