Capital

Capital

The following clubs/fleets from across the states of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania comprise the Capital District.

  • Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC)/Fleet 103 – Deltaville, VA
  • Greater Richmond Sailing Association (GRSA)/Fleet 155 – Swift Creek Reservoir, Midlothian, VA
  • Lake of the Woods Sailing Club (LOWSC)/Fleet 160 – Locust Grove, VA
  • Rappahannock River Yacht Club (RRYC)/Fleet 185 – Irvington, VA
  • Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association (RBSA)/Fleet 206 – Dewey Beach, DE
  • Sailing Club of Washington (SCOW)/Fleet 203 – Washington Sailing Marina, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Selby Bay Sailing Center (SBSC)/Fleet 42 – Edgewater, MD
  • Susquehanna Yacht Club (SYC)/Fleet 81 – Lake Clarke, Wrightsville, PA
  • West River Sailing Club (WRSC)/Fleet 97 – Galesville, MD

The District Governor is Dave Beckett from the Sailing Club of Washington.

The district has a Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1526077311442372

Great News! The ACC's have a new venue for 2020. Due to COVID-19 concerns the original venue was not able to host amd Greater Richmond Sailing Association has graciously agreed to host. They have the registration site ready. - you can find the link to the NOR and Registraion on the event page here.    
FIshing Bay Yacht Club hosted their 81st One Design regatta on August 8-9, 2020. There were 17 Flying Scots and lots of other fleets registered and they had a couple of great days of racing although they could have used a little more win on Sunday.  On Satruday the winds were 10-15 and in Sunday 4-6.  It is reported that this is a good outcome for an August weekend on mid-Chesapeake Bay.  The club worked hard to make this happen, and in particular,... Read More
From Facebook by Richard Baucom Results - https://fssa.com/content/2025-grsa-memorial-day-regatta Congratulations to Kate Gomes and Kailyn Reilly on winning the GRSA Memoria Day Regatta. Richard Baucom and Mackie Boblette took second and Keith Henderson and Logan broke a five way tie for third place. Chris Greatwood "shadow raced" the FS Fleet in his Laser. Had the day been scored in the Portsmouth Handicap System, Chris would have finished in second place overall. Competitors sailed... Read More
In May, Virginia sailors Peter Patnaude and Rob Perera broke the world record for doublehanded dinghy distance sailing by sailing up the Chesapeake from Hampton to Baltimore and back and clocking 419 miles. Here are some particulars and insights that Peter shared with SpinSheet about the journey. - read the story here. Photo and story courtesy of SpinSheet

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