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 Safirstein.
The Fall 48 typically has cooler temps and bigger breeze. Mother nature got the breeze right but not the temps! We kicked off the regatta Friday evening with a chili cook-off. Five LNYC members brought crockpots of chili and it was a great opportunity to taste a wide variety. The big news on Friday was the finalization of the 2023 Flying Scot North American Championship to be held at LNYC the first week of June 2023. The original planned site didn't work out, and... Read More The Fall 48 typically has cooler temps and bigger breeze. Mother nature got the breeze right but not the temps! We kicked off the regatta Friday evening with a chili cook-off. Five LNYC members brought crockpots of chili and it was a great opportunity to taste a wide variety. The big news on Friday was the finalization of the 2023 Flying Scot North American Championship to be held at LNYC the first week of June 2023. The original planned site didn't work out, and... Read More
The Fall 48 typically has cooler temps and bigger breeze. Mother nature got the breeze right but not the temps! We kicked off the regatta Friday evening with a chili cook-off. Five LNYC members brought crockpots of chili and it was a great opportunity to taste a wide variety. The big news on Friday was the finalization of the 2023 Flying Scot North American Championship to be held at LNYC the first week of June 2023. The original planned site didn't work out, and... Read More
Flying Scott Great 48
Submitted by Pete Marriott, PRO
Seventeen Flying Scots gathered at Lake Norman Yacht club for the annual Flying Scot Great 48; the weather looked perfect for a great weekend of sailing! After a warm breakfast, the boats hit the water for sailing Saturday. Mother nature, however, did not read the weather report and during the first race won by John Kreigdler and Dan Tegel there was a large shift that caused the second half of the fleet to beat into... Read More MAY 2 and 3rd
The Flying Scot members of Lake Norman Yacht Club in Mooresville, North Carolina are hosting our spring Great 48 Regatta. We would love to have you come visit and sail with us on gorgeous Lake Norman. The weekend includes informal on-the-water practice racing on Friday afternoon, Friday night welcome party, with food and beer. Saturday and Sunday continental breakfast. Saturday post racing beer and debrief. Saturday dinner with beer and wine. After... Read More