Carolinas
Carolinas
The Carolinas District encompasses fleets in North and South Carolina as well as a fleet in Virginia.
In North Carolina we have Carolina Sailing Club in Durham, Lake Norman in Mooresville, Lake Townsend Yacht Club in Greensboro and Moorehead City Boating Club in Moorehead City. In South Carolina, we have Lake Murray Sailing Club in Columbia and South Carolina Yacht Club on Hilton Head Island. And in Virginia we have Smith Mountain Lake in Lake Roanoke.
The District Governor is Dave Rink.
From the GRSA Gacebook Group:
The results for the GRSA Labor Day Regatta are posted below. Congratulations to Kate and Vince Gomes on their first race victory since returning to the Club! We had two boats "shadow racing" with the Flying Scot Fleet, one more non FS would have earned a separate Portsmouth Fleet start (hint, hint). Thanks to Evan Davies and Tom Gallagher on running a the racers and Evan Davies for the following photos. A special thanks to the Gilbert family... Read More 
From Dave Rink's Facebook Page:
Got to race with my rock-star daughter last weekend in the Flying Scot Atlantic Coast Championship. In the past year, she's ran a couple marathons and now she an ACC Champion. Thanks for the fun Sydney Rink! Special thanks to Lake Norman Community Sailing for teaching her to sail; Tim Porter for the drinks; and Steve Shaw for the comedy!
Results here.
I imagine this has happened before, but we had different couples win every race this year. With 30 boats registered for the 2024 Great 48, we felt pretty lucky by the end of the regatta. Saturday's forecast was spot on with thunderstorms, lightning, rain, and not much breeze so we didn't get any racing in. It was a great opportunity to hang out and socialize with our Flying Scot family. The regatta orgainizers fed the group well the whole weekend, and the taps were flowing with 3 different... Read More 
The Fall 48 started with a cool Friday night dipping into the 30s, but the firepit and the wide variety of homemade chillis made for a cozy evening at the clubhouse. We had 25 boats registered and crews from 7 different states. We were all pleasantly surprised when Saturday’s forecast for no wind was wrong. Great breeze during the skippers meeting sent the boats out to the race course. After a short postponement, the wind filled in from the east at 3 to 5mph.... Read More 
The Flying Scot NAC includes an array of awards for the race winners and special categories. Here is a full list of awards given at the 2023 NAC.
2023 Flying Scot NAC at Lake Norman Yacht Club, Mooresville, NC, Awards List
Best Sailed Club-Owned Boat
Detroit Yacht Club Cup – Awarded to the best sailed club-owned boat.
Not awarded in 2023
Best Sailed Challenger Boat with Woman on Board
Nancy Roman Trophy – Awarded to the highest finisher... Read More