Delta Sailing Association
Located on Arkabutla Lake, just South of Hernando Mississippi, at the Hernando Point Recreation Area.
DSA Makes Plans to ‘Weather the Storm’
Since news of the dam break on Arkabutla Lake came out in May 2023 Delta Sailing has tried to plan a way forward. We are told by the Corp of Engineers that repair and refill could take two to five years. This makes DSA a storage facility for that time period. To...
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,...
Last SSRS sail on September 18th
SAILORS ! THE LAST OF THE SSRS IS SET FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18! Time for the last Race Day for 2022 for the DSA Summer Social Racing Series (SSRS) at Delta Sailing Association, Hernando Point on Arkabutla Lake! Sunday – September 18 is the next and final race-day for...
60 Years of Lake Sailing
Our Fleets
What did we sail?
All types of sail craft were 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!
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'...
Lightning Post #2
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Test Lightning Post
This is a test of the posts in the Lightning Only category. Those posts are only displayed on the Lightning class page and in the general post archives.
Electric Power Restored at DSA
But water service may take more time. On March 4 Entergy reconnected the electric service line to the recently resurrected power pole at the Delta Sailing Association lot at Hernando Point on Lake Arkabutla. The line and the power pole had been dragged down by several...
TORNADO HITS DSA LOT MORNING OF JAN 11, 2020
The National Weather Service confirmed it was an EF-1 tornado with winds estimated at 100 mph that hit the area southwest of Hernando, MS before sunrise on Saturday, January 11, 2020.