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ASA continues and expands sailing work directly with ASA as a direct affiliate and tion for the beginner to experienced sailors.
started Learn To Sail Cleveland(LTSC). The protected downtown sailing environment
lessons in downtown Cleveland front Yacht Sales & Service, is now a full affil- behind the break wall, as well as the harbor
LTSC, an education component of River-
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openings to the lake, make for safe fun and
iate of the American Sailing Association and easy sailing. LTSC’s ASA Certified and USCG
Riverfront Yacht Sales & Service is offering sailing lessons and American Sailing Association is offering their sailing certification program licensed instructors have extensive Great
certification in Cleveland this year. Riverfront Yacht is a well known boatyard established in 1985 in Cleveland. Check out the school on the Lakes and ocean sailing experience.
and located on the Cuyahoga River. They offer full marine service and boat storage to both recre- ASA website at: https://asa.com/schools/ohio/ The instructors focus on seamanship,
ational power and sailboats, as well as being the regional dealer for Jeanneau sailboats. learn-to-sail-cleveland building confidence, safety, and having fun.
Riverfront has teamed up with Lake Erie Islands Sailing school for the last four years to provide Conveniently located on Cleveland’s down- Class sizes are small, typically limited to four
basic lessons. To offer and expand their lessons and services to sailing students, they they now town lakefront, LTSC offers sailing instruc- students, so they can provide one-on-one
attention and a positive experience on the
Lake Erie record smallmouth bass was 16 years old water. Lessons are taught on 33’ Tartan 10 sail-
boats with roomy cockpits, good stability and
great visibility. LTSC also offers private sailing
The 10.15-pound smallmouth bass caught in the Ontario, Canada waters of Lake Erie in November lessons, purchasing assistance for new and
2022 was a 16-year-old female, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) used boats, and new and used boat orienta-
Division of Wildlife. The record fish is the only known 10-pound smallmouth bass caught in a tion on customers’ own boats.
Great Lakes state or province. New on the horizon is the developing racing
On November 3, 2022, Gregg Gallagher of Fremont, Ohio, caught the 10.15-pound smallmouth instruction. ASA has purchased racing educa-
bass while fishing in Ontario provincial waters of Lake Erie. That fish was larger than the previous tor North U. ASA is well known and accepted in
Ontario record, a 9.84-pound bass caught in 1984, and larger than Ohio’s current smallmouth most bareboat charters due to their reputation
bass record, a 9.5-pound fish. The new Ontario provincial record was weighed soon after the catch for education in safe boat handling, seaman-
on a certified scale in Port Clinton. ship and navigation. This makes advancing
The fish was transferred to the Division of Wildlife’s Sandusky Fisheries Research Station for one’s sailing skills fun and exhilarating while
species identification validation and measurements. The fish was measured as 23¾ inches in learning and having the confidence to proper-
length and 19 /8 inches in girth. The Division of Wildlife recently sampled the record bass and ly command and operate a sailboat. And now,
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determined it to be a 16-year-old female that was hatched in 2006. The fish was aged by analyzing one can take it a step further and learn perfor-
its otoliths, inner-ear structures that develop annuli much like the rings on a tree. It is rare for a mance sail trim, racing tactics and much more.
smallmouth bass to exceed 14 years of age. LTSC envisions this new endorsement as a
Division of Wildlife fish management staff routinely survey smallmouth bass in Lake Erie to bass is five, with a 14-inch minimum size. real winner. Their goal is to connect with the
aid in population monitoring. Smallmouth bass captured in these surveys are typically less than Lake Erie fishing reports, information local racing clubs to provide educated crew
20 inches and weigh fewer than 7 pounds. The bass caught by Gallagher surpassed the size of all on Lake Erie research and management to their club rosters and crew lists so their
surveyed fish. programs, fisheries resources, maps, and graduated students can continue to sail and
Lake Erie hosts excellent smallmouth bass fishing throughout the year. The best locations are links to other Lake Erie web resources are experience all types of sailing.
usually rocky humps or points along island or mainland shorelines, as well as offshore reefs and available at wildohio.gov. The current fishing If interested in one of our certification
break walls around marinas or river mouths. Smallmouth bass spawn in late spring, and to reduce regulations can be found on the HuntFish programs, please visit their website: https://
fishing pressure on bass there is a daily harvest limit on Lake Erie of one bass from May 1 to June OH app, at wildohio.gov, or locations where learntosailcleveland.com MAB
23, 2023, with an 18-inch minimum size. Outside of this timeframe, the daily limit for smallmouth fishing licenses are sold. MAB

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