Windmill Class Association

Upcoming Events
Help the Event Organizers plan -- SIGN UP on the Events page.
 - June 2,3 : Windmill Midwestern Championship at Hoover Sailing Club, Westerville, OH
 - June 9,10 : Go For The Gold Regatta at GCYC, Scotts Flat Lake, Ca
 - June 16,17 : Rock Hall One Design Regatta - District III Championships at Rock Hall YC, Maryland
 - July 26-29 : 2012 Windmill Class National Championships at Rock Hall YC, Maryland
 - Aug 11-12 : Fishing Bay Yacht Club 73rd Annual Regatta at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville,Va

Web Site Updates
The By-Laws and Constitution have finally been updated with the current versions.
New Articles have been added.

The Jouster newsletter.
Elizabeth Dietz from Lake Yosemite Sailing Association in California is the editor of The Jouster. She needs articles. What's been happening in your life with your Windmill? What projects are you in the middle of? What projects have you completed? What did you learn - success and would have done different? District Commodores - Please send a report about what's going on in your area. Photos are welcome also.
Contact Elizabeth by clicking her name in the Class Contacts list at the right.
And if you haven't yet done so - go green - Go to the Jouster link above and SIGN UP for the eJouster

The Windmill Class is a National Association of Owners and Builders of the Windmill One-Design Sailboat. Clark Mills designed the Windmill to be a challenging and exciting boat for teens to sail when they graduated from his Opti design. Today the Windmill Class brings families together from across the country to enjoy the thrill of friendly rivalry on the water and camaraderie ashore.

Communications
The Windmill Class utilizes Yahoo Groups for our communications.
You can go directly to the WINDMILL Group page by clicking here:
Windmill Class Yahoo Group
The Windmill Class is also on Facebook using the name Clark Mills
Visit the wall to see what's new in Windmill Sailing

Looking to Build or Buy an NEW WINDMILL?

Litten Builders - The new Windmill built by Dan Litten and Lon Ethington is now for sale.

Sorensen Woodcraft is offering new Windmills in any stage of construction, from kit to finished boat.

DISTRICT WEB SITES
District 8 website.
Need help creating a web site for your district? - contact our Webmaster.

File Photo: Corsica River 2009

Meg & Lon


The Windmill is a 15 1/2 foot, 2-person racing dinghy designed by boat-builder Clark Mills in 1953. Having designed the Optimist Pram in 1947, Clark saw a need for a 2-person high performance dingy that can be inexpensively constructed by amateur builders. The class has since evolved with the times to allow fiberglass construction and aluminum spars, yet both wooden and fiberglass Windmills remain equally competitive. The Windmill is a born racer. Its narrow, hard-chined planing hull provides high performance. Being a non-trapeze, non-spinnaker boat makes the Windmill accessible to a wide range of sailing skills.

Contact the class officers for more informaion.

Length Overall 15' 6"
Length Waterline (LWL) 13' 8"
Beam 4' 9"
Sail Area 119 sq. ft.
Draft - Board Down 4' 2" / Board Up 6"
Mast Height 20' 3"
Portsmouth Ratings:
    Level 89.7     Light air 92.3    Medium 91.4     Heavy 86.4