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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.
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