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Commodore Ed Bailey (center) explains the Sailing
Club's sterling silver trophies to S.C. Governor Ernest F.
Hollings. Looking on is Vice Commodore John Wrisley.
The occasion was the gala club dedication party in 1961. Although
founded in the summer of 1957 it would be four years before the club had
located and developed a portion of 7-acres of wilderness at the
northeast corner of Lake Murray. Phase One produced ramps, docks,
limited boat and car parking, and a small but adequate clubhouse.
A highlight of the evening was running the club burgee up a borrowed
sailboat mast which had been temporarily lashed to the clubhouse
porch. The breeze blew in appreciation! |
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Since 1957, the Columbia Sailing Club (CSC) has fulfilled its charter to
“further interest and activities in sailing in Central South Carolina.”
CSC enjoys a prime location on the eastern shores of Lake Murray, and it
hosts an extensive list of sailing events and activities.
CSC is a member of the
South Atlantic
Yacht Racing Association and the
US SAILING
Association. It has sponsored regional and national championship
regattas and is home to more than a half dozen regattas each year,
including its famous Easter Regatta and Midlands Regatta.
The club also boasts national championship sailors within its ranks, as
well as US SAILING certified Race Judges and Officers. Many of CSC’s
members are also members of the
Lake Murray Yacht Racing
Association, which hosts the popular Outback Regatta and over 20
club races each year at CSC.
With its focus
on education, CSC offers community sailing, seamanship, and boating
safety programs in conjunction with such organizations as
US SAILING,
the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, and the
U.S. Power Squadron.
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