Western Montana Small Boat Association

09/24/2025

Bolger Teal for sale in the Spokane Valley

12' Sailboat. Haven't had it in the water so don't know how well it works. Don't know anything about sailboats had hopes of learning to sail but things haven't worked out. $225

08/23/2025

There's a PDR for sale in Kalispell. This design should need no introduction as they are well known and tested.

For sale is this "Puddle Duck Racer". She's made of plywood and epoxy, is 8 feet long by 4 feet wide, doesn't leak and sails very well. The boat has only been in the water a couple of times. The...

08/17/2025

07/25/2025

Busy weekend! It's Wild Horse Weekend at the South Flathead Yacht Club and that means lots of boats on the water. If you'd like to join in the fun we do have a C Fleet that is boats >20'. On Saturday it's buoy races on a one mile course and the little boats go once around while the big boats go twice. Saturday is the Wild Horse Race and I think the C fleet will do the triangle course that day instead of all the way around the island. We'll start with the fleet at 1030 and make the best of it. Skippers meeting both days is at 0930 at the flagpole in front of the Harbor House. Feel free to send questions are way and we'll see you on the water!

07/13/2025

It's Small Boat Sunday! Kat Boat will be on the water all day in Dayton. Hail on 16. We're getting variable weather so remember you don't know what the weather is until you're observing it yourself. 62 day until the Wild Horse Messabout!

06/27/2025

06/22/2025

Well it happened again! Juneteenth weekend proved that no small boat shall camp comfortably on that weekend. We've been trying for five plus years now and it's never been nice. But fear not! We're going to treat this Sunday, June 29th as our opener with a Small Boat Sunday starting around 1030 in Dayton Bay. It'll just be a day to messabout in boats, hopefully in company. Kat Boat will be in the water and you can hail us on CH16 or simply sail by. We hope to see you!

06/16/2025

Today marks 90 days unti Wild Horse Island Messabout, will you be going? Experience all Flathead has to offer small boats of all stripes.

06/14/2025

Small Boat Sunday's start early this year. More by happenstance then plan. As per our website "Small Boat Sundays is an open invitation for small boats to sail, row, paddle and motor the South Flathead on Sundays from June 29th to September 14th, 2025. Get yourself on the water at Dayton and hail on CH16. " Take a walk through the yard first as these first few Sundays you might find us there.

06/12/2025

I've updated the website to reflect the fact Flathead will not be reaching full pool this year and what effect it may have on our small boats. In a nutshell a floating dock will be be far better experience then a fixed dock if you need to trailer launch. Big Arm State Park is your best bet if you're sailing in the SW part of the lake. Get to the park early and ask for an overnight parking pass at the kiosk if you plan on gunkholing. If you're day sailing state parks and fishing accesses use floating docks. Do your own research before you head out. And until your standing on the dock with your own eyes on the conditions you have no idea what may be in store. Stay safe out there this season and we'll see you on the water!

06/11/2025

I christen these summers Small Boat Summers.

Flathead Lake may fall as much as three feet below full pool by August.

06/10/2025

Flathead is all about differing conditions under THE SAME CONDITIONS. Here is a video we did about that. https://youtu.be/HuBcvLPyRN4?si=kdV1PqF5A7y5SvQy