Dayton Yacht Harbor - Dayton

Dayton Yacht Harbors rents sailboats from 21 feet to 26 feet. Rentals for overnight sailing excursions are available to experienced sailors. Sailing seminars are available on all weekends; sailboat rentals are available 9:00am - 5:00pm seven days a week. Please call for more information. Ladies sailing workshops on Fridays, senior sailing workshops on Mondays.

Dayton Yacht Harbor, on Flathead Lake, is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. The lake sits at 2,893 feet above sea level, is twenty-seven miles long, and eight to fifteen miles wide. It is more than 370 feet deep at its deepest point near Yellow Bay. Adding character to the lake are several islands, the largest being 2,200-acre Wild Horse Island, a state park.

Dayton Bay offers prime sailing conditions throughout most of the day and night. Easterly thermal winds begin at 9:00am and taper off by 6:00pm. A westerly wind picks up at 8:00pm and continues until 5:00am. Occasional westerly frontal systems produce winds of 15 to 20 K by late afternoon. The water is clear and clean, and the views are spectacular.

The evening thermals entice sailors from Lakeside, Fish Hatchery, and Somers Bay on the northwest shore. The west shoreline and islands provide the best anchorages on the lake, as well as exciting sailing experiences. Scheduled sailing events run from June through mid-September from the Dayton Yacht Harbor, Big Arm Bay, or Somers Yacht Club.