Delta Sailing Association
Located on Arkabutla Lake, just South of Hernando Mississippi, at the Hernando Point Recreation Area.
2024 DSA Banquet
Calling All Memphis Area Sailors Come join with the Delta Sailing Association members for a fun dinner with lots of sailing talk! Dutch treat - separate checks - cash bar Commiserate about the lack of water at Arkabutla and share possible opportunities elsewhere to...
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!
DSA TO TAKE DOCKS OUT OCTOBER 2, 2021
Delta Sailing Assoc. will do "docks-out" on Saturday, October 2, 2021. This early date is an attempt to stay ahead of the dropping Lake level that usually occurs in the fall of the year as the Corp lowers the water in anticipation of winter rains. Action starts early...
Memorial Day Weekend Regatta 2021
Arkabutla Lake, Delta Sailing Association, May 30, 2021, Report by Ruby. Memorial Day weekend was the official kickoff to the DSA 2021 sailing season.
DELTA SAILING ASSOCIATION WILL AUCTION FOUR SAILBOATS AT 11:00 AM MAY 22, 2021
This can be a chance to sail your own boat if you are willing to do a little work. UPDATED DETAILS AND PICTURES HERE Delta Sailing Assoc. will auction four sailboats at their lot at Hernando Point on Arkabutla Lake in DeSoto County, MS at 11:00 AM Saturday May 22,...
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...
