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2016 Great 48 at Lake Norman Yacht Club, Mooresville, NC
There was a story within a story at the 2016 Great 48 Regatta at Lake Norman Yacht Club May 7-8, 2016. First, there were 42 boats registered, which is wonderful! On Saturday, the winds were 10-12 gusting to 18, and on Sunday, things were a little more steady at 11. Lake Norman always puts on a great show and this was no exception. On Friday before the regatta Brian Hayes from North Sails put on a clinic on and off the water. This was followed by Pizza for all the hurgry sailors! With 2 great days of sailing, and… Read more
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2016 Make Your Scot Fly at Lake Murray Sailing Club, Chapin, SC
Fleet 158 hosted its first “Make Your Scot Fly” performance clinic this weekend. Flying Scot builder, Harry Carpenter, and daughter, Carrie Andrews, graciously donated their time and expertise to help Flying Scot sailors and crew get the most performance and enjoyment out of their boats. Ten beginner through intermediate sailors from as far as Chattanooga joined in a learning experience unique to the region. With expert oversight from Harry, on the water coaching and video from Carrie, and on board coaching by local fleet 158 volunteers, beginners and more advanced sailors received all the tips and coaching they needed to… Read more
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Chattanooga Choo Choo a Real Hoot
Well, Chattanooga sure was a blast again this year! With 29 boats, about double the typical turnout, it was as if all the stars aligned: Birmingham Sailing Club, one of the largest southern fleets outside of Florida, decided to start traveling and three or four boats came from there; Lynn and Bill Bruss from Chattanooga spent the winter racing in Florida, and so Mark and Michelle Taylor returned the favor, traveling up from Tampa for the weekend; Lake Keowee sent three boats; and the Midwest District continued to support the event with five boats from Madison, Carlyle and… Read more
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2016 Midwinters at St.Andrews Bay Yacht Club, Panama City, FL – Final Day of racing
Championship Winners Zeke and Jay Horowitz Challenger Winners Andy and Doug Fox Another perfect day in paradise sailing out of St.Andrews Bay Yacht Club for the final day of the Flying Scot Midwinters! With temperatures again in the 70’s and a beautiful sunny day, we started an hour early to get in as much racing as we could. There were lots of smiling faces and handshakes even before racing. And one particular skipper has a great sense of humor. The first place Challenger boat through day 3 is… Read more
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2016 Midwinters at St.Andrews Bay Yacht Club, Panama City, FL – Day 4 schedule change
TO ALL COMPETITORS at the 2016 Midwinters: On Thursday 4/7/2016, the first gun is rescheduled from 12:30 PM to 11:30 AM. Please plan to be there and be prepared for the earlier start. Thank you! Read more
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2016 Midwinters at St.Andrews Bay Yacht Club, Panama City, FL – Day 3 NO racing
Tuesday night we had another great chalk talk with Zeke Horowitz and the race leaders where everyone figured out what they did right and what they did wrong and were ready to do it all again on Wednesday. The chalk talk was followed by the “Meet the Sailors” party where the Club members brought their goodies and we all sat around and talked for hours! A really beautiful night to be on the deck at St.Andrews Bay Yacht Club watching the sunset over the bay! Wednesday morning brought a sunny and sometimes overcast sky with the temperature… Read more
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2016 Midwinters at St.Andrews Bay Yacht Club, Panama City, FL – Day 1 of racing
For you folks up north with snow and cold, please don’t be too upset to know that we having another beautiful sunny day in the 80’s in Panama City. The ride out to the race course started in light air that picked up a little ass we got out to the committee boat. For the races we had 10-12 MPH from the NNE, shifting enough during the first race to have to have to move the windward mark for the second leg. We had a W-L 4 as we did yesterday and we saw places changing several times during… Read more
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