Big Fish Clinic & Little Pond ISCA Regatta (O) Mohican Sailing Club, Ohio
Big Fish Clinic & Little Pond ISCA Regatta (O) Mohican Sailing Club, Ohio
Big Fish Clinic & Little Pond Sunfish Regatta
JUNE 13-14 2026
MOHICAN SAILING CLUB - FLEET 760 SUNFISH CLASS
Mohican Sailing Club, 2187 Mifflin Township Rd. 1265, Lucas, OH 44843
acing your Sunfish would open up a whole new world of fun on the water. It will improve your seamanship skills, give you a chance to sail on various lakes and oceans, and you will meet a lot of new friends who share your enthusiasm for the boat. I say that racing sailboats is like combining chess and athletics. The challenge is addictive!
Saturday- Sunday, June 13-14 Mohican Sailing Club, Lucas, OH
The Mohican Sailing Club and Fleet 760 Sunfish Class are sponsoring a training for folks who know how to sail but have never raced (or are new to racing at the club level) on Saturday afternoon, June 13 and/or Sunday morning, June 14.
There will also be instruction appropriate for sailors who have raced and are at the intermediate level. This will not include basic sailing instruction. You need to know how to sail.
But if you know how to sail, we will give you an understanding of the basic rules, elementary tactics to help you get around the race course quickly, and tips on how to set up your boat for maximum speed.
After the training, you will be ready to participate in the Big Fish Clinic & Little Pond Sunfish Regatta, Sunday afternoon, also sponsored by MSC
We guarantee you will learn a lot, make new friends, and have fun on and off the water. Both the training and regatta are free of charge.
If you live in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, or any of the adjacent states, it will be worth your drive to launch your Sunfish racing career. I will be joined by very experienced Ohio sailor, Mike Stratton, in conducting the training, and lots of individualized help will be available.
The link for the Notice of Race includes options for camping and lodging, as well as email addresses for “local knowledge.”
https://www.sunfishclass.org/assets/06670/Documents/NOR-2/2026/Big_FishNOR.pdf
This is one of the is one of the newest official Sunfish fleets in the country. No matter what your level of experiences come out on Sunday to support the in their first annual regatta. You will be immersed in Sunfish culture.
RSVPs ARE REQUESTED. We want to custom-tailor the schedule and education depending on who is interested in participating. There will be a lot of one-on-one help and mentoring and, if the weather conditions are right, some practice starts and other coaching on the water. Please feel free to come late afternoon-early evening on Friday and we will do some boat inspections and get those out of the way. More of that on Sunday morning as well.
This clinic-regatta combination was an experiment in 2025 and was very well received.
The goal is to give people confidence who have never raced. This will give you the skills necessary to participate in local fleet racing if there’s a club near where you live, or to hit the road and participate in regattas that are held almost every weekend all over the country.
Please send me a message with your questions or to RSVP.
See you on the water!
Mark Kastel
Sunfish 7500
La Crosse Sailing Club
La Crosse, Wisconsin
