Flying Scot Atlantic Coast Championship, 9-22 and 9-23 Toms River, New Jersey.

Conditions between Saturday and Sunday couldn't have been more different.  On Saturday the 10 to 15 knot winds blew from the south with light cells of rain passing through the area.  On Sunday the 8 to 12 wind blew from the north under clear sunny skies.  Conditions both days made for some great racing.  The race committee did an excellent job of getting races off on time and set nice length windward leeward courses with two and a half laps each.  There was plenty of opportunity to pickoff boats or unfortunately fall behind.  RESULTS - Photos by Dan Neff  

Allan Terhune's Report

Race 4 of the Atlantic Coast Championships, Photo By Dan Neff

Flying Scot Greater New York District Championship, Sept. 15th and 16th Sayville Yacht Club, New York. - Results - Sorry to windy for taking photos :(

The GNY Districts were held this past weekend in Bluepoint, NY at the Sayville YC. Winds on Saturday started very light but, as the clouds cleared and the sun broke out the winds picked up very impressively. 24 boats registered. By the warning signal of the first race winds were in the high teens lower 20’s with some puffs in the upper 20’s. Robyn and I dropped out before the start along with 9 other two man boats leaving 14 boats on the starting line. The wind blowing out of the NW meant that the windward mark was right off the beach of the club. Watching the competitors rounding the mark and popping the kite in those wind conditions was an amazing site. A Melges 24 sailor said the reaches and down wind legs were just as fast and crazy as on his Megles 24 in similar conditions. Saturday the RC got three races off and on Sunday in a dieing wind. They got two more races off to complete the regatta. PJ Patin and Dan Neff wound up tie with PJ taking the championship again for the second year in a row. The mystery man, Josh Goldman took third. Yeah, he still sails Scots! 

At the end of the event it was my pleasure to introduce the new District governor for the Greater NY district, Melanie Dunham. Melanie can be reached at FS2601@aol.com
Those of you who know Melanie know that she will do a great job for you. For those of you who don’t know her, you will find out very soon.
It’s been a pleasure working with you all and I look forward to seeing you all out on the race course.
Thanks,
John Cooke
PAST GNY District Governor, FS 5535, 9-17-07

Flying Scot Wife Husband Championship, Aug. 25th and 26th, Cedar Point Yacht Club, Connecticut.   Results - Photos By Hank Sykes - Photos By Dan Neff

Photos By Dan Neff from the Flying Scot 50th Anniversary.

NAC's Results 

NAC and 50th Blog by Kim and Dave Thinel's.  http://www.sailrace.blogspot.com/
	As some of you know we did daily email reports from our recent trip to the Flying Scot North Americans. We decided to use them (with some edits) to create a blog with some photos from along the way. Still have to figure some features out but it is mostly finished. When you click this link www.sailrace.blogspot.com you should arrive at the site. The format is that the most recent entry shows first, in my case that is the Fleet racing from this past Saturday, which was also an organized thing to get all Scots on the water that day for the 50th Anniversary. So we did, we had thunderstorms and some carnage - additional photos should be coming soon. If after looking at the first page you are not so bored that you want to see the others, you may want to start near the beginning, since they will be the story of the NAC trip. Easiest way to do that is to look on the right side of the page where it says “ARCHIVES” click the oldest one and you are there.
Photos from 50th Here	Sail Fast. Dave Thinel FS 812 PIG PEN Tampa Fleet 168  Florida District Governor Florida District web; www.fssa.com/fldist/  7-26-07

Wherever you sail, join the largest-ever, single-day
Flying Scot 50th anniversary tribute
on July 14th!
FREE Registration at http://www.fssa.com/50scots/index.html  

This event is FREE. Flying Scot is looking for 50 Flying Scot sailors who can sail, race or cruise on July 14th at their home location. Then record your trip on our online journal . The 50 "stories" will be developed into an article for a National sailing publication. Statistics on our sailors will also be gathered. What are the ages of our sailors? Youngest/Oldest? What were the weather conditions around the nation? What was the top speed reached? Who sailed the furthest? Who won a race that day? What was the biggest crew? And any other anecdotal information that comes out of the day.

To join the fun is easy: 1. ) Pre-register here, 2.) Sail on July 14, and
3) Complete the online journal here.
Help Flying Scot celebrate our 50th Anniversary and
SAIL INTO HISTORY!

Cedar Point Yacht Club
2007 Lightning - Flying Scot Early Bird Regatta
Results
May 19 - 20, 2007
FlyingScot Class Series Summary

1 5535 John Cooke & Robyn Hoffman, Cedar Point Yacht Club,  7pts.
2 5516 Mark Riefenhauser & Warren Schutt, Cedar Point Yacht Club, 11pts
3 5102 Robert Cohen, Cedar Point Yacht Club, 21pts
4 5601 Melaine Dunham & Forest Rogers, Cedar Point Yacht Club, 22pts
5 4735 Elliot Claus & Jamie Szoke, Cedar Point Yacht Club, 24pts
6 5652 Neil Farrow & Marcia Ryan, Cedar Point Yacht Club, 26pts

Mark Riefenhauser, FS5516, 5-25-07

Does your fleet need a web site?  Flying Scot Racing now offers competitive rates for setting up your fleet with its own web site.  We can give you tools to help you build your fleet's web site and manage the content yourself.  Or, you can have us manage it for you.  More information available at: http://www.flyingscotracing.com/web_services.htm. 

ONE-DESIGN SURVEY SAYS TIDE IS HIGH

Flying Scot is 6th out of more that 200 fleet surveyed.

For the third time, US SAILING teamed up with Sailing World magazine to take the pulse of one-design sailing in this country and the news is good. Of the classes that responded to the survey, many more classes are growing (30) than shrinking (8), and many classes are maintaining status quo (30). Sailing World Editor David Reed presented the complete results and his unique analysis at US SAILING's One-Design Symposium last week in New Orleans.
> See how your class is doing and read David Reed's analysis by going to
http://www.ussailing.org/odcc/One-DesignClassSurveys.htm.

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Special 50th Anniversary Edition. Order your 2007 Flying Scot Racing Wall Calendar today. $13.95 ea.

Not sure which item to get.  Then give them a Gift Certificate.
Printable Gift Certificates are Now Available in the amount you would like to give. 
Redeemable online for Part and Accessory for your Flying Scot Sailor.  

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1957 - 2007
Flying Scot 50th Anniversary

The Annapolis Boat show is just around the corner, and this year the Flying Scot is turning 50.  Join us, but don't forget to tell your friends and neighbors.  In celebration of 50 years each boat built during the 2007 model year (Aug 2006 to July 2007) will get a Gold 50th Anniversary Decal and a Gold Aluminum Name Plate to commemorate this milestone.     

The show runs from October 5th to 9th.  Stop by and say Hello to the crew.

Show Web Site

Ahoy there sailors!
Remember the Glimmerglass Regatta is coming on September 16 and 17 in Cooperstown, NY. In addition to the usual exciting sailing on our beautiful lake you can expect swimming off our docks and great food. As before there's plenty of free camping. Non-Sailors can enjoy the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the James Fennimore Museum, the Farmers Museum or the many other attractions of Cooperstown. 
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Come prepared to have a great time. For more information contact visit the Otsego Sail Club website at www.otsegosailingclub.com or Daniel Patsos at 607-865-4878 or thistle@catskill.net 

Jerry Phelan                                      
Fleet 123 Secretary/ Treasurer         
Otsego Sailing Club Keeper of the Log

The Greater New York Districts will be held this coming Saturday (8/26) at Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport CT. Long range forecast is calling for a sunny day and high about 80 degrees.
Cedar Point YC is surrounded on three sides by water. We have a beach and a great playground for the young family members. “The Galley’ will be open for lunch and ice cream. Cedar Point YC will be a great place for the land crew to spend the day while racing is going on. www.cedarpointyc.org 
Fleet 177 members will be at the club on Friday afternoon. We will have beer and soda and provide a light dinner Friday night (hamburgers and hot dogs or pizza). We will have coffee, juice, bagels, and donuts on Saturday AM. We will also provide 6 foot sandwiches and refreshments after the races.
Skipper’s meeting is at 930AM. Harbor gun is at 1000AM with the first warning gun at 1100AM.
We had 27 boats register for the June date at this time we are looking at between 35 and 40 boats.

John Cooke                                
GNY District Governor, FS 5535 

2006 North Americans ended after a horrific storm devastated the fleet around 4:10 PM on July 11th.  Amazingly no one was injured.

2006 North Americans ended after a horrific storm devastated the fleet around 4:10 PM on July 11th.  Amazingly no one was injured. 7-12-06

Photos By John Cooke.
Click on photo to enlarge.

The GNY Districts have been postponed. The 33 competitors patiently waited while a stationary weather front parked on top of Long Island Sound Saturday’s racing was abandoned on shore. We had no wind reading over 2 mph with heavy rains. Sunday morning found us with no wind. From 0800 until 1015 maximum wind reading both on land and at the race area was 2.5 mph. After monitoring weather radar and a forecast for heavy rain with possible lighting it was decided to fly AP over A. At 1330 heavy rain was reported.
The written posting from the RC PRO states that the GNY Districts will attempt to be held on 8/26/06 at Cedar Point Yacht Club. This is a tentative date until final approval by the Cedar Point BOG.
We expect approval. This will be a one day event.
Further details will follow. 6-26-06
Thanks,
John Cooke

2006 Flying Scot Wife-Husband Championship 
Lake Murray Sailing Club, South Carolina. 

What were the conditions like sailing at Cedar Point YC on Long Island Sound?

John: Two breezy days, big open courses, unfortunately a small fleet (never more than 9 on the line). Some unusual shifts, but straight line speed, especially downwind, was the overall key. 

Did you sail with two or three?

John: Jim Worth and I sailed.

How many races were there, and what was you best and worst race and why? 

John: There were five races. We were pleased to see Whitney Hall sailing "Irish Rover" to victory in the first race on Sunday. She started strongly at the boat end, just like her Dad used to, and led at every mark. We were able to win all the other races, although John Cooke, Dave Jacobsen, Melanie Dunham, maybe others, led at times. But the long courses gave us the time to come back, using our 8 decades of combined experience. (We may not be fit, but we're wily.) 

What did you like most about the regatta?

John: We loved the long courses in open water, with room and time to think before you tack.

How was the Saturday evening Party? 

John: Saturday evening the fleet put on a great dinner and a loud band.  Let's get 20 boats there next year.

Thank you and Congratulations to  you and Jim  on a fine regatta.

The Early Bird Regatta at Cedar Point this past weekend had great weather.  John Luard of Monmouth Yacht Club in Red Bank, NJ won, with John Cooke of Cedar Point in second.  Glenn Shaffer of Toms River Yacht Club, NJ was third. Official results will be posted soon. 5-22-06 

Photos from the Flying Scot Midwinter are online at www.neffphotography.com. 3-24-06

Starting April first our email address "fs2929@aol.com" will no long be active.  Our new address will be fs2929@optonline.net or info@flyingscotracing.com. Please update your address book and we apologize for this little inconvenience.  2-23-06
                                                                                                                                                     Thank You, Dan

Congratulations to Marcus and Marc Eagan on becoming the 2006 Flying Scot Midwinter Champion.  Marcus maintained a solid lead despite capsizing in the final race.  Not even loosing the rig after snagging a piling on the way out to the race course could slow him down.  
Congratulations to Edward Summerfield and Herb Lindsey on becoming the Challenger Champion.  Everyone looks forward to them moving up into the championship fleet next year. 3-10-06

Some pictures have been circulated and the photos I took will be up on my Photography web site soon.   
Photos on the last day by Michael Roberts, FS 5544 "Funky Diva"
More photos online at FSSA.com

 

3-9-06 - Race 5 started under a southerly around 10 to 12 knots of breeze with a heavy chop, but tapered off to 8 around the final leg for the Championship and next to last leg for the Challenger fleet.  Race 6 started shortly after all competitors finished and sailed to the starting area.  While waiting for the start the winds built to a steady 20.  The chop built and became increasingly more difficult to navigate.  Race leader, Marcus Eagan and crew Marc Eagan, found themselves climbing back into the boat shortly after hoisting the spinnaker at the offset mark.  After getting the boat upright and bailing out gallons of water they managed to finish 9 to clinch the Championship title by 8 points over second place finisher Fred Strammer Jr. and crew Fred Strammer.  In the Challenger fleet, Edward Summerfield and crew Herb Lindsey held onto their lead during races 5 and 6 to finish 6 points ahead of second place finishers Rich Banning and crew Brooke Banning.

Race 3 Marcus Eagan Photo By Dan Neff

3-9-06 - Race 5 started under a southerly around 10 to 12 knots of breeze with a heavy chop, but tapered off to 8 around the final leg for the Championship and next to last leg for the Challenger fleet.  Race 6 started shortly after all competitors finished and sailed to the starting area.  While waiting for the start the winds built to a steady 20.  The chop built and became increasingly more difficult to navigate.  Race leader, Marcus Eagan and crew Marc Eagan, found themselves climbing back into the boat shortly after hoisting the spinnaker at the offset mark.  After getting the boat upright and bailing out gallons of water they managed to finish 9 to clinch the Championship title by 8 points over second place finisher Fred Strammer Jr. and crew Fred Strammer.  In the Challenger fleet, Edward Summerfield and crew Herb Lindsey held onto their lead during races 5 and 6 to finish 6 points ahead of second place finishers Rich Banning and crew Brooke Banning. 

Championship Fleet 3-6-06 Full results

Marcus (right) and Marc Eagan (left)

Challenger Fleet 3-6-06 Full Results

Ed Summerfield (left), Herb Lindsey, Glenn Shaffer, Tom Faarquhar (right)

3-8-06 - Race 3 started on time with winds 8 to 10 out of the SE.  Both fleets sailed a windward leeward five leg course.  As the last few sailors finished race 3 the winds died off.  The competitors drifted around until 2:30 pm when a SW wind filled in.  The race committee quickly got race 4 under way. 

3-7-06 - Race 2 started at 11:00 am.  Winds were 15 to 20 out of the North with a medium chop.  The heavier crews had an advantage over the lighter two person crews.  At times there might have been some gusts in the upper 20's.   Again there was a clean start with no X-flag in the championship fleet.  After finishing the race, the committee decided to send the competitors in to wait and see if the wind would subside for race 3.  After waiting several hours on shore the committee postponed racing until tomorrow.   
Championship Fleet 3-6-06 Full results 

Challenger Fleet 3-6-06 Full Results

3-6-06 - There are 50 boats competing at the 2006 Flying Scot Mid-Winters hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in sunny Florida.  Shortly after the 1:00 pm skippers meeting the boats hit the water.  Winds were 10 to 15 out of the WNW.  It was a short sail out under spinnaker to the racing area.  Winds were steady with small 5 to 10 degree oscillations.  Wave height was around a one foot.  The fleet of 35 championship sailors started cleanly after a short postponement for a correction to the starting line.  The fleet of 15 challenger sailors started a short time after.  Both sailed a five leg windward leeward course.  It was a great day to kick off the start of the 2006 Flying Scot Mid-Winters Championships, but not a good day for taking photos while at the helm.  I hope to get some photos as the week continues.  Results are posted on the FSSA web site, www.fssa.com.   

Mid-Winters is next week and we hope to see you there.  FSSA is hosting a party Sunday evening to jump start the event.  We will present a slide show of Flying Scot Racing from the past season.  Look for your boat and friends.  Christine and I will be racing, but I hope to get some great photography in between racing.  Maybe a couple while racing too.  Look for us in 2929 and I will take your picture.  

Smooth Sailing,
Dan Neff 

Please join us on March 18th, 2006 to honor the life of Graham Hall.  We will be meeting for food, libations, stories, and slide shows from 3-6pm at the Yokum Sailing Center at USMMA, Kings Point, Ny.  We are relying on good networking to get this invitation out to Dad's friends, so pass this on if you can.  Please RSVP to either Whitney (whitneyhall@earthlink.net  845-340-0907) or Morgan (morganhall@mac.com 707-357-0433).  For lodging, we will be staying at the Anchor Motor Inn (theanchorinn.com).   We thank you for all the love and friendship Dad received in his final months.  We can not explain how much it meant to dad and us.  See you there.

Smooth Sailing, Whitney and Morgan

	In my last letter, I asked for ideas as to how we might assist the sailors and yacht clubs along the Gulf Coast that were devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. While there has not been a lot of good news to report from an area that is struggling to rebuild, the spirits of the sailors and club members remains high. I have received reports that many of the hulls owned by the clubs
survived – but not much else. In particular, there is a tremendous need for sails as well as boat hardware, spars and other sailing equipment. This includes not only gear for Flying Scots, but also Opti’s, Sunfish, and Lasers used in sailing camp. Many of us have unused sailing items in our garages and basements. How about donating your surplus sails and gear to the Gulf Coast yacht clubs so severely hurt by Katrina and Rita? There are a few ways to direct your donations: click here for more information. 1-14-06
Glenn Shaffer

2005 Sailing News Archives