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From Chief Measurer Roger Sharp
What makes the Flying Scot Class great? Well, the people of course! But what is it that brings these great people together? I submit to you it’s the boat. We are blessed with a boat which has withstood the test of time regardless of social, economic and technological changes.
Hall of Fame designer Sandy Douglass gave us a boat which is fun to sail (race), challenging to sail (race) well and a set of standards to use to maintain the identity of his design. The Class is also very fortunate to have one manufacturer who has...
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Dave Beckett has been the Fleet Captain of Fleet 203 at the Sailing Club of Washington in the Capital District for many years. As he leaves that role and moves to another area and another fleet, Chip Lubsen from his club let us know about Dave’s many accomplishments over the years. I asked FSSA President Bill Dunham if there was a way that FSSA could recognize Dave and he agreed that we would do that. Here are just some of what Dave has done:
- Outstanding Ambassador for the Sailing Club of Washington (SCOW) & exemplifies sailing’s Corinthian Spirit.
- Enthusiastic...
The Flying Scot Fleet of the Year Award is usually presented at the Annual Meeting during the North American Championships. Well, with this unusual year, due to COVID-19, the NAC was postponed to 2021, and the Annual Meeting being via Zoom conference, where the award was announced, but no one from that fleet was on the call. So, Fleet 76 from Massapoag Yacht Club in Sharon, MA, the recipient of the 2019 Fleet of the Year Award, wanted to make sure the tea am who won this year got the award. We were able to get the award engraved and get a keeper for them and sent it along to the Fleet....
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The Flying Scot has made its way to England - so that makes 3 continents so far! Congrats to the new owners.
From Nick Pronce on Facebook:
Introducing 6190, England’s first flying Scot, I think. The international field is slowly building! Huge thanks to Carrie Andrews at Flying Scot for so much advice and all the care getting her here by roll-on-roll-off ocean freighter. She’s toured the US east coast, dodged a few storms and been to Germany and Holland (twice!) on the way to The United Kingdom. As I arrived at Southampton to collect her, The Queen Elizabeth was sailing past...
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The US Sailing Championship of Champions is being sailid at the Balboa Yacht Club in Corona Del Mar, California from 10/9/2020 through 10/11/2020. Flying Scot sailor Mary Ann Hopper, wiinner of the 2018 Women's NAC is participating in the event with crew Charlie Jenkins. Go Mary Ann and Charlie!
Mary Ann and her team are pictured above at the 2018 Women's NAC at Privateer Yachtg Club in Tennessee. You can follow the 2020 Championship of Champions at the event website here:
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