The 2025 Sailing Season is in full swing!
We’ve enjoyed some great sailing on Lake Harriet this summer. Only a dozen Club Sailing days (Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings) remaining in the season. If you’re close to skippering out, schedule your test with the Instruction Team.
If you are a returning member, you are welcome to renew your membership without entering the lottery.
Questions can be emailed to info@tcsailing.com.
Celebrating new skippers
Skippering out and being able to take out the TCSC boats on your own time is a goal of many within the club.
We also organize trips to various sailing destinations. Our annual tradition is the Fun Times Armada up north on Lake Superior.
With your TCSC membership you have access to racing on Lake Harriet with the Lake Harriet Yacht Club. Racers enjoy racing on the weekends and Wednesday evenings.
Welcome to the Twin Cities Sailing Club, a community sailing organization on Lake Harriet
The Twin Cities Sailing Club (TCSC) welcomes adults of all sailing abilities — from beginners to experienced sailors — and offers a great opportunity to sail regularly during the summer on beautiful Lake Harriet (map) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The club’s sailing season runs from early May to early October. The club organizes twice-weekly sailing days throughout the season. These take place at the Lake Harriet bandshell dock on Tuesdays at 5.30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9.00 a.m.
TCSC members have access to the club’s fleet of 17 boats. They also can race and crew with the sailors of the Lake Harriet Yacht Club (LHYC) through our long-established affiliation with that club. We also participate in other exciting sailing activities, from racing on Lake Minnetonka to cruising the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior.
What if I don’t know how to sail?
We provide opportunities for complete beginners and experienced sailors to learn and improve their skills. The club provides a framework, instruction materials, and a skill-based path to proficiency. New sailors enjoy sailing practice with experienced skippers and advance at their own pace toward skipper qualification. The club welcomes brand-new sailors who bring motivation, enthusiasm and energy!
If you are a prospective member, be sure that our location, times and activities fit your interests and availability.
Watch the video below to learn more about club sailing.
If you are interested in structured sailing classes, you may want to investigate these options:
Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Board Lessons
Minneapolis Sailing Center or MSC on Bde Maka Ska
How to say Lake Calhoun’s Dakota name
Lake Minnetonka Sailing School
Wayzata Community Sailing Center
Youth Sailing Resources (on lake Nokomis)
(The Twin Cities Sailing Club does not endorse any of these options; they are provided merely as community resources.)