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.
We just wrapped up the nationally sanctioned Women's NAC (WNAC) at Madison and what a BLAST that was (see articles posted below this one for details). Those cheeseheads sure know how to host a party (or two or three)....is that the proper usage of the term Cheesehead?...ANYWAY!
With the WNAC in our rearview mirror we are now looking forward to the ACCs in our backyard here in coastal NC. Join us August 26-27 at Blackbeard Sailing Club in New Bern, NC, for this sanctioned event. It's easy to... Read More 
Beaufort Yacht Club in South Carolina is looking to increase its visibility to the Flying Scot class and they would love to form a fleet. Their multi-class Low County Regatta on June 21-23, 2024, is a great place to get some Flying Scots on the line. It wojuld be great to gete a few more Beaufort members in Flying Scots so they can truly start a fleet and hopefully grow! Read all about it, including registration information here.
Registration is open for the Great 48 on May 3-4 at Lake Norman Yacht club. You can register here and the regatta chairs have a great event planned.
Anyone remember this picture from last year's Great 48? It's the U Flag start.Don't worry, PRO promises no U Flags this year!
Over 30 boats from 10 different states came to the 2023 Great 48 Regatta. Temperatures were perfect with overnight lows in the 50s, highs in the low 70s, and a full moon as a bonus! It was so pleasant at the dock Saturday morning we decided to stay there a little longer and let the wind fill in. After a postponement ashore and a general recall, "most" competitors got in 1 long race in 4 to 6 mph winds. The others got a chance to start the party early.
Since the... 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