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2024 DIYC Flying Scot Regatta – The Cluster in 360
2024 Davis Island Yacht Club 360 Video. Take a look at this 360 video, pan the camera, and see what other boats were doing at the 1st windward mark in the 3rd race.
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2024 Flying Scot Midwinters, Eustis, FL
The 2024 Flying Scot George Washington Birthday Regatta (GBWR) and Midwinters in Eustis, FL, is in the books. The National Level regatta was not only outstandingly managed, it was incredibly fun despite the ways the weather tried to dampen our spririts. How’d we do? Not as well as we would’ve liked, but we did have…
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2024 Davis Island Regatta, Tampa, Florida
Photo courtesy TJ Kowalczyk, Davis Island Yacht Club Our 2024 season kicked off with new sails and strong winds against stellar competition at Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa, Florida. We ordered new #MadSails back in October after the Sail Fest Regatta at Kentucky Lake. Ryan Malgrem, sailmaker, had planned to attend this regatta and on Saturday…
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2023 Flying Scot Regatta Season Reflections
This was our first season racing Gadzooks, Flying Scot 5954 (Flying Scot Inc. 2011). She has been a fabulous boat to race in a One-Design Class that has history and hospitality beyond measure. Competitors throughout our racing experience have been exceptionally helpful, insightful, and transparent in how they have out-performed us. And we have tried…
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2023 Sail Fest – Kentucky Lake
The Sail Fest Regatta October 21 & 22, 2023, at Kentucky Lake was fantastic. This was our 6th regatta and, just barely, our first two-day regatta. All other regattas were cancelled on one of the days due to lack of wind. And when I say “barely”, we almost did not get in one race for…
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2023 Whale of a Sail
The 2023 Whale of a Sail was awesome with 75 boats registered in about 8 classes. Flying Scots had one of the largest fleets with 14 boats.
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2023 Glow in the Dark Regatta at Clinton Lake, Illinois
Nearly 40 boats competed in the 2023 Glow in the Dark Regatta on Clinton Lake, sponsored by the Clinton Lake Sailing Association, September 9 & 10, 2023. Sailors competed in three divisions: Championship, Challenger, and Apprentice. All boats started at the same time with 38 boats on the start line. Winds were shifty, puffy, and…
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Ephraim??
Where has Gadzooks been? We missed Ephraim, but will be back on the road in September.
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Lake Decatur Centennial Flying Scot Regatta 2023
Kendall: The results are in and Gadzooks took 9th out of 26 competitors. We’ll keep saying that we aren’t going to make any bold predictions about specific regattas. The Flying Scot fleet has some of the best sailors we’ve met. Our goals are to do our best, to have fun, and keep getting better with…
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Mast Rake
At the Egyptian Cup Regatta we learned that our mast was improperly set up. First, our rig was very loose. Second, the rake was way too far aft. What did that mean? We would not be competitive upwind, and enough slop in the rig caused us to prematurely lose wind attachment on the sails. So,…