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The 2022 Great Scot Regatta was held over the October 1, 2 weekend after Hurricane Ian had passed well East of Birmingham Sailing Club and made its way North of the regatta site. The storm caused terrible damage where it passed but provided Logan Martin Lake with a fresh Northerly breeze and clear blue skies.
The 24 Teams were split into their choice of two fleets and sailed on the same course with separate Starts. After a brief Postponement of the 1pm first race to allow the wind direction to settle in, 3 very competitive, 50 minute races were completed Saturday.
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(Photo courtesy of Paul Stegmaier)
What a great weekend! 40 boats and perfect weather! Thank you to all the racers and volunteers who made this event special.
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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, for their first-time sailing in the Scot-A-Hoochee.
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From Bill Vigler:
Carlyle Sailing Association held their multi-class Whale of a Sail Regatta on 9/17-9/18/2022. It was sunny and warm in the 80's with south winds 8-15 - sounds like a perfect weekend. The competition was spirited and the racers had fun. In the Flying Scot Fleet, former collegiate sailors Karl Schuette and crew Andy had 3 bullets on Saturday but could not attend on Sunday. Winners were Greg Florian and Kay Ward, who sail a Scot now after years of success in the Lightning class. FSSA Immediate Past Commodore Bill Vogler and crew Marc Schillebeeck were second. Eric and...
From Dan Tobin:
The Ohio District Championship and Fleet 80 Sail for the Grail Regatta were held together on September 10 and 11 at Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park, Butler County, Pennsylvania. Wind conditions were light on Saturday, and the Race Day PRO Dan Goldberg set up three LF2 courses. The wind held pretty steady (for Moraine), and three races were completed by mid-afternoon. The Sunday traditional format was a Bridge-to-Bridge race that traversed the entire lake in one long lap. With all of the hills, peninsulas, streams and open lake areas, this Sunday Bridge-to-Bridge...
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