| There are lakes all over the world for people who | | | | sailor can relax on the shore. |
| want to sail. Different lakes offer different | | | | Great Lakes |
| benefits and different challenges. Sailing lakes can | | | | The largest lakes in the Great Lakes region are |
| be fun and exciting. In North America alone there | | | | Superior, Michigan, Huron, Ontario, and Erie. There |
| is the Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, | | | | are also numerous smaller sailing lakes in the |
| Southeast, and Great Lakes area. If a sailor | | | | region. Michigan is covered with lakes many of |
| doesn't have a boat there is no problem as they | | | | them sail worthy, such as Lake Saint Clair, White |
| can be rented. In fact, a yacht can be rented and | | | | Lake, and Duck Lake. The Great Lakes require |
| lived on during a vacation. So, one can travel to | | | | very good sailing skills as they are so large, it is |
| their favorite location in which they want to sail | | | | almost like sailing on a sea. |
| and rent a boat. | | | | Southeast |
| Northwest | | | | Some of the sailing lakes in the Southeast, in |
| Some of the sailing lakes in the northwest, such | | | | Florida, are Crystal Lake and Lake Jackson which |
| as Washington and Oregon, are Lake Washington, | | | | is 25 feet at it's deepest. In Georgia two of the |
| Lake Union, Lake Sammamish, Detroit Lake, and | | | | lakes are Lake Lanier and Harwell which are |
| Devil Lake. There are occasionally blue-green algae | | | | surrounded by natural habitat and camp grounds. |
| advisories. Oregon has a certain type of algae, | | | | A sailor can sail for a while then get out and |
| such as cyanobacteria, that can be toxic and last | | | | explore. |
| from days to months. | | | | Southwest |
| Northeast | | | | Sailing lakes in the Southwest are very interesting |
| Some of the sailing lakes in the northeast, such as | | | | as many are in the desert. A large and very |
| Vermont and Main, are Lake Willoughby, Lake | | | | beautiful lake in Nevada is Lake Mead located only |
| Memphremagoa, Lake Champlain, Long Lake, and | | | | 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas. Apache Lake is |
| the Chipnuneticook Lakes. There are many | | | | located east of Phoenix in Arizona. The colors on |
| resorts and vacation rental properties around | | | | the water, at sunset, in the desert, are |
| these lakes. After a long day of sailing lakes a | | | | magnificent. |