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The 2016 NAC is here! Boats are arriving - 14 so far - and as you can see in the picture, the sail measuring team is ready for action! Down by the hoists boats are being measured. The views are just beautiful in Newport - looking forward to great weather and great sailing.
Story by Erin Cummings - Fleet 142 Captain
Sprite Island Yacht Club Flying Scot Fleet 142 hosted the 34th annual Douglass Orr Invitation Regatta on Saturday, June 25th and Sunday, June 26th. Six SIYC sailors and their crews were joined by 10 other skippers and crews from surrounding clubs and as far away as Maryland and Massachusetts making for a very well attended event. Fleet 142 as very proud to host Harry Carpenter, the builder of the Flying Scot.
While the racers were challenged on Saturday by very light winds, Sunday offered a great day of sailing with a...
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The 2016 Flying Scot North American Championships are just a few weeks away, July 16-21, but don;t worry, there's still time to sign up! There's not a much more beautiful place to sail than Newport, Rhode Island and we are fortunate to be holding our regatta there. We'll have a chalk talk sponsored by North Sails every day after racing and we'll have some great dinners together. ...
Continue Reading...Story by Linda Vitt, pictures byJeannette Beier and Rachel Bowling. Full results are here.
Things heated up this weekend at Carlyle Sailing Association with the Egyptian Cup Regatta. It was no surprise that the parking lot seemed to melt under your feet and the downwind runs reminded you of a rotisserie oven. The...
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Story and Photos by Art Petrosemolo. Full results are here.
Dan Vought and Ted Duffy have sailed together for years. They won the Monmouth Boat Club Flying Scot Full Moon Regatta in 2011 and both skipper and crew sail multiple one-design boats.
So it was no surprise on Saturday (June 11) in building winds - with gusts in the 20 mph range - that the pair guided their boat cleanly to three wins to take top honors in the Full Moon's 25th anniversary...
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