The Harper Lake Model Yacht Club (HLMYC) meets every Saturday from 10:00am - 1:00pm, lake and weather conditions permitting, at Harper Lake in Louisville, Colorado to sail and race model sailboats. Our "Regatta Season" runs from the first Saturday in April to the third Saturday in November, but we continue sailing for fun and practice during the "off season" as long as the lake is not covered in ice and there is not enough snow on the banks to make for hazardous footing.

We sail two standard classes of "club boats:" the Thunder Tiger Victoria, shown in the drawing at right, and a slightly larger higher performance class boat, the ODOM, shown below.

These boats rely completely on the wind for their propulsion and have only two, small servo motors on board - one to control the position of the sails and another to control the rudder.  The models are operated from shore using radio-controlled R/C) transmitters, each boat on a different radio frequency.

The principles involved in sailing these models are exactly the same as for real yachts.  If you've sailed before, you'll find that the models handle amazingly true to life. If you don't know how to sail, the skills come quickly and easily.

It's great fun.  Take a few minutes to explore our site and learn more about model sailing and the Harper Lake Model Yacht Club!