We are pleased to announce that The Dillon Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program has a new junior facility. After gaining approval from the Denver Water Board, Dillon Marina and the town of Dillon we are now underway to continue our education for the next generation of outstanding sailors in the state of Colorado. The DYC Junior Sailing Committee took advantage of this wonderful opportunity to select a new location designed just for the kids and established a place they can call home.

The new facility will boast a log cabin design that will fit to the surrounding community and mountain feel. Each end of the cabin will have large barn doors for easy access to store the boats, motors and equipment in the off season. During the season, the inside will be converted into a setting completed with white boards for instruction and all the proper tools to make sure the means of teaching is at its top level. It will house all reading materials, miniature boats to learn rigging, pictures and for the kids to display their accomplishments through certificates or trophies. When weather allows, the barn doors will be opened and the students can sit outside.

The realization of the DYC Junior Sailing center obviously comes with a financial commitment for its construction. Therefore, we are reaching out to the community and seeking pledges to offset the construction expenses. With the current funds, we have to make sure we maintain highly skilled instructors for teaching and proper upgrades to the sailing equipment in which they have been earmarked for.

How are we doing this? We are giving away two different name plaques that will be placed on each log on either side of the cabin's front door. For example, all the names on the left side of the door will be for the “Skippers Club” with a $500 pledge and the names on the right side of the door will be for the “Admiral's Club” our $1,000 pledges.   Of course, any pledge regardless of the amount will be very beneficial.

There is a lengthy wish list for additional pieces of equipment and other furnishings for the facility and we would welcome any further donations into our appeal.

You can donate by check or money order by mailing your donation to: The DYC Junior Sailing Program P.O. Box 4094 Frisco, CO 80443.

To make a contribution by mail:                                                        CLICK HERE to donate to the DYC Junior Sailing Program

Click here to download a pledge form for the building             

Click here to download a general pledge form