Delta Sailing Association
Located on Arkabutla Lake, just South of Hernando Mississippi, at the Hernando Point Recreation Area.
DELTA SAILING Annual Meeting November 16, 2022
Delta Sailing Association's annual meeting is set for 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, Room A, 3030 Poplar Ave., Memphis. A new lease with the Corp, membership issues, elections to fill over half the Board seats,...
Sail Memphis? YES!
OK, Delta Sailing Association is actually about 30 miles South of Memphis on the North side of Arkabutla Lake.
We like to use the slogan "Sail Memphis!" since many of our members are from Memphis and it's suburbs and to let others know that it's possible to sail in the area.
We have land for "mast up" storage of our boats and conveniences like onsite bathrooms and covered outdoor dining facilities (picknick tables under a roof), and a nice seating area overlooking the lake for non-sailing family members to enjoy their stay.
60 Years of Lake Sailing
Sail Memphis!
Our Fleets
What do we sail?
All types of sail craft are welcome at DSA. Historically though, the membership has consisted of three major fleets (type of sailboats). The Lightning Class, Thistle Class, and Multihulls (Hobie Cats, Prindles, Nacra, Supercats etc.).
Lightning Class, Fleet 274
The Lighning dinghy is a 19 foot three person daysailer/racer designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens and first launched in 1938. After 80 years it is still actively raced.
Thistle Class, Fleet 72
The Thistle is a high performance one design racing sailboat that is generally sailed with a three person crew. Designed by Sandy Douglass, the Thistle debuted in 1945. The sail plan consists of a main, jib, and spinnaker.
MultiHull Class, Hobie Fleet 134
With the introduction of the exciting sailing of the Hobie Cat in the late 1960's multihull sailboats found DSA and Arkabutla Lake the idea local sailing venue. Having a convenient soft beach area just beside the concrete ramp makes rigging and launching a Hobie from mast-up-on-trailer storage a breeze. That means you can sail more often!
2021 Membership Update
2021 DSA Update: February Banquet cancelled | Volunteers Needed for Dock Rebuild | Lot Debris Cleanup | Regatta Schedule
-CANCELLED- DSA Docks Out 2020
UPDATE DEC. 3, 2020: DSA DOCKS OUT EFFORT ON DEC 5TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED Removal of the Delta Sailing Assoc. docks set for this Saturday, December 5 is cancelled. The Lake has dropped fast enough to leave the docks sitting on the soft bottom. This situation is similar...
DSA to hold Annual Meeting by ZOOM November 17
All members are welcome to join via ZOOM at 6 PM Tuesday, November 17, 2020. By now we are all used to expecting the unusual in 2020. Delta Sailing Association’s annual business meeting will be no exception. The meeting was scheduled to be held at the...
Video: 2020 Cotton Pickin’ Regatta
2020 Cotton Pickin’ Regatta makes statement that “DSA is alive!”
In this year that has seen many members boats damaged, some destroyed and lots of trees downed in our storage lot in a January tornado, plus pandemic-induced restrictions on a lot of our normal activities, the success of the September 20, 2020 Cotton Pickin' Regatta...
Sunday, Sep 20! Fine weather, plenty of water in the Lake! Let’s Sail! The Annual Cotton Pickin’ Regatta (Short Version!)
Mini COTTON PICKIN’ REGATTA Sunday, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM ! Things are different this year, and this one afternoon of sailing will be our annual COTTON PICKIN’...
Sunday, Sep 20, 2020: Auction at 1:30P & Sailing at 2:00P
Delta Sailing Association's fall COTTON PICKIN' REGATTA will be held in shortened format on Sunday afternoon, September 20 at 2PM. Just before that at 1:30 PM we will auction off at least two boats, a 15 footer and a 23 footer. Both need work (the 23 footer a LOT...
COMMONWEALTH CUP REGATTA – OCT 3-4, 2020
Sailed on Kentucky Lake, the 2020 Commonwealth Cup-One Design is open to any class with three entries. For information, contact mccbold@bellsouth.net.
DSA TO AUCTION 3 BOATS ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1:30 pm
This AUCTION OF DONATED PROPERTY is to be held at DELTA SAILING ASSOCIATION lot at Hernando Point on Arkabutla Lake, DeSoto County, MS at 1:30 PM, Sunday, September 20, 2020. All items are TO BE SOLD AS IS WHERE IS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER WITH A $25....
Cotton Pickin Regatta and Boat Auction
DELTA SAILING ASSOCIATION WELCOMES AUTUMN WITH A MINI-REGATTA AND A BOAT AUCTION ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Sailing and an Auction SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Cotton Pickin' RegattaDelta Sailing Assoc. will have an abbreviated version of its annual fall regatta, the Cotton Pickin'...
