In 1998, the Women's Racing Program was founded to help women develop their racing skills. CSC sent a women's team to the Adams Cup Area F finals in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003, and to the national championship regattas at Chicago in 1999 (photo), and Lake Norman, NC in 2003. But, sadly the Women's Racing Program faded away by the mid-2000s.

Scott Mauney won Bronze as a unified partner in the Special Olympics World Games in 1999. CSC hosted its first Special Olympics Regatta in 2000 (photo) and the tradition continues today. John Diggins and Steve Comen both sailed as unified partners in the 2003 Special Olympics World Games in Ireland capturing Gold.

The club joined the For The Love Of The Lake - Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Up (photo) in 2002 adopting the shoreline in front of the club. The club also uses its rescue boats to remove large logs and debris from the lake. FTLOTL has recognized CSC almost every year since with awards for its outstanding participation in helping preserve the lake.

CSC joined the Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club in hosting the Leukemia Cup with a Centerboard Regatta (photo) on White Rock Lake in April 2004. Keelboats were raced at DCYC the following weekend. The combined event raised $146,000 to fight blood related cancers. The second Leukemia Cup Regatta in 2005 raised a combined total of $121,700. The club plans to continue its participation in this regatta.

Junior program (photo) is thriving with the junior sailing school growing each summer. Paul Denison won the right to represent TYA at the Smith Cup national junior regatta in 2005. CSC sponsored a US Sailing Instructor course at the club that year. Plans have been drawn up to improve the club's junior sailing facilities.

CSC contributed to a life-size bronze "CCC Worker" statue (photo) erected by FTLOTL honoring CCC Company 2986 which was located at White Rock Lake. The statue was dedicated April 2004 and is located on Sunset Bay. Some 30+ CCC workers, who were based at the camp, attended the dedication.

CSC, with support from WRBC, helped the White Rock Lake Museum prepare an exhibit about sailing (photo left) on the lake for inclusion in the new museum at the Bathhouse Cultural Center. We collected photos, historical materials and burgees for the exhibit. The museum opened to the public in September 2004 with CSC as a Bronze Patron sponsor. Much of the additional material in this web history of the club was a result of our research for the museum.

The CSC club house was remodeled in 2005 (photo right). The cedar siding was replaced with Hardiplank, the deck was water proofed and new benches were installed. The dock upgrade program continued.

Club became more active in reaching out to the surrounding community in the mid-2000s. In 2005, the club collected items and held a blood drive to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. We also held Red Cross first aide and CPR classes, and sponsored Sailing for Rhinos benefiting the Dallas Zoo. The junior program, Special Olympics and FTLOTL activities also thrived.

On the down side, we lost the long time Rebels and C-15s as a racing fleets in the early 2000s. In 2004, the club assumed sponsorship for the Rebel State Fair Regatta which has been held each fall during the fair since 1973.

This history will be updated from time to time as new information becomes available. If you have anecdotes, photos, facts or other interesting information about sailing on White Rock Lake, please e-mail it to Frank Richards or send to 7274 Williamson Circle, Dallas, 75214.