Category Archives: Racing News

Super Day of Racing

Wow, what a super day of racing yesterday on Sarasota Bay. Eight Flying Scots came out for some outstanding conditions. We had 4 tight races racing on a southwesterly 10 to 15 mph breeze. There were lots of shifts and … Read full article

by Bob Twinem | 12 May 2013 | Posted in Flying Scots Only News | Leave a comment

Race Signals

Flags are the way we can communicate to every sailor within eyesight. This issue will discuss two flags used for racing.

The first flag shown in the article is the "Y" (Yankee) flag. This flag when displayed from the Race … Read full article

by Herb Larrabee (Race Captain) | 8 May 2013 | Posted in Racing News | Leave a comment

May 4 racing postponed

Although a few of us gathered at the Squadron on Saturday, it was not a good afternoon for sailing. When we met things looked promising and 3 boats were launched before we sat down for a pre-sail sandwich. By the … Read full article

by Bob Twinem | 6 May 2013 | Posted in Flying Scots Only News | Leave a comment

Sarasota Bay Cup at Bird Key YC

We had a very good turnout for the Sarasota Bay Cup Regatta at the Bird Key Yacht Club. 10 Scots made up the largest, most competitive fleet at the regatta. Conditions were varied from full out hiking to sheets eased, … Read full article

by Bob Twinem | 22 Apr 2013 | Posted in Flying Scots Only News | Leave a comment

E Mail notice of posting on E and MC Scow pages

A new notice option has been added to the Sarasota Sailing Squadron Fleet pages. Squadron members can now have copies of new posts on the E Scow and MC Scow pages automatically sent to them via E mail. This option … Read full article

by SCOTTRAN | 15 Apr 2013 | Posted in E Scow Only News, MC Scow Only News | Leave a comment

Season Series Results

We had a terrific season racing our Flying Scots this year. Season Series races, Squadron Monthly races, District races, National races. Something for everyone. Fleet 36 Season awards were given out to overall and Challenger divisions. Challenger Division Season top … Read full article

by Bob Twinem | 10 Apr 2013 | Posted in Flying Scots Only News | Leave a comment

New Class Flags for the PHRF Fleets

They really are not new, a shape is added to the center of the existing flags so they can be distinguished in low light, when backlight by the sun, or in other situations where the color would be difficult to … Read full article

by Herb Larrabee (Race Captain) | 9 Apr 2013 | Posted in Racing News | Leave a comment

Flying Scots Wrap Up Winter Series

We had a super day yesterday wrapping up our winter racing season. It was a record setting day for our fleet as we had 15 Scots on the starting line for the first time for one of our daily fleet

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by Bob Twinem | 7 Apr 2013 | Posted in Flying Scots News, Racing, Racing News | Leave a comment

Racing Report

We have achieved well deserved success for the challenging March madness. The first quarter is one of our busiest and we could not have done it without YOU, our many volunteers. March was a test of our commitment and we … Read full article