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Here are pictures from the 2015 Wife Husband Championship at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL, where there was beautiful weather, lots of Tampa hospitatlity and lots of Flying Scot camqraderie! With 19 boats in the Cmahpionship Division, Jeff and Amy Smith Linton were winners of the Division, with Carrie and Tyler Andrews 2nd and Lisa and Andy Hayward 3rd. With 4 boats in the Challenger Division, Leann and Robin Roberts, newest members of Fleet 168, were 1st, Donna Mohr and Jon Hamilton 2nd,...
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The Scot fleet winners from the Hospitality Regatta, First place, Larry Taggart and Tina, second place Jim Leggette and Will Manuel and third place Claude and Randall Dannerman.
We had a little bit of everything this...
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Reports are that the weather was beautiful for Day 1 of the 201 Wife Husbands. We're awaiting furhter reports, but the Lintons are leading with the Andrews' in 2nd. The results to date for the lucky ones who are there can be found here...
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Michigan-Ontario District Regatta: A Tail of Two Winds
Steve Rajkovich, MI-ONT District Governor
Portage Yacht Club and Fleet 20 hosted the Michigan-Ontario Districts this year and part of the annual Michigan Hot Scot Regatta. 8 boats competed for the Fanshawe Trophy. Included in the race was our new District Governor, Steve Rajkovich.
As is often the case at Portage Lake the wind was going to be an issue. A cold front was expected and for Saturday the wind was expected to be 15-21mph with gusts to 30. Sunday was another story… winds calm to 3mph...
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Lessons from the ACCs 2015
At the Atlantic Coast Championship on the Neuse River in September a fleet of 23 Scots was hit by a microburst with winds going from 12 – 15 knots to 50 – 60 knots in less than a minute and staying high for 10 + minutes. Seas quickly built to 3+ feet. The teams sailing in this championship were well qualified skippers and crews, and yet 20 capsized. There was extensive property damage including 8 -9 damaged mast, some of which are still on the bottom. We were fortunate indeed that no one was seriously injured which could...
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