By Tim Porter The 2025 Fall 48 Regatta once again proved that even when the wind refuses to show up on time, sailors will still find a way to have a good time. The weekend had all the hallmarks of a classic fall event at Lake Norman Yacht Club: great food, plenty of laughter, and just enough breeze to make everyone question their life choices before rewarding them with a few hours of honest sailing. Saturday’s forecast called for no breeze, and for once the weatherman was exactly right. The lake looked more like a mirror than a racecourse. The… Read more

From Dave Rink on Facebook – Congratulations to the road warriors of the Fall Southern Circuit. They’re holding up their $50 bills for racing in either 4 or 5 of the regattas that were held over a span of 10 weeks. Racing in 4 were: Patrick Finnick, Bill Harshman, Tim Porter, Marvin Brinn, and John S. Cassada. RACING IN ALL 5 were: Bill Klingensmith, Randy Lenz, Barry Hambrick, John Kreidler, Sean O’Donnell, and Dave Rink. We averaged 28 boats this year, got lots of racing in, ate great, and hung out at some great clubs with wonderful people. Special thanks… Read more

From John Kreidler on Facebook – full results are here The Western Carolina Sailing Club Hospice Regatta was held October 10-12 on Lake Hartwell with 21 Flying Scots registered and 80 boats attending. Saturday was breezy with winds 15-25 as we ended up sailing one race before the RC raised the AP over H sending all boats to the harbor. We had several capsizes that took some time to rescue. It also provided a learning moment for me as the rescue and RC boats were not prepared or educated on what needed to be done to handle a swamped Flying… Read more