As a coda to the post on next gen sailors, here is what is happening at WYC. Our Community sailing center (right next to the WYC clubhouse) has been housed in a 100-year old house that was on the property when we bought it. Filled with small rooms and lacking proper access to all sailors, it was a totally make-due home for the 1000s of the new, high school and collage sailors that called the place their sailing home every summer.
That's all over now. With the full $4 Million raised (for both land and developments), we are tearing down the building this week and starting construction on the new Mike Plant Community Boathouse. With it, the WCSC is ready to embark on building a center that will do the following:
Provide year-round public access to Lake Minnetonka through educational programs and special events, including a community space within the center
Offer boats for membership use, racing, as well as small boat launching capabilities
Offer programs that increase the understanding, and appreciation of sailing, the environment, and the importance of preserving the lake eco-system—a lakeshore learning center
Provide much needed handicap access to the building and accompanying facility for the existing adaptive sailing program and grow the numbers of individuals who can take part in the adaptive sailing program
Provide a safe and innovative facility for area high school and college teams to practice and race competitively
Allow WCSC to further hone its programs and offerings to become a nationally recognized center for sailing excellence
Represent Wayzata from the shores of Lake Minnetonka with an attractive, eco-friendly, building whose design adheres to the character and aesthetic of the original structure
With open space with adaptable partitions in front, team rooms in the middle and heated workspace in the back, the kids are finally going to have as nice a place as us!
That's all over now. With the full $4 Million raised (for both land and developments), we are tearing down the building this week and starting construction on the new Mike Plant Community Boathouse. With it, the WCSC is ready to embark on building a center that will do the following:
Provide year-round public access to Lake Minnetonka through educational programs and special events, including a community space within the center
Offer boats for membership use, racing, as well as small boat launching capabilities
Offer programs that increase the understanding, and appreciation of sailing, the environment, and the importance of preserving the lake eco-system—a lakeshore learning center
Provide much needed handicap access to the building and accompanying facility for the existing adaptive sailing program and grow the numbers of individuals who can take part in the adaptive sailing program
Provide a safe and innovative facility for area high school and college teams to practice and race competitively
Allow WCSC to further hone its programs and offerings to become a nationally recognized center for sailing excellence
Represent Wayzata from the shores of Lake Minnetonka with an attractive, eco-friendly, building whose design adheres to the character and aesthetic of the original structure
With open space with adaptable partitions in front, team rooms in the middle and heated workspace in the back, the kids are finally going to have as nice a place as us!
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