Fleet Contacts
Thistle
The Thistle is a high performance one design dinghy that is 17' long and weighs 515 pounds. The boat is sailed with a total crew of three, although sailing "double handed" is easily done. Currently the club has 14 Thistle skippers (boat owners) in the Thistle fleet who are active in local and national racing. The national Thistle Class website is www.thistleclass.com The fleet captain of the Thistle fleet is Philip Kneibert 913.481.6468; pkneibert@mloausa.com
Hobie Cat
Contact: John Eaton 913.915.4907 sailflatlands@gmail.com
General Fleet Communication
Using the "contact us" link below, you can forward a message to our fleet communication coordinator (currently Kelly Hollowell). Kelly will then forward your message to the appropriate person or group. If you would like to send an email direct to Kelly, her email address is khollowell@aais.com
Contact Us
Flying Scot
Contact Ted Lischer: 816.803.3920 tlischer@aais.com
Juniors (Opti & Laser)
KSA supports two levels of Junior sailing. The Optimist, or "Opti" for short. is a great boat for kids 12 and under. Here is a link to the national class website www.usoda.org .
The Laser www.laser.org is a high performance Olympic class boat designed to be sailed by one. Many world class skippers have started in Opti's, competed in the Laser class and gone on to win Olympic and America's Cup victories.
Contact Ted Lischer (816) 803-3920 tlischer@aais.com for more information on Kansas Sailing Association's Junior Program.