About Bates College Sailing

The Bates College Sailing Team has been a part of the college for over 40 years. The team sails at Taylor Pond YC in Auburn. The program is it is designed to acomodate both racers and leisure sailors and encourage the participation of novices. We have a fleet of 12 FJs and as well as a 13' Boston Whaler. We are also growing as a competitive force in NEISA, hosting 3 regattas last year and achieving our highest-ever rank of 16th in 2005/6. Though we are a club sport, we race against varsity programs in NEISA. We travel all over New England and race at such schools as Bowdoin, BC, BU, MIT, Maine Maritime and UNH.

We also have raced at Georgetown, Hobart/William Smith, Yale, and Brown and raced in the NE Dinghy Championship, a national championship qualifier. Racers practice 3 days a week with coach Rob Haile and travel on the weekends; recreational sailors come 1 day a week. If you're looking for an opportunity to get time on the water, whether racing against some of the best college sailors in New England or learning how to sail, join us! We are also organizing several fund raising drives, and those will be posted on the club's web site as more details become available.

As the sailing team started a major growth spurt in 2001, its members decided the time had come to find a new venue which would suit all the team’s needs. An amazing possibility presented itself for Fall 2002. The team re-discovered Taylor Pond, in Auburn, ME, which is 10 minutes from campus . The Taylor Pond Yacht Club generously rents their waterfront access to the team and Bates has been using it to its fullest. This site not only offers great wind and facilities, but also one of the largest sailing areas of all the sites in NEISA.

Mail:
Bates College Sailing Team
605 Bates College
Lewiston, ME 04240

Boathouse: Taylor Pond Yacht Club, Auburn, ME

Regatta Phone: 401-855-2226 (Cell Phone)
Boats: 12 Vanguard FJs, and a Crash Boat

Sailing Waters: Taylor Pond. 3 mile long lake in Auburn, ME with variable winds

Facilities: Small shelter for storage

Nearby Food: Fast food restaurants about 5-10 minutes from the club

Directions:
- Take Exit 75 (Formerly Exit 12, Auburn) off the Maine Turnpike(I-95) (Auburn Exit)
- At the bottom of the ramp, take a left onto Route 202 North
- Follow Route 202 until you come to Roy's Steakhouse on your left. Bear left at this steakhouse and follow it to get onto Route 11 (Street name is Minot Ave.) The turn off is about 3/4 the way around.
- Follow Route 11 for about 2 mile until you reach Garfield Road, which will be on your right. Take the right onto Garfield Road (there is an Ace Hardware on the corner)
- Follow Garfield Road for about 1.5-2 miles until you come to a 4-way intersection. Go right onto Perkins Ridge Road. Follow this road for about 1 mile, and you will see Taylor Pond Yacht Club about a mile up on your right (there is a chain link fence and a white gate at the entrance as well as and some signs). Take the right, and follow the dirt road to the Yacht Club.
DRIVING TIME: 2h 35min from Boston