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Sandy Douglass Inducted Into the National Sailing Hall of Fame
Awesome news! On June 23, 2020, our designer, Gordon K. “Sandy” Douglass was inducted to the National Sailing Hall of Fame. This is quite an honor for Sandy and for our class!. We owe our thanks to Debbie Cycotte, our Class Historian, for her tireless efforts over the last few years to nominate Sandy and help make this happen. For more information visit their website at https://nshof.org/hall-of-fame/ Here is the write up by Hall of Fame President Gary Jobson Gordon K. “Sandy” Douglass October 22, 1904 – February 12, 1992 “Affordable Boats Anyone Can Sail” Inspiration at a young age comes from mentors who can… Read more
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2020 Egyptian Cup and Midwest Districts – SAILED! at Carlyle Lake, Illinois
Egyptian Cup – Midwest Districts at Carlyle lake by Linda Vitt, FS3040 – results are here. To see more pictures, click on the title and you can scroll through the photos, Wow, we had an incredible event with very competitive sailors, awesome wind for 3 long races on Saturday and one very light air race on Sunday. Thank you race committee for running some great races. Temperatures that were hot on our black asphalt, but very comfortable in the shade of the Egyptian palace pavilions, complete with rose petal covered bridge entrance. There was plenty of space to spread out and… Read more
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Spacecoast Seabreeze Benefit regatta – Merritt Island, FL
The Childrens Hunger Project were the beneficiaroes of the Spacecoast Seabreeze Benefit regatta held at Kelly Park in Merrit Island, FL, To see more pictures, click on the title and you can scroll through the photos, This is from the Flying SCot Florida District Facebook pages: Thank you .. thank you .. thank you To the awesome work and volunteers from the Children’s Hunger Project that support our community & braved the elements to share their message. To the members of the Indian River Yacht Club that shared their own time, expertise and assets running a great event. To John… Read more
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Egyptian Cup 2020 is ON! – Carlyle, IL
Carlyle Sailing Association has done the planning and the work necessary to run the Egyptian Cup Regatta this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Lots of extra planning was done and the 26 boats registered are sure to have a blast at this great venue. Best of luck to all the competitirs and thanks to the organizers for making this happen. Sail Fast and be safe! Read more
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Robert Hynen’s first year owning FS6181 – in AUSTRALIA!
Robert Hynen is the proud proud owner of FS6181 . In May 2019 he and his wife Christine were at the factory, met Carrie and Tyler Andrews, sailed on Deep Creek Lake and ordered a new Flying Scot. After quite the journey. the boat arrived in Sydney, Australia. in early October 2019. Yes, that’s right AUSTRALIA. Robert has since written a book about his first year of Flying Scot adventures. You’ll see excerpts from tthe book in the next Scots n’ Water magazine. And soon we will be making the book available to FSSA members. So very cool! Read more
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Chesapeake Bay Magazine Article on Sandy Douglass
Chesapeake Bay Magazine recently featured an article on the Flying Scot designer, Sandy Douglass, Have a look at it here and enjoy! https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/sandy-douglass/ Read more
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A DIFFERENT VISTA
From the Decks of a Recreational Sailing Program for Blind and Visually Impaired Students Pleasant Bay Community Boating, Cape Cod, Massachusetts by Natalie Coleman-Fuller and Pam Groswald Now in its fourth season, the Blind and Visually Impaired Sailing Program at Pleasant Bay Community Boating (PBCB) has found its sea legs. True to its mission of making boating, marine education, and environmental stewardship affordable and accessible to all, PBCB responded to a growing need in the community by developing a sailing program to reach new and seasoned sailors who are blind or visually impaired (VI). In a successful collaboration, several vibrant… Read more
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