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Mark Riefenhauser reports that they had another great day at the Great 48. Finicky winds proved to be a challenge to both the racers and race committee, but they managed to get in two races. They attempted a third race but after trying to no avail due to the incoporating winds they abandoned for the day. ALthough Mark managed to steer clear of it all, there may have been a few protests in the first race due to a tight mark rounding with multiple boats bumping into and overtaking one another. With 38 boats participating, Paul Abdullah from Floridaa Yacht Club leads after Day 1, breaking...
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If you are at the Great 48 at Lake Norman Yacht Club in Mooresville, NC, this weekend, then you were treated to a fabulous seminar by Greg Fisher. Greg started off with a classroom session folowed by an on the water session. Participants practiced starts, worked on boat speed and handling, raced a few races in some great wind. And that's not all - Greg followed that with a wrap up session reviewing videos taken on the water. We...
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Here is a link to lots of pictures from the 2014 Midwinters at Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA. Thanks to Chris Bennett from SYC for taking and providing these pictures and thanks to Bob Mayer for posting on his photo gallery - click here to view them.
The Flying Scot class is well known for being a close group of sailors, really good sports who step up to help each other when needed. At the Midwinters each year, we like to acknowledge an individual who demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship at the event. This prestigious award is in honor of Allen M. Douglas, a long-standing member of the Flying Scot class who gave a great deal to the class. This year’s winner received the award for giving up a day of racing so her husband...
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