Dixie Lakes
Dixie Lakes
The Dixie Lakes District encompasses several fleets in the South that are not on the Atlantic or Gulf Coasts, and span Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina.
In Georgia we have Lake Lanier in Atlanta. In Tennessee we have Privateer Yacht Club in Hixson. In South Carolina we have Western Carolina Sail Club in Anderson and Keowee Sailing Club in Seneca. In Alabama we have North Central Alabama in Birmingham, Mussel Shoals Sailing Club in Lauderdale and Brown's Creek Sailing Association in Guntersville.
The District Governor is Bob Graves.
The District has a Facebook group here.
We're here at the 2023 Flying Scot Wife-Husband Championship at Birmingham Sailing Club in Alabama. 39 boats are registered and we can’t wait to get out on the water. Richard Wade and his team have been very welcoming, helping each of us set up and be ready to sail - Lake Logan Martin is ready for us!
by Peter Kowalski, FS5349, and Jackie Cattanach, FS5716
Lake Lanier Sailing Club Flying Scot Fleet 111 held its 9th Scot-A-Hoochee regatta on Sept 24 and 25, 2022. (Lake Lanier is an Army Corps impoundment of the Chattahoochee River, hence the name for the regatta.). Fifteen Scots were registered and the 14 that sailed were on the starting line Saturday hailing from five states (GA, TN, AL, SC and NC). Ben Williams and Deb Aaronson (FS6144) traveled the farthest, from Eastern North Carolina... Read More 
There were 34 boats registered for the 2022 Choo Choo Regatta at Privateer Yacht CLub in Tennessee. They had a great weekend with 5 races and some close racing. Lynn Bruss and crew put on a great event and we should all get this on our travel calendar going forward! Top 3 teams were Richard Wade and Jim Leonard from Birmingham Sailing Center, Dave Rink and Brian Evans from Lake Norman Yacht Club and Michael Faugust and Jennifer Ikeda from Ephraim Yacht Club and Sarasota... Read More 
2023 W-H 5 races done, headed in! Awards as soon as they are ready!
David Schmidt from Sail World interviewed Richard Wade from Birmingham Sailing Club about the 2023 Wife-Husband Championships coming up on 9/29-10/1/2023. Read all about it here:
https://www.sail-world.com/news/266564/Richard-Wade-on-the-Flying-Scot-Wife-Husband-Champ