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Day 2 was awesome - an 80-degree sunny day with winds starting out at 3-4 MPH. After a short postponement, the wind came up to 10 and stayed 10-12 the rest of the day, Two great races later, we headed back in wanting more!!! Ted Cremer and his team did a fabulous job hosting us and we had a great time!
John Luard and Toni Gahn won the Championship Division...
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As we drove towards Sayville Yacht Club this morning, we were treated to this beautiful sunrise.and we knew were in for a beautiful day. With weather in the 70s and the wind blowing steady 13-15 MPH, we looked forward to getting out on the water on Saturday. The PRO was SYC Commodore Paul Abel and he asked us if we wanted 3 or 5 races and the majority voted for 5. Saturday the RC ran 3 W...
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The 2014 New England District Championships were held at Sandy Bay Yacht Club in Rockport, MA, on July 26, 2014. On a partly sunny 75+ degree day, five races, perfectly set by the Race Committee, were run in southwest 12-15 knot winds, occasionally gusting a bit higher. The 12-boat fleet were from 3 New England clubs - Sandy Bay Yacht Club, Massapoag Yacht Club and Duxbury Yacht Club.
There did not seem to be a right way to go but it seemed that there was some magic...
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The 2014 Douglass Orr Regatta was held on June 21-22 at Sprite Island, Norwalk, CT, the home of Flying Scot Fleet 142. A total of 12 boats raced, hailing from Sprite Island Yacht Club, Cedar Point Yacht Club and Candlewood Yacht Club. Five races were held over two days in light air and the weather...
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The Saratoga Lake 28th Annual Flying Scot Regatta in Saratoga, NY, fielded 26 boats, 17 in the Championship Division and 9 in the Challenger, We started out Saturday 8/9/2014 with little wind on the lake, so we visited with old friends and made some new friends as we waited for the wind to fill in. The Race Committee decided about 2PM that there might be enough wind to get us out there. We paddled part way out to the course, then flew spinnakers to get to the RC boat. In light air we raced 4 legs of an Olympic course in about 1.5 hours, so the race was shortened at the...
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