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Sail School
What is the North Lake Yacht Club and the North Lake Sailing School?
It is all of us who have a common interest in promoting sailing as a lifelong activity and sport on North Lake.
The North Lake Yacht Club was formed in 1953 to provide an organization that would offer sailing and social activities for the families of North Lake. For the first 35 years the North Lake Yacht Club also maintained a Sailing Club which taught sailors of all ages through formalized summer classes and hired instructors. This tradition continues under the North Lake Sailing School.
The North Lake Sailing School was created as a seperate legal entity in 1989. The NYLC was originally established as a non-profit organization, but not charitable. To become charitable requires significant paperwork and scrutiny by the government to justify this status. The formation of the NLSS as a non-profit, charitable organization provided a means for individuals, companies, and other organizations to donate boats, equipment, and make financial contributions that can be officially recognized for tax purposes. As a result, the sailing school now has a fleet of sailboats that they can lease to beginning sailors before they have to commit to purchasing their own boat. This provides a way for more people in the North Lake community to experience the joys of sailing and has allowed the school to continue to grow. Financial donations also help to offset some of the additional costs associated with running the sailing school as a separate organization.
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