New England
The winds were howling in Harwichport on 8/3, with 25 MPH out of the SW, gusting even higher and flags were pointing practically straight up! The Race Committee headed out and a few boats went out past the breakwater. With several boats, even some with 3-up, nearly capsizing, deciding to come back in, we waited a bit before making a decision about going out. Within 15 minutes, the Race Committee came back in with a postpone flag. Less than 1/2 hour later races were cancelled for the day. The... Read More
We are hoping that everyone is doing as well as possible after Hurricane Sandy has passed by. There were billions of dollars in damages across the northeast, including several Yacht Clubs as well as business and personal property. Many people are still without power and many were forced to leave their homes. We know that there has been wind, water and even snow damage all across the region. The New Jersey shore took a really big hit and Monmouth Boat Club and... Read More
In a recent Sailing World issue, October 2012, there was a cover feature and article titled "The Eight Most enduring One Design Classes" Featured in that article were the Highlander, Optimist, Lightning, Sunfish, Snipe, Dragon, International 14 and 505, but curiously the article did not include the 55-year-old Flying Scot. I wanted to share here on FSSA.COM the letter I wrote to the editor about what I feel was an oversight. I am sure you will agree.Dear Editor... Read More
Massapoag Yacht Club and Quannapowitt Yacht Club co-hosted the 2012 New England Districts at Massapoag in Sharon, MA on 8/18/2012. Although Mother Nature was not cooperative and brought us rain and very little wind, we had 14 boats from 6 clubs, MYC, Rockport, MA, Duxbury, MA, Stone Horse in Harwichport, MA, Cedar Point in Westport, CT, and Old Greenwich Yacht Club, CT, who braved the conditions and sailed with us. A trailer mishap caused one of our sailors, Gary Powell,... Read More
As we do each year, Greg and I travelled to Saratoga New York for the annual Flying Scot Invitational hosted by Fleet 161 and chaired by Rob Hayes. We had a great time as usual with fun racing, good friends and plenty of good food and beverages. Friday was ouir usual visit to the horse races, where it rained all day, I lost $38 and Greg won $3, and we wondered if this was an indication of how the weekend would go. Friday night, there was a great meal back... Read More
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