Gull Lake Sailing school
Gull Lake
Brainerd, Minnesota
Gull Lake
Brainerd, Minnesota
Thomas Schmid Memorial Scholarship
We are very honored to have our sailing school chosen by the family of Thomas Schmid to establish a scholarship memorial in his honor. Tom passed away December 24, 2020. To say Tom was an avid sailor would be an understatement! Tom taught sailing and waterskiing at Camp Foley in the 60's, 70's and 80's. His sailing adventures are both notable and numerous! Tom sailed the Apostle Islands, the entire Mississippi River and the shore line of the Gulf of Mexico, as well as to Cuba. Finally settling in Key West where he lived on his boat his last 12 years. It is of note he became famous for riding out Hurricane Irma in an effort to save his boat and survived to tell many stories about it!
When thinking about a memorial for Tom, his family wanted it to be for a sailing school. Tom's family had spent many summers sailing with him in the annual Gull Lake Fun Regatta and they hosted a number of laser regattas at GLYC as well. The Schmid family all have fond memories of those regattas and camping out at GLYC and would like to establish a scholarship to provide access for youth who might otherwise not have an opportunity to learn this wonderful lifelong sport. If you would like to donate to this scholarship fund click here and write Thomas Schmid in the comment section on the donation page.
We at Gull Lake Sailing School send the Schmid family our condolences and our deepest thanks for thinking of our school. With the growth of our programs we know this will be very meaningful!
https://www.brenny.com/obituary/Thomas-Schmid
When thinking about a memorial for Tom, his family wanted it to be for a sailing school. Tom's family had spent many summers sailing with him in the annual Gull Lake Fun Regatta and they hosted a number of laser regattas at GLYC as well. The Schmid family all have fond memories of those regattas and camping out at GLYC and would like to establish a scholarship to provide access for youth who might otherwise not have an opportunity to learn this wonderful lifelong sport. If you would like to donate to this scholarship fund click here and write Thomas Schmid in the comment section on the donation page.
We at Gull Lake Sailing School send the Schmid family our condolences and our deepest thanks for thinking of our school. With the growth of our programs we know this will be very meaningful!
https://www.brenny.com/obituary/Thomas-Schmid
An Early Christmas!
We Have A Matching Gift!!
December 22, 2020
We are thrilled to announce that Gull Lake Sailing School received an anonymous $10,000 matching gift! This gift was given in recognition of our efforts to grow youth and high school sailing in our local community. The sailors of our own MC Fleet #104 immediately added to this gift so that the total match would be $20,000!
All donations up to $20,000 to GLSS will be matched!!!
The reduction in sailing school revenues due to reduced class offerings and class sizes was significant, as well as reduced revenues from cancelled events and our auction.
We have been given this tremendous opportunity to turn things around for 2020! Our goal is to increase our contributions in order to ensure our programming for 2021. These challenge gifts will allow us to accomplish that goal!
If you have not yet made a contribution in 2020, or are able to increase your contribution, now is the time to double your gift!
We are grateful for all of you who have supported us in this difficult year!
We will keep you posted!! Wrap up that shopping and stay healthy!
We are thrilled to announce that Gull Lake Sailing School received an anonymous $10,000 matching gift! This gift was given in recognition of our efforts to grow youth and high school sailing in our local community. The sailors of our own MC Fleet #104 immediately added to this gift so that the total match would be $20,000!
All donations up to $20,000 to GLSS will be matched!!!
The reduction in sailing school revenues due to reduced class offerings and class sizes was significant, as well as reduced revenues from cancelled events and our auction.
We have been given this tremendous opportunity to turn things around for 2020! Our goal is to increase our contributions in order to ensure our programming for 2021. These challenge gifts will allow us to accomplish that goal!
If you have not yet made a contribution in 2020, or are able to increase your contribution, now is the time to double your gift!
We are grateful for all of you who have supported us in this difficult year!
We will keep you posted!! Wrap up that shopping and stay healthy!
Brainerddispatch.com
"Teagan Hartwig-Burton, a Forestview Middle School Student, leans back and smiles broadly as she sails with another member of the Brainerd High School Sailing team. Submitted photo / Chris Holmes"
"Teagan Hartwig-Burton, a Forestview Middle School Student, leans back and smiles broadly as she sails with another member of the Brainerd High School Sailing team. Submitted photo / Chris Holmes"
Grateful Beyond Words!
Our goal this week was to reach out to say how thankful we are to all of you for your support of Gull Lake Sailing School. Whether it is your financial support, your participation in our sailing school, high school sailing team, volunteering, sponsoring us or spreading the word about us, we are grateful!! We will end the year with exciting news still to come but for today there can be no better way to thank you all than to share the article in today's Brainerd Dispatch. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have. You all have made this possible!
We send our deepest gratitude and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
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We send our deepest gratitude and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
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September Update
2020 Kate and Gene Driessen Sportsmanship Award - Dr. Tyler Dunphy
Tyler has been working hard for our community in the midst of a challenging year. Giving to others. Tyler's excellent competition has been missed on the race course this season. We all thank you for your dedication and commitment to your community.We look forward to seeing you on the starting and finish line in 2021!
High school sailing at GLSS this fall!
2020 Golf Tournament - hole in one!!!
August Update
The 60th Annual Fun Regatta is in the books!
Hot Fun in the summertime recap and thank you !
WE WELCOME YOUR SUPPORT
We ask that if you are able to at this time, that you make a donation to Gull Lake Sailing School. Our ongoing expenses continue including, insurance, property taxes, dock installation, utilities, and most importantly our wonderful instructors. What better place to be than on the water!
We ask that if you are able to at this time, that you make a donation to Gull Lake Sailing School. Our ongoing expenses continue including, insurance, property taxes, dock installation, utilities, and most importantly our wonderful instructors. What better place to be than on the water!
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LEARN TO SAIL
Tired of the house? Too much screen time? There has never been a better time to learn to sail! We have changed our class schedule and established Covid-19 safety policies for safe sailing at GLSS. Lucky participants will be able to hit the lake and leave their troubles behind! We will update our programs and add courses if possible. Have your own boat? Contact us to set up private lessons. Scholarships are available for to students through the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation's Charles McQuinn Memorial Fund. Charles learned to sail on Gull Lake and was an avid supporter and past Commodore of Gull Lake Yacht Club. MAKE A DIFFERENCE - DONATE TODAY! DONATE here to support our youth sailing programs, boat safety and high school racing team. We are making a difference, you can too! LIFE JACKET DRIVE Have you been cleaning during quarantine? Donate new, lightly used or outgrown life jackets to GLSS. We would like to offer life jackets to our students or others in need. Please drop life jackets off under the porch. CONNECT Update your contact information here. |
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GLSS & GLYC EVENTSAUGUST
SAILING SCHOOL August 1 - 60th FUN REGATTA August 15th - GOLF TOURNAMENT LAKES AREA MUSIC FESTIVAL August 24 - Planning meeting HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE 6pm |