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Sailing in South Dakota
Boaters from all over set sail at Lewis & Clark Lake.
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250 sailboats are docked at Lewis and Clark Lake in Yankton.
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Ideal wind speeds range from about 10-20 mph. Whitecaps usually ensure a rocky sail.
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The sailing crafts range from 40 foot Catalinas to Hobie Cats.
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Storms like to follow the Missouri; a few years ago high winds forced docks to dislodge and several boats were crushed.
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Sailboating terms (such as port and starboard, halyards, sheets, tacking, ready about and hard alee) used on ocean yachts are still used during inland sailing.
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South Dakotans also sail the waters of Lake Oahe, the Missouri at Platte and several Black Hills Lakes.
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Sailors from 200 miles around dock their sailboats at Lewis and Clark Lake.
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Despite the 250 sailboats docked at Yankton, you can still find yourself alone on the lake.
We received these spring photos from readers Sandy and Wayne Freeman.
Photos by Fae Johnston.
Photos by Robin Hao Gonzalez.
Photos by Bernie Hunhoff
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