Saw this on the news 😕 : http://www.abc24.com/news/local/story/Arkabutla-Lake-Too-Low-for-Holiday-Summer/ruywIa6atkqbVXvX7tXTgw.cspx
Just got my Hobie 16 all ready to hit the water, was hoping to this weekend, but it looks like i'm going to have to do some road trips ( which i don't mind, my trailer is good )
Any of you guys know of some nice lakes with good ramps and/or beaches to launch from? I'd be happy to meet up and go sailing with any somewhat local sailors/crew anywhere around the midsouth.... once i hone my skipper skills more i plan on sailing on the gulf coast. Also I would love to crew for any experienced sailors to gain all the knowledge I can soak up!!
Cheers! 😀
Tim
( grovertim@gmail.com )
Closest spot is Sardis. I was there yesterday at the Teckville Ramp on the north shore. Even though the lake is down there is a lot of sailing area. There is a lot of beach area around for landing. From Collierville it takes me about an hour and fifteen minutes. You have about a 5 mile run to the dam if you want to go that far.
Lemme know if you want to go sometime. I just met a guy in Collierville is finished fixing up his new to him H18.
I have never sailed Pickwick. Always thought is was too narrow and too much power boat traffic. I hear Enid is nice - about 2/3's the size of Sardis. Not sure there is beach there.
Lake Maumelle in Arkansas is another. Its probably 3 hours away though. But they have a sailing club there. Never sailed there but driven past it and it looks very nice.
David
'84 Hobie 18 SE
Lake Maumelle in Arkansas is another. Its probably 3 hours away though. But they have a sailing club there. Never sailed there but driven past it and it looks very nice.
I am an associate member at the Grande Maumelle Sailing Club where I crew on a keelboat in the winter. I do not yet race cats there as I have a P18 and the regular summer series only has classes for Hobie 20 and Hobie 16 as well as several one-design centerboard fleets such as Y-flyers, Flying Scotts, and Thistles. We race every other Sunday afternoon. The next big regatta which is an open invitation and includes FREE entry is the Labor day regatta which I believe expands to include any additional Hobie classes.
Check us out at www.gmsc.org.
Jeremy
Busted 1981 Prindle 18
Central Arkansas
Grenada, Sardis and Enid lakes in MS are all less than two hours from Memphis. I know there are a couple of lakes in AR and Pickwick over on the MS/TN state line at Iuka - Of course there is the Gulf Coast just 5hrs or so away
Capt Teach