VOLUME 48 NUMBER 3 2004

Scot Sailing in Did You TEXAS HILL WIN? COUNTRY BLITZEN

Fleet 23 and the LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA

CONTENTS

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FLYING SCOT® SAILINGASSOCIATION

Flying Scot® Sailing Association VOLUME 48 NUMBER 3 2004 1 Windsor Cove,Suite 305 • Columbia, S.C. 29223 • Email: [email protected] 803-252-5646 • 1-800-445-8629 • FAX (803) 765-0860 PRESIDENT William B. Ross* 178 Woodstream Road From the President ...... 4 Mooresville, NC 28117 (704) 664-9511 • [email protected] Scot Sailing in Texas Hill Country ...... 5 FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Bill Vogler* Flying Scot Fleet 23 and the Leukemia Cup Regatta. . 7 1902 E. Taylor Drive Bloomington, IL 61701 Did You Win?...... 9 (309) 663-0576 • [email protected] SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Tuning Guides - Good for America? ...... 11 Susie Stombaugh* 2341 Wilmore Road Blitzen...... 11 Nicholasville, KY 40356 (859) 885-3302 • [email protected] Saratoga Bound ...... 13 COMMODORE James B. Harris* 2003 Long Island Championship a SUCCESS ...... 17 775 Haw-Thicket Lane Des Peres, MO 63131 (314) 966-8404 [email protected] In Every Issue SECRETARY Barbara Griffin* Starting Line ...... 19 208 Oakcrest Lane Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Caveat Emptor ...... 21 (412) 653-3056 • [email protected] TREASURER New Members ...... 22 Glenn D. Shaffer* 299 Raymond Road Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 883-6688 • [email protected] IMMEDIATE PAST COMMODORE Daniel Goldberg* 342 Middlegate Dr. Bethel Park, PA 15102 ADVERTISERS INDEX (412) 831-1042 • [email protected] 2 North Sails 10 Quantum 18 Midwest Sailing FSSA MEASURER Robert J. Neff* 6 Rooke Sails 12 Flying Scot, Inc. 20 Flying Scot Racing 1032 Old Turkey Point Rd. 6 Gus Sails 14 Layline 23 Schurr Sails Edgewater, MD 21037 8 Fowler Sails 18 The Sailors’ Tailor 24 FSSA (410) 798-4146 • [email protected] EDITOR, SCOTS n’ WATER Kay Summerfield 705 Ocean Avenue Attention Web Surfers / E-mail Users: The FSSA Flying Scot Website is online. Beachwood, NJ 08722 Visit it at http://www.fssa.com with your favorite browser. (732) 286-4890 • [email protected] The Email address for regatta notices and regatta results to be published in Scots n’ Water WEBPAGE EDITOR, WWW.FSSA.COM is [email protected]. Updates on the web pages will occur between the first and fifteenth of Hank Sykes the month. Visit the site frequently! Please save all articles submitted for publication in 76 McKinley Avenue ASCII Text, Word or WordPerfect format. New Haven, CT 06515 (203) 397-2262 • [email protected] MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON SCOTS n’ WATER - Registered Trademark, Publication No. ISSNS 0194-5637. Published bi-monthly Charles Fowler by FSSA at 1 Windsor Cove,Suite 305, Columbia, South Carolina 29223. Volume XL No. 6 Subscription 3803 NW 25th Ave. is $8 a year included in annual membership dues. Periodical postage paid at Columbia, SC 29201. Miami, FL 33142 Publication Mail Dates: Issue #1, January 15; Issue #2 March 15; Issue #3, May 15; (305) 638-8885 • [email protected] Issue #4, July 15; Issue #5, September 15; Issue #6, December 15. DESIGNER (1904-1992) Ad Rates: Call Christina Hicks at (800) 445-8629. Gordon K. Douglass Postmaster: Please send change of address to Scots ‘n Water, FSSA, 1 Windsor Cove,Suite 305, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Columbia, South Carolina 29223. MaryAnn Crews & Courtney Cantrell EDITOR: Kay Summerfield, 705 Ocean Avenue, Beachwood, NJ 08722, (732) 286-4890, 1 Windsor Cove,Suite 305 • Columbia, SC 29223 [email protected] (803) 252-5646 • (800) 445-8629 [email protected] LAYOUT DESIGN: Nancy H. Cooper. ADVERTISING: Christina Hicks (800) 445-8629. *Denotes Executive Committee Members Flying Scot® and the FS logo are registered trademarks of Flying Scot®, Inc. Scots n’Water ❘ Volume 48 ❘ Number 3 ❘ 2004 3 President’s Message

From The President by Bill Ross, FS 5210

boats of less than 20’ at all times. on the Web. We have new membership However, there is no such regulation categories and new eligibility rules being considered by the Coast Guard for that we hope will solve many of the the near future. US Sailing’s problems we have had in the past. Take Government Affairs Committee has your handbook with you after you watched this development very care- download the new revisions. If you fully. Be prudent. Wear a PFD if the time cannot download, contact Courtney is right. Cantrell at FSSA at (800) 445-8629 Safety should be first and foremost or [email protected]. She will mail a copy on our minds. Remember that the water to you. in the early spring is still cold, and US Sailing recently instituted a new hypothermia can sneak up on you. policy concerning race management. There was a very serious incident in The qualifications for PROs and judges he 2004 sailing season is begin- Florida this winter, in which two people for running national championships ning, and many of us are think- were accidentally run over by a run- have been upgraded significantly. Race ing about tuning up those boats, T away car backing up to retrieve a boat. officers and judges now have to be cer- buying new sails, putting on the latest It is reported that the driver of the car, tified to run these events. We changed “go fast” equipment, and giving “Old after being involved in a capsize and FSSA Bylaws last year to require the Reliable” a good cleanup. Don’t forget to staying in the water for some time, was same level of certification for FSSA- inspect all of your safety gear as well. suffering from hypothermia. In addi- sanctioned events. This will surely raise Some of us are using inflatable life jack- tion, check those trailers carefully. the performance level of race managers ets. They require attention on a regular The NAC is not too far off, and your in the future. The judges and PRO for the basis. Check for leaks, and make sure the National Championships Committee NAC 2004 meet those requirements. CO2 cartridges are still sealed. They are has been heavily involved with the Many other one-design classes are doing no good if they don’t float. regatta organizers. If you are planning to the same for all events. Speaking of PFDs, we have heard that attend, you should be sure to check out Your officers hope that you all have a they will not be required to be worn on the new Constitution and Bylaws posted great sailing year; play safely and fairly. O

As you can see from the photo--OOPS!-- there are mistakes in Volume 48, Number 2, 2004

On page 11, the line below “WIFE-HUSBAND Championship” should read: June 26 & 27, 2004 – Grosse Pointe Farms, MI – Fleet 182 For more information, contact Forest Rogers at 734-954-0452 or [email protected] On page 13, THE RUN, by Paul Jon Patin: Throughout the article, the word gybe/gybed was incorrectly replaced by jib/jibbed. We had a problem with proofreading. However, we now have a proof- reader in place, so this should not happen [so often] in the future. Our apologies to Fleet 182, Fleet 83, and Paul Jon Patin.

4 Scots n’Water ❘ Volume 48 ❘ Number 3 ❘ 2004 TexFloridaas District District SCOT SAILING IN THE Texas Hill Country

by Jeff Foerster, FS 5165

ausage. One might not immediately associate this fine German delicacy with Flying Scot sailing, but, down Shere at Canyon Lake, we take pride in being the biggest little fleet in Texas. Fleet 67 was chartered in 1970 and resides on Canyon Lake, an 8,000-acre man-made lake in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Canyon Lake is 45 minutes north of San Antonio and about an hour south of Austin. Fleet 67 enjoyed as many as twelve active members in the 1970s. In the 1980s, active membership dwindled to just a few. The timely arrival of relocated Scot owners from large fleets in North Carolina and North Texas has since refueled an inter- est in Flying Scot sailing at Lake Canyon Yacht Club. In the past three years, Fleet 67 has added two new active members, with a third member coming in May 2004 upon arrival of his new Bill McVey (crewing) and Fred Kniffin (at the helm) in between races aboard FS 3816 boat from Maryland. Each November, in nearby New Braunfels, the ten-day salute Scots at LCYC will once again take the stick aboard one of our to sausage known as “Wurstfest” takes place. During this current owners’ Scots. Since some of these people haven’t been event, LCYC has its annual Wurstfest Regatta. Once the rac- aboard a Scot in almost 30 years, it will bring a whole new ing is over on Saturday, we all climb aboard the “Wurst Bus” meaning to the term “generation gap.” A story told by Dr. and make the journey to the grounds of this German celebra- James Finney, one of our charter members and past champi- tion to eat sausage, drink beer, and participate in numerous on of Fleet 67, involved a PHRF long-distance race held annu- chicken dances. The festivities on Saturday night (and into ally at Canyon Lake on July 4th. During this event, Dr. Finney, Sunday morning) have been known to affect the outcome of along with crew Herb Eastwood, raced against a fleet of keel- Sunday’s racing. If you’re looking for a great weekend regat- boats and, with the help of 15- to 20-mph winds, finished 15 ta, this is one worth the haul. minutes ahead of the second-place finisher under spinnaker For 2004, Fleet 67 has scheduled a Masters Regatta in hon- on a plane. Of course, this prompted several club members to or of those who chartered our fleet. Those who once owned reclassify “centerboard” boats so as to prevent this from hap- pening again. Dr. Finney also spoke highly of Sandy Douglass and of the time he bought Flying Scot 1046. He and his son traveled to Maryland to pick up their new boat, and, when they arrived, Sandy invited them to stay at his house. Sandy enter- tained the Finneys by singing songs and telling stories. In the past several years, it has not been uncommon to see several Scots sailing on those days with 20- to 25-mph winds. Nor is it odd that a couple of our members match raced in a steady rain until dark to determine the outcome of a fleet championship. And true to our fleet’s geographic location, the names on our members’ Scots include “Howdy” and “Redneck Mother.” If you ever find yourself in the Texas Hill Country, please come on by and enjoy sausage on a stick with a cold Shiner Bock beer. O Lake Canyon Yacht Club Marina

Scots n’Water ❘ Volume 48 ❘ Number 3 ❘ 2004 5 Finally a Great One Design Sail Loft... Gus Sails, Dominant in the Flying Scot Class!

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2003 NAC’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Overall 2003 NAC’s Qualifier Series, 1st and 3rd Overall 2003 Junior NAC’s 1st and 2nd Overall 2003 Wife/Husband Nat’ls 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th 2003 Great 48 1st Overall 2002 Open House 1st and 3rd Overall

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by Ralph “Red Dog” Jones, FS 3109

erhaps you have agement and performed race committee and rescue duties at seen the articles Lake Lewisville for the Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club. Pin various sailing This show of local support and respect is unique in sever- magazines about the al aspects. In the early 1950s, the Dallas area was in a severe Leukemia Cup Regatta. drought. White Rock Lake virtually dried up. At that time Lake The forum is held in many different locales across the coun- Lewisville, then known as Lake Dallas and Garza-Little Elm try. It is a major fundraiser for leukemia research, with the pro- Reservoir, had water. Many members went to that facility to ceeds from the various forums basically staying in their form Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club. Over the years, instead of respective communities. This year, for the first time, Flying being in competition, these clubs and their respective sailors Scot Fleet 23 and the Corinthian Sailing Club at White Rock have been united in their effort to bring sailing events to the Lake in Dallas, Texas, are pleased to participate in the Dallas community and to improve sailing education and Leukemia Cup Regatta. opportunities. This coordination of events for the Leukemia For the past two years, the Leukemia Cup Regatta has been Cup over two weekends this year in Dallas is just one exam- held at the Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club on Lake Lewisville, ple. In the 1970s, we began a series known as the formerly Lake Dallas. The DCYC has hosted the event with “Commodore’s Cup,” in which the commodores of the vari- both a keelboat course and a centerboard coarse. Their ground- ous clubs rotated among the sailing clubs in this area to com- breaking work in this endeavor has now resulted in two lakes pete against each other. The effort, obviously, is to promote being involved with these activities. sailing, sailing education, and race management, and bring this This year, for the first time, Flying Scot Fleet 23 and the sport to many people. Corinthian Sailing Club of White Rock Lake hosted center- Please look at the club Web site to learn more about the board competition on the weekend of April 24 and 25, 2004. Leukemia Cup. The Corinthian Sailing Club at White Rock The following weekend, May 1 and 2, keelboat courses were Lake is located at www.cscsailing.org and the Dallas held at Lake Lewisville. In a further show of cooperation, dur- Corinthian Yacht Club at www.dcyc.org. ing the centerboard regatta at the Corinthian Sailing Club, The effort of Fleet 23 member David Butler, who is a mem- members of Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club from Lake Lewisville ber of both clubs, has promoted this joint activity for the bet- served as race committee. The following weekend, when the terment of all and for the benefit of the Leukemia Society. By keelboats raced, members of the Corinthian Sailing Club and particularly Flying Scot Fleet 23 participated in race man- Continued on Page 8

Scots n’Water ❘ Volume 48 ❘ Number 3 ❘ 2004 7 Texas District

Leukemia Cup Post Script Continued From Page 7 We had 70 boats registered an ironic twist of fate, Gary Jobson, the for the dinghy regatta at the national spokesman for this wonderful Corinthian Sailing Club, but event, has himself been diagnosed with only 60 something sailed due leukemia. This is a treatable disease, to the stormy weather. 27 area and research and fundraising may help Scots sailed in the event. Scott eliminate it. Jim and Pam Hancock and Natalie Mauney won the were chairs of the event at DCYC. Flying Scot gold fleet and Marke Smith and Red Dog Jones chaired Anderson Jones won the silver the event at White Rock Lake. With the fleet. Other fleets sailing in the help of the Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club dinghy regatta included 420s, Anderson Jones, son of “Red Dog” sailing in the 2003 and the Corinthian Sailing Club, this Butterflies, Handicap (C-15 Leukemia Cup Regatta at Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club year promises to be a new beginning won), Lasers, Optimist Pram for joint cooperation for the fundraising and Sunfish. Full results are for this event. Statistical data reveal available on www.cscsail- The two weekend Leukemia Cup that in 2003, on a nationwide basis, $2.6 ing.org/results_LCR_dinghy_2004.html. Regatta raised $146,000 to help fight million in revenue was generated by The keelboat regatta, at the Dallas blood related cancers. Flying Scot 1,800 fundraising sailors at 45 different Corinthian Yacht Club the following sailors Debbie and David Butler, Leukemia Cup Regatta sites. In North weekend, attracted 90 registrants on Richard Wade, “Red Dog” Jones and Texas alone, over $85,000 was raised three courses - J/22, J/80 and PHRF. CSC Frank Richards were on the stage to with some 500 attendees and 66 boats. club members, including many Fleet 23 help present the check to The This is a very worthwhile event; the sailors, provided race committee for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. O sailors of Flying Scot 23 are proud to keelboat event. DCYC members ran the participate in the Leukemia Cup dinghy races at CSC the week before. Regatta.

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8 Scots n’Water ❘ Volume 48 ❘ Number 3 ❘ 2004 Texas District Did You WIN? by Judy Adrian, FS 3970

id you win? There’s that ques- tion, again, from my non-sailing Dfriends during the week follow- ing our usual Sunday races with the Corinthian Sailing Club on beautiful White Rock Lake. They just don’t understand…we are on the starting line with some of the best sailors in the coun- try! Right next to us on this tiny, little body of water in the middle of Dallas are District Champions, Wife Husband Regatta Champions, National Champions, and Championship of Champions winners…and they want to know if we won??!!! Right!! Well, there is no way we will ever fin- ish first, but each race we sail with these talented sailors improves our skills and tactics and moves us further up in the pack. In reality, winning is not neces- fect, textbook tack to beat someone but on any given Sunday some of us sarily who comes in first. For my hus- across the finish line, we are as thrilled from the back of the pack will pass band and me, at times, outscoring a as if we had taken first place! another boat, and YES….WE DID single boat is a huge win. If we slam- At CSC, 10 to 20 Scots are on the start- WIN!!! O dunk a competitor at the last minute or ing line almost every Sunday of the year. make a once-in-a-lifetime, picture-per- The leaders will take their usual places,

Scots n’Water ❘ Volume 48 ❘ Number 3 ❘ 2004 9 Texas District Tuning Guides - Good for America? by Bill Draheim, FS 5430

or decades an increasing empha- I, too, am a victim of tuning-guide ments to rake and rig tension, depend- sis has been put on tuning guides laziness. Even though I have a thor- ing on conditions. These adjustments Fto help us sail at optimum per- ough understanding of sail design, rig work on all boats and work in the same formance. This emphasis, in my opin- setups, and how adjustments influence manner in relation to wind speed. For ion, is too strong. It has been said that the boat, we really adjusted none of the example, it’s better to rake forward in a tuning guide will “get you in the ball- standing rigging during the last two light air and rake aft in breeze. It’s bet- park.” Baseball players should utilize years’ North American Championships. ter to sail with a loose head-stay and ballparks; Flying Scots, however, should We won both regattas but probably more sag in light air, and a tighter head- stay on the lake. could have gone faster had we been stay and less sag in breeze. One interesting development in many active with our “static” rig rake and side- Don’t be afraid to do some experi- one-design classes, which have become stay tension. We were able to be apa- menting this year with side-stay settings tuning-guide reliant, is that these class- thetic on adjustments because, as noted and forestay tension. It will add a new es have become ultra one-design. That before, tuning guides have turned all of dimension and excitement to your rac- is, since everyone is setting up the vari- us into “static” zombies. ing arsenal. Remember the definition of ables in the same manner, adjustments The rake adjustment in the Flying Sailboat Racing Insanity (SRI): going rac- that might otherwise have given you an Scot class is suggested to be 28 feet 5 ing every weekend, doing the same advantage are no longer used, but rather inches. Everyone sets it there, or close thing, and hoping for better results. are locked into recommendations of the to it, and leaves it, which contributes to Good luck! O tuning guide. Kay / Bill Draheim ---- this ultra one-design mode. A better Is that what was meant? way to sail would be to make adjust-

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10 Scots n’Water ❘ Volume 48 ❘ Number 3 ❘ 2004 New England District Blitzen

by Martin Naas, FS 4831

t’s a summer morning on Pleasant Pond in Gardiner, Maine. As I look out the window, “Blitzen” greets me with her white hull glistening and her Ireflection so clear in the still waters that I have to check to make sure I’m not standing on my head. Life couldn’t be better--family, children, pets, friends, and my own sailboat moored in front of my house.

Blitzen is Flying Scot 4831. We have Usually I single-hand the Scot, and elegant cruising sailboats. On a typ- been together for six years now. She has because of the hectic schedule of the ical summer day, the water is covered the perfect life of a family day sailer. rest of the family. So it’s just the two of with sailboats of all types and sizes par- Polished, shined, and meticulously us out there playing in the wind. Once ticipating in the long Maine tradition of cared for, she is the envy of all the oth- in a while a Laser or Sunfish will come sailing ships. er sailboats on the lake. Seeing her out to play and suddenly the "let's race" While this body of water is much larg- moored out there every morning gives instinct in the Scot shows through. I er than the lake, it is a very comfortable me reassurance that another spectacular know it’s kind of a mismatch, but what a sail in Blitzen. Yes, there are a few new day of sailing is about to begin, and that rush to catch up to, and then blow by, a things to take into account, like the tide life will seem complete. Laser, leaving it in our dust (oops, spray). and tidal currents, ocean swells, and Pleasant Pond is about four miles long Even on our small pond, there never the wakes of working boats busy with and only half a mile wide. Our home is seems to be a lack of challenges provid- their lobster traps. As long as one is situated on a rocky bluff at the north ed by the wind or weather, and never a well versed on the day’s weather and end. The breeze is usually up out of the lack of fresh looks at nature in action. respectful of the working fishermen, the southwest by 9 o’clock in the morning Whether it’s an eagle or osprey diving day will be filled with nothing but sail- and will peak at about 4 o’clock in the out of the sky to pick up a fish, or a loon ing joy. afternoon. The southwesterly gives us surfacing within arm’s length of the The trip home is euphoric and, after plenty of tacking practice heading to the boat, it’s a drama that plays out differ- eight hours on the sea, sleep comes eas- south end of the lake, with a long, relax- ently each day. ily and brings dreams of the next sail. ing run back home. While the local As a special treat for sailor and boat, The season is short here in Maine. motorboaters may circle the lake in just Blitzen is hauled from the lake several Maybe that is why my time sailing is so a few minutes, it generally takes about times a summer and trailered to the special. Last year, ironically, the pond two hours of sailing to make the trip ocean. It’s about a one-hour drive from iced over on Thanksgiving Day and the around the lake. home to a good launching site with ice went out on Easter. Guess we won’t The morning chores get done early as plenty of parking on Casco Bay. With be hosting Mid-Winters here anytime we wait for that magical time when the about forty-five minutes for setup and soon. wind will power us around the lake-- launch, we’re under way. What a treat to Blitzen spends the winter in dry stor- sometimes fast, sometimes slow, but sail for miles and miles on the same age but is never far away in my mind, always with the feeling of the beauty tack, tie off the tiller and eat lunch as we because next year my Flying Scot will and power in the wind that only comes go, and enjoy a steady afternoon sea again be moored out front, will sail on with sailing. breeze. Casco Bay is filled with islands Pleasant Pond and in the ocean, and will to explore and is home for many large fill my days with the joy of sailing. O

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hat hardships will Flying Nodding his head as I said “hi” out my “Another truck will be along in about Scot sailors endure to get to a window, he kept walking down the side half an hour with a smaller ball.” Wregatta? Many sailors have of my truck. He looked at the trailer Bob return call 1 their own stories of flat tires, overheat- and especially at the hitch. “Hey…so your truck broke down? I ing, engine trouble, and the like. When “Can you take both the truck and the was getting all set to leave in a few min- we’re traveling - stuff happens. But how boat?” utes, looking forward to a nice, smooth much stuff can happen in the 215-mile “Sure, truck on top, boat in tow.” ride in the air-conditioned Caddy. Uh, I stretch of interstate highway between “Do you have the right size ball?” don’t know. I was really looking forward greater Boston and the Saratoga Flying “Two-inch, right?” to the weekend – got nothing else Scot Invitational Regatta near Albany, “Actually, I think it’s one and seven planned. The Sable wagon is on its last New York? Pull up a bar stool, my eighths.” legs – no air conditioning. Uh, I don’t friend. I have a tale to tell. “I’ll see,” he said, as he walked to his know. Where are you and how long will Beeeeeep. tool box and extracted a two-inch ball. it take me to get there? …. I’ll have to “Bob, this is Gary. It’s a few minutes He carried the ball back to the trailer, call you back in a little while.” before ten. I really hope you get this watched me unhitch the trailer, held the “Dad, is he coming to get us?” message before you leave for Saratoga. ball next to the ball on the truck for com- “Maybe, but he seems to be thinking My truck broke down on the Mass Pike. parison, and then tried to fit the large it over.” I think it might be the transmission. I’m ball into the small opening of the trail- Bob return call 2 having it towed back to Worcester. I er tongue. Surprisingly, despite a num- “Okay, here’s the deal. I’ll move all my don’t know if you want to cancel the ber of cunning angles and approaches, stuff from the Caddy to the wagon, fin- trip, or if you’re up for picking up me the two-inch ball would not fit into the ish up a few things here, and be on my and the boat in Worcester and driving us one-and-seven-eighths opening. way in about half an hour. I’ll pick up to Saratoga.” “I’ll see if I have another one,” he mut- you and the boat, and we’ll be off to “Dad, does this mean we’re not going tered, as he trudged back to his tool box. Saratoga.” to Saratoga?” Unfamiliar with the ways of tow truck “Thanks, Bob.” “Sorry, Ryan, it might mean that, or, drivers, I stood patiently beside my “So where will I meet you?” worse yet, we might stay the night in truck as he closed his tool box and “We’re getting towed back to a Chevy Worcester, hoping the truck gets fixed.” climbed back into the cab of his own dealer in Worcester - Diamond Fifteen minutes later--the tow truck truck. I continued to lean on my truck, Chevrolet.” having just pulled up--Bob’s wife called enjoying the sunshine and being “So you’re on your way there?” to say that he had gone out to do a few impressed with just how loud seventy- “Not exactly. It seems they can’t find errands and he would call back shortly. mile-per-hour highway traffic really is. a one-and-seven-eighths ball. The first At least he hadn’t left. After three or four minutes, he emerged truck didn’t have one, so they sent a The tow truck driver unenthusiasti- and sauntered back toward me. cally jumped down from the cab of his “Any luck?” truck and walked back to mine. Continued on Page 14

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Saratoga Bound “We’re just ahead of you. Take a left, Bob was unsure of the exact route Continued From Page 13 then a right. It’s right on Park Street, like back to the highway, and I was just in everyone knows where that is.” shell shock. Instead of retracing our second truck that didn’t have one either. “This looks like a pretty seedy part of steps, we followed the two-lane Route 9 The second truck had another wrench, town. I hate Worcester.” west. and the two drivers scratched and “The car doesn’t like all these hills,” dinged the ball on my truck, but they Bob return call 5 Bob worried. couldn’t defeat seven years of rust. Now “I’m lost. I’ll turn around. I’ve got a “Seems good to me, but it’s all relative; we are waiting for a third truck, which map. It’s Park Street? I’ll find it. I’ve it’s good to be moving.” is going to tow the boat separately.” been here too many times. I really hate “Dad, what time will we get to “Okay, I’ll call you when I get closer.” Worcester.” Interesting fact: if you are towed off Saratoga?” Bob return call 3 the Mass Pike, you don’t have to pay the We worked our way back to exit 9 on “Okay, I’m just passing 495. Where toll.) the Mass Pike, actually avoiding the are you?” By the time the $252 towing bill was long traffic delay caused by an accident. “We are at exit nine, turning around to paid (I had my VISA but didn’t have For those of you who haven’t been there, go back to exit ten.” my AAA card with me), Bob was there western Massachusetts is a series of “So I get off at exit ten?” waiting. One o’clock. After a quick chat wooded, rolling hills working their way “I’ll call you with more directions with the service manager, we exchanged up to becoming the Berkshire when we get there.” phone numbers, and he let me know Mountains. The Mass Pike straightens Bob return call 4 that if it was, indeed, the transmission, out the curves, but it can’t take away the “Okay, I’m getting off at exit ten. his transmission man wouldn’t be able 1000-foot difference in elevation from What’s next?” to get to it for three weeks. Worcester to the Berkshires. “Real Numbers”

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“Okay, the car will be happier on the stalled, and we coasted to a stop. Traces “I have a theory. If I take out the hose Pike. Good thing it’s a cool day - with no of steam were rising from under the with the crimp and restore the hoses to air conditioning.” hood. Bob opened the hood to a cloud the heater, the engine will cool. There “I don’t mind, Bob, it’s nice for a of steam. might be some dripping on the carpet, change. But why doesn’t the air condi- “Good call; needed to stop. You know, but we’ll be moving again.” tioning work?” I have a theory. Maybe that re-piping job We could all use a bathroom stop any- “The compressor broke, and they want I did has something to do with the over- way. Always prepared, Bob had enough $500 to fix it. The heat doesn’t work heating. There is a little crimp in the tools to make repairs and road-test the either. It was dripping coolant on the bypass hose. You can see it there.” latest theory. In the quarter-mile test, rug, so I did a little re-piping and “Uh-huh.” the car passed with flying colors and bypassed the heater.” “Maybe the coolant isn’t circulating we were back on the road again. Having left my truck, Worcester, and well enough. And maybe the pinging is All passengers were on red alert for the two-lane road behind, it was nice to caused by the engine being so hot. We’ll noises and changes in the temperature be back on the interstate again, even just wait awhile until it cools down. gauge. without AC. After forty-five minutes of After all, it has been running a couple of The Sable wagon was good on level steady highway driving, I was finally hours and has gotten us this far.” ground and great going downhill. relaxing enough to be nodding off in the “It’s good to have a theory.” Uphill was still a problem. The pinging passenger seat. “I always have a theory.” was louder; if the hill was long enough, “I don’t like the sound of that. Hear The cooldown process gave us anoth- there was a noticeable loss of power. that little pinging?” er thirty minutes to enjoy the sights and But, limping along, we completed our “Is that a new sound?” sounds of the roadside. At one point, conquest of the Mass Pike, making it “I think it’s just the engine straining Bob opened the coolant reservoir, which from exit two, past exit one, and all the from pulling the trailer.” erupted on his shoulder and his arm, way to the end – a half-hour journey. It was not much longer until Bob staining his shirt and only gradually dis- “I have a theory. The overheating may added “It’s losing power, too.” coloring his burnt skin. have caused engine damage, blowing We got to the top of a hill and started “Are you okay?” some of the rings or seals.” going down. “I think we need to wait a while With trepidation and determination “Okay, much better now. Pinging has longer.” (and no good alternative), we entered stopped; power is okay.” “When are we going to get to New York State only to find a long “So, Dad, we’re going to make it to Saratoga?” stretch of a gradual hill. Within a mile, Saratoga?” We carefully watched the tempera- the pinging and loss of power were “Looks good.” ture gauge and--after a false start with accompanied by a rising temperature And things were good. Just fine, as the engine too hot--finally got back on needle. There was another backfire, the long as a little bit of uphill was followed the road. With the temperature rising engine sputtered, the engine died, and by some level road or downhill. But, again, in less than a minute we saw the once again we plodded to a stop. A alas, that is not the case in western sign saying “Highest Elevation of the cloud was again emanating from under Massachusetts. Mass Pike”; we had missed making the the hood. “I think we have been going uphill for top of the hills by a quarter mile. Our Ryan and I were now seasoned break- about three miles – and there are still plan was to get off at the next exit, get down veterans (this trip having exceed- about three more to go. Not what the water for the car, and get fast food for ed my previous lifetime breakdown Sable wants. …. There goes the pinging passengers who hadn’t eaten since total); we methodically got out of the again.” breakfast. car and walked to the hood for the “The power?” After another forty-five minutes, the unveiling of the next disaster. With all “Not bad – yet. …. Sh--, what was that? car was cool and had quenched its thirst, of today’s experience, we were not ready …. Definite loss of power now. …. and the passengers were fed. With cau- for the next episode--FIRE!!!!!! The Temperature is up, too. We’ll have to tious optimism we headed back to the cloud was smoke, not steam. A small stop and let it cool off.” highway. In the last three hundred fire was coming from the back of the “Dad, are we stopping again?” yards before the toll booths, the tem- engine. Ryan retreated to the far side of As Bob checked the traffic and evalu- perature gauge shot up again. Bob alert- a highway sign. Bob and I looked at each ated the side of the road for room to pull ly made a pre-toll booth u-turn and we other and just shook our heads in dis- off, the car sputtered several times. headed back to the McDonalds/gas sta- Having found a place to stop, Bob pulled tion whence we had come. over, the car quietly made a gasp and Continued on Page 16

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Saratoga Bound “Is there an auto parts store nearby - Ryan and I looked at each other and Continued From Page 15 one that would be open now – after six?” rolled our eyes. The tow truck was good Bob asked the driver. (Is this man deter- on level ground, and great going down- belief. Ever the cool head in a crisis, Bob mined, or just delirious?) hill. Uphill was a problem. But the worst instantaneously examined the problem, “One in Elsmere, about twenty miles.” that happened was a slowing down to determined the source of the fire to be Bad answer. thirty miles per hour. About 9:15 we the spark plug wires, and courageously We discussed our options among our- pulled into the Saratoga Sailing Club, pulled the three flaming wires away selves and with the driver. twelve hours after leaving home, yel- from the plugs. Minor smothering of “I can tow you just off the highway, I low lights flashing and boat in tow. I burning wires solved yet another prob- can tow you to Elsmere, or I can tow you still didn’t have my AAA card, but Bob lem. all the way to Saratoga – about seventy had a credit card that hadn’t been used We paused for a moment of silence, miles, but I’ve got to get you off of this all day. Another problem solved. Relief. contemplating our good luck and bad. I highway. Real soon.” got Ryan to come out of hiding. The realization that the spark plug What about the trip home, you might “I was a few seconds away from mission was mission nearly impossible- ask. Although Bob made some attempts pulling all the gear out of the car and just -and thoughts of staying the night in the to get the car running, he decided letting it go.” Upon further reflection, No Tell Motel in Nowhere, New York-- against an attempt to get it home. I asked Bob added “I have a theory, another the- made a seventy-mile tow look quite sen- if anyone from our home club had a car ory; I always have a theory. With all the sible. Ryan was happy he was going to that was not towing a boat home, but the heat and the hot coolant sprayed all make it to Saratoga. only candidate had no hitch. Bob left over, it only took a little spark to get a fire The cab of the tow truck would hold his car, and I left my boat, but we were going. If we could get a new set of wires, the driver and two of us. Someone had lucky enough to have friends from our we might get the car going again.” to ride in the broken-down car atop the home club at the regatta, who were kind “I’ll call AAA – again. Can you call truck. Bob volunteered, not thinking enough to take us home. twice in the same day?” about the blinding, flashing yellow I returned seventeen days later, with Luckily I already knew the special lights that would be in his eyes for the the family, in a new truck, to pick up the cell phone number for AAA. The road- next hour plus. boat and spend a day at the nearby side noise made it difficult to hear on the (Interesting fact: While being towed in amusement park. Bob returned sepa- phone, but the freight train that came New York, you don’t have to pay tolls rately the same day to move his car to a along on the other side was the icing on either.) new parking spot in anticipation of his the cake. Bob just smiled. “I hope I don’t have trouble with this next solution. Tow truck number four was there, old truck,” the driver confided. I learned later that Bob had offered the amazingly, in a matter of minutes. car to a local used car dealer, who--after a careful review of the retail value of the car ($1500), his expenses, and his need for profit--offered Bob $50. Bob coun- New Colors for the FSSA Burgee tered at $100, but the bitter parties part- ed without a deal. Bob is now pursuing The FSSA now has available two color schemes for the Plan B, which is donating the car to the FSSA burgee that can be used as Class Flags for Warning local fire department for a practice burn- Signals. One flag is red with white lettering, the other is ing and “jaws of life” simulated rescue. white with blue lettering. These are the same color FINAL TALLY: schemes as numeral pennants #1 and #2 as defined in Regatta $ 95 the Rule Book,“Race Signals”. Red/White can be used Tow 1 $ 252 as start #1 and White/Blue for start #2,i.e.Championship Tow 2 $ 379 Division and Challenger Division. Replacement car rental $ 221 Price is $25,00 plus $6.00 S&H. Rebuilt transmission and towing $2879 To order please call FSSA Headquarters at Bob’s car entire value (800) 445-8629. Toll savings: $ - 7 Family trip to pick up boat : $ priceless O

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Eastern Women’s Sailfest Invitational Regatta September 11, 2004 STARTING LINE August 14 & 15, 2004 Toms River Yacht Club Deep Creek Lake, Fleet 6 Toms River, NJ Calendar Of Monthly Events Deep Creek Lake, MD Contact Jim Worth, (732) 974-0945 Contact Geri Meehan at or [email protected] [email protected] Flying Scot Annual Eqyptian Cup Oswaco Yacht Club Capitol District Championship June 5 & 6, 2004 Fleet 181 Invitational 65th Annual One-Design September 11 & 12, 2004 Carlyle Sailing Association July 10 & 11, 2004 August 14 & 15, 2004 Fising Bay Yacht Club Carlyle Lake, IL Owasco Lake Fising Bay Yacht Club Deltaville, VA Contact Tom Pinkel, (618) 632- Auburn, NY Deltaville, VA Contact Debbie Cycotte, 0712, [email protected] or go Contact Peter Whiting, Contact Debbie Cycotte, [email protected], to www.csa-sailing.org [email protected]. [email protected], (804) 776-7098. (804) 776-7098. Jeff Lines Memorial Regatta Long Island Flying Scot 54th Harvest Moon Regatta June 5 & 6, 2004 Championship Leg 1 Michigan-Ontario District September 11 & 12, 2004 Toms River Yacht Club July 17, 2004 Championship Regatta Atwood Yacht Club Toms River, NJ Moriches Bay August 14 & 15, 2004 Sherrodsville, OH Contact Jim Worth, (732) 974-0945 Remsenburg, NY Crystal Lake Go to www.atwoodyc.com or or [email protected] Contact Ed Surgan at (631) 288- Crystal, MI contact Gary Zell (330) 602-2237, 2069, [email protected]. Contact Mark Schuurmans at [email protected] Full Moon Regatta [email protected] June 12, 2004 North American Championship Annual Whale of a Sail Regatta Monmouth Boat Club July 17 - 24, 2004 18th Annual Invitational Regatta September 11 & 12, 2004 Red Bank, NJ Carlyle Sailing Association August 14 & 15, 2004 Carlyle Sailing Association Contact John Luard at (732) 291- Carlyle, IL Saratoga Lake, Fleet 161 Carlyle Lake, IL 8465, [email protected] Contact Tom Pinkel, (618) 632- Ballston Spa, NY Contact Tom Pinkel, (618) 632- 0712, [email protected] or visit Contact Ann or Peter Seidman at 0712, [email protected] or go 2004 Midwest Districts www.csa-sailing.org [email protected], to www.csa-sailing.org June 18 - 20, 2004 (518) 877-8731 or visit Neenah-Nodaway Yacht Club Great South Bay www.sailsaratoga.org Massapoag Yacht Club Neenah, WI Yacht Racing Association Annual Regatta Contact Jim Jilek (920) 722-9478, July 23-25, 2004 Flying Scot September 11 & 12, 2004 [email protected]; Henry Sayville Yacht Club Canadian Championship Massapoag Yacht Club Schultz (920) 729-5688, Contact Ken or Sharon Boyle August 21 & 22, 2004 Sharon, MA [email protected] or (631) 589-7131. Stony Lake Yacht Club Contact Diane Kampf, visit www.nnyc.org Stony Lake, Ontario [email protected] or Sandy Douglass Memorial Regatta Contact Chris Greening at (705) (508) 234-8047. 2004 Berlin Yacht Club Regatta July 31 & August 1, 2004 749-1697, [email protected] June 19 - 20, 2004 Deep Creek Yacht Club Candlewood Invitational Regatta Berlin Lake Swanton, MD Greater NY Districts September 18, 2004 Canfield, OH Contact Frank Vandall, (404) 634- August 21 & 22, 2004 Candlewood Lake Visit www.berlinyachtclub.com 7192, [email protected] or Hempstead Bay, Fleet 46 New Fairfield, CT or call Ed York (330) 533-3607. go to www.dclsa.org. Contact Eric Feldman, (516) 889- Contact Andy Fox (860) 354-6161, 6822 or [email protected] [email protected] Summer Solstice Regatta 2004 New England District June 19 - 20, 2004 Championship Long Island Flying Scot Toms River Classic Selby Bay Sailing Center July 31 & August 1, 2004 Championship Leg II September 18, 2004 Mayo, MD Sandy Bay Yacht Club John Sprague Memorial Toms River Yacht Club Contact Dave Gillingham at (410) Rockport, MA August 28, 2004 Toms River, NJ 295-6675, [email protected]. Visit www.sandybay.org. Moriches Yacht Club, Fleet 10 Contact Jim Worth, (732) 974-0945 Contact Tony DiResta, (631) 878- or [email protected] Sprite Island Regatta 99th Annual Ephraim Regatta 8710, [email protected] June 19 - 20, 2004 July 31 & August 1, 2004 Glimmerglass Invitational Sprite Island Yacht Club Ephraim Yach Club, Fleet 44 Labor Day Regatta September 18 & 19, 2004 East Norwalk, CT Ephraim, WI September 4 & 5, 2004 Otsego Sailing Club, Otsego Lake Contact Jack Carpenter at Contact Nancy Claypool (504) Rudder Club of Jacksonville Cooperstown, NY [email protected] 899-0935, [email protected] or Jacksonville, FL Contact Dave Karl (607) 547-2230, visit www.eyc.com Email [email protected]. [email protected] Wife Husband Championship June 25-27, 2004 Atlantic Coast Championship West River Sailing Club Annual Long Island Flying Scot Crescent Sail Yacht Club August 7 & 8, 2004 September 4 & 5, 2004 Championship Leg 3 Lake St. Clair Edenton Yacht Club West River Sailing Club September 18 & 19, 2004 Grosse Point Farms, MI Edenton, NC Galesville, MD Sayville Yacht Club Contact Forest Rogers, (734) 954- Contact Dave Batchelor, Contact Frank Gibson (703) 271- Contact Joe Van Denburg, 0452 or [email protected] [email protected], (919) 467- 2716, [email protected]. [email protected], (631) 447-7987. 3512; Tom Lawton, [email protected], (828) 669-8670; or go to www.visitedenton.com. Starting Line Continued on Page 20

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Caveat Emptor STARTING LINE Continued From Page 21 Calendar Of Monthly Events Donations – Crescent Sailing Association, Inc. ("CSA"), a 501(c)3 Continued From Page 19 charitable organization is looking for donations of Flying Scot boats, Sail for the Grail Silver Piper National Championship Pumpkin Patch Regatta sails and equipment in good condi- September 18 & 19, 2004 September 25 & 26, 2004 October 16 & 17, 2004 tion for use in CSA's adult "Learn to Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park Selby Bay YC, Fleet 42 West River Sailing Club Sail" program. All contributions to North of Pittsburgh, PA Selby Bay, MD Galesville, MD CSA are fully tax deductible. Go to www.geocities.com/ Contact Dave Gillingham at (410) Contact Frank Gibson at ~morainsailingc/ 295-6675, drgillingham@ [email protected], CSA was established in 2002 by peoplepc.com or visit (703) 271-2716. Crescent Sail Yacht Club, a 70 year Annual Horrocks/ www.selbybaysailingcenter.com young sail-yacht club located on Palmer Invitational FS Fleet 160 Championship Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe September 18 & 19, 2004 Ohio District Championships October 24, 2004 Sayville Yacht Club Grand Annual Regatta Lake of the Woods Sailing Club Farms, MI (near Detroit.) CSYS has Contact Sharon Boyle at (631) October 2 & 3, 2004 Lake of the Woods, VA a proud tradition of supporting sail- 598-7131, [email protected]. Cave Run Lake Contact Hans Noordanus at ing education and racing. CSA runs Morehead, KY [email protected], a youth sailing program for 70+ kids Pig Roast Regatta Contact Susie Stombaugh at (540) 972-0933. and an adult program which was September 25 & 26, 2004 [email protected] or introduced in 2003 and taught 24 Cowan Lake (859) 885-3302 Wurstfest Regatta enthusiastic novice sailors aged 25 Wilmington, OH Centerboard Boats Contact Terri and Marvin Quin at Indian Summer October 30 & 31, 2004 to 70 to sail. All of CSA's programs (513) 891-9373, [email protected] Invitational Regatta Canyon Lake Yacht Club are open to the public. We need to October 16, 2004 Canyon Lake (San Antonio), TX update and expand our two boat Michigan - Ontario District Fishing Bay Yacht Club Contact Bill McVey at (830) 755- Flying Scot fleet to meet the Championship Regatta Deltaville, VA 2255 or [email protected]. demands of the adult program. If September 25 & 26, 2004 Contact Debbie Cycotte, you have a boat, a set of gently Portage Yacht Club, Fleet 20 [email protected], Gator Challenge used sails or other Flying Scot Pinckney, MI (804) 776-7098 December 4 & 5, 2004 Contact Michael Ehnis at Rudder Club of Jacksonville equipment that you would be inter- [email protected]. Open House Regatta Jacksonville, FL ested in donation to our program, October 16 & 17, 2004 Email [email protected]. please contact either Tim Blachut, Corinthian Sailing Club program director at 586-774-6100 or White Rock Lake Leigh Savage, CSA Secretary at Dallas, TX 586-777-0720 for more information. Contact Tracy Aber at [email protected] or (214) 553-8446

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20 Scots n’Water ❘ Volume 48 ❘ Number 3 ❘ 2004 Caveat Emptor - For Sale CAVEAT EMPTOR = BUYER BEWARE The Flying Scot® Sailing Association is not responsible for items purchased through the Caveat Emptor page.

Advertisements in the Caveat Emptor section of Scots’n Water and on the FSSA web page is $30.00 for members per insertion, pre-paid and $40.00 for non-members. Advertisements must be 50 words or less. Send or fax submissions to Association Headquarters or Email to [email protected]. Placement will be made upon receipt of payment. Send payment to: FSSA Headquarters • 1 Windsor Cove, Suite 305 • Columbia, SC, 29223.

FS 337 – Douglass built in 1962. FS 3014 – Douglass built in 1977. bracket; mooring cover. '94 Cooper Island, NY. Contact Don Murn at Light Blue Hull, Yellow deck, lots of White, good shape, needs varnish. easy tilt galvanized trailer, bearing (631) 581-1045. sails, including like new North Tight New main and jib (an old set) with buddies, spare, tires new in 2002. FS 5020 – Flying Scot built in 1995. Rig Main, Jib & Spinnaker, 1995 gal- bags. Whisker pole, motor mount $5500. Located in Lansing, MI. Excellent condition. White with blue vanized trailer, Sailor's Tailor cover, and old Johnson 2.5 trailer needs Contact Joseph Sheahan at trim. Galvanized trailer. Main, jib, fast, stiff competitive older boat, wiring. $4200. Located in Cape Mag, [email protected]. light jib, roller furling, spinnaker. totally updated. $3500. Located in NJ. ContactJohn Magee at (202) FS 4493 – Douglass built in 1988. Complete with all equipment less Long Island, NY. Contact Charles 775-8671. Excellent condition white hull with life jackets. Custions, paddles, Huberman at (631) 563-4856, FS 3089 – Douglass built in 1977. blue stripes, includes custom can- anchor with rope. Line bags and [email protected]. Schurr main and jib, new Boston vas cover fully rigged for racing. compass. Call for complete inven- FS 397 – Douglass built in 1963. main & jib, spinnaker, Sterling tilt Two suites of sails, Schurr racing tory. $9800. Located in Fort Functional redo 2001 w/all new hal- trailer, new 3hp Nissan, recent main and jib (one year old) and Lauderdale, FL. Contact Michael yard winches, halyards, lines and electric winch, 1977 and still a top North cruising main, jib and spin- Chapman at (954) 431-4931 (eves). wires. Boom cover & vang. Hull notch sailor, asking $4000. Located naker. Long trailer is brand new. FS 5021 – Like new, cream deck, painted. $1200 Schurr sails used 1 near Kingston, NY. Contact Vincent $6500. Located in Dallas, TX. white hull, medium blue trim and short season + 6 old sails. Brancato at (845) 658-9269.. Contact Michael Tighe at (214) 320- water line. Main & jib, jiffy reefing, Spinnaker rigged w/pole. Lifting bri- FS 3360 – Douglass built in 1979. 1933 or [email protected]. galvanized trailer, Sailor’s trailer dle, SS mast sleeve, motor bracket, Racing equiped, two sets Flowler FS 4538 – Douglass built in 1988. mooring cover, winter trailer boat old Gator Trailer. $3200. Located in sails and spinnaker, Galvanized Great boat, many sets of sails includ- cover, swim ladder with handle, Beach Haven, NJ. Contact Greg Shoreline trailer, outboard bracket. ing newer North Tight and Loose motor bracket. 2HP Evinrude, $9000. Brash at (201) 681-6191, Cover, Plastimo compass, swim set-ups. $6300. Located in Key Largo, Located in Otis, MA. Contact [email protected]. ladder and handles, 6:1 vang, rud- FL. Contact Jim Signor at (305) 394- Maurice Corson (413) 269-6542. FS 832 – Douglass built in 1966. der lift, lifting bridle, SS mast sleve, 4449, [email protected]. FS 5316 – Flying Scot built in 2000. White with green deck, excellent tiller extension. $4000. Located in FS 4809 – Flying Scot built in 1993. White hull with dark blue waterline, condition, always well maintained, Miami, FL. Contact Ross Young at , Excellent condition. White deck/hull. race package, North sails, Tacktick only dry sailed, unused and stored [email protected], (305) New tent over boom cover. Roller compass, Sailor’s Tailor mooring inside for past 15 years. 4 sets of 665-0238. furling jib, fully battened mainsail, cover, swim ladder and grab rail, sails, 2 spinnakers, top quality hard- FS 3492 – Douglass built in 1980. lazy jack system. Single handed rig. outboard$OLD motor bracket, Trailex alu- ware, anchor, bridle, removable Very good condition, white hull, Spinnaker rig. Rudder hinge sys- minum trailer. $9500. Located in motor mount, lots of extras and light blue deck, multi-blue pin strip- tem, galvanized trailer. Anchor, Miami, FL. Contact Neil Jones at spares, trailer. $2400. Located in ing. One set of sails. Whisker pole, motor, bracket, air bag. Winter (305) 971-6219. NE Ohio. Contact Robert Haska at lifting bridle, 1/2HP Seagull motor, storage canvas cover. $7500. (330) 296-3954. FS 5561 – Flying Scot built in 2003. paddle, anchor, misc. Sterling trail- Located in Long Beach Island, NJ. Total use two weekend regattas. FS 2347 – Customflex built in 1973. er. Fresh water sailed. $4800 or obo. Contact Jay Federman at (610) 864- Condition showroom. White hull, W/Trailer, Kevlar sheets, new CB Located in Oswego, NY. Contact 3244.. red trim, gray deck. North main, jib gasket, recent paint Harken hard- Jeff Walrath (315) 342-6311. FS 4921 – Douglass built in 1994. and spinnaker. Trailex aluminum ware, 2 sets of sails, new cover. FS 4003 – Douglass built in 1984. Excellent condition, white deck and trailer. Full mooring cover. Race $2500. Located in Central OH. Yellow/white excellent condition. hull with red stripe, Schurr Jib, ready. $13900. Located in Nyack, Contact Brian Engelbach at (419) Sailed on Lake Erie, Ohio/Michigan. Main, Spinnaker, Galvanized NY. Contact Dick Bracken at (845) 756-8411. Clean Schurr jib, main and spin- factory trailer, 2 covers. Lot misc. 268-2863, [email protected]. FS 2676 – Customflex built in 1975. naker with lifting bridle. 1993 equipment. $6800. Located in Wanted – Who has a decent hull Red hull, white deck, original owner, Bokellia, FL. Contact Willard Frissell Johnson 2hp motor, sm cockpit for sale? Don’t need parts, sails or original sails, mainsail comver, boom cover, lg tent cover, trailer w/new (239) 283-5215. trailer. Contact Steve Hartman at (217) tent, boom jack, motor bracket. tires/hubs/rims in 2003. $4500. FS 5010 – Flying Scot built in 1995. 359-5835, [email protected]. Pamco Trailer, new tires, spare. Located in Toledo, OH. Contact White hull, gray deck, medium blue Garaged past ten years. $4000. Michael Williams at (419) 727-9474. trim stripes. North sails including Located in Colorado Springs, CO. FS 4424 – Douglass built in 1988. spinnaker. Race package. Motor Contact Martin Blaser (719) 495-8877. White/white, very good condition, mount, swim ladder and deck han- Caveat Emptor low freshwater miles. Midwest dle, new mooring cover. Galvanized Continued on top of Page 20 Aquatics race rigged; outboard trailer. $6900. Located in Islip, Long

Scots n’Water ❘ Volume 48 ❘ Number 3 ❘ 2004 21 New Members NEW MEMBERS Of The Flying Scot® Sailing Association Sorted By District, Fleet and Last Name

CAPITOL DISTRICT FS 5580/ Fleet #48/ District 8 GULF DISTRICT FS 2846 / Fleet # 0 / District 28 FS 4859 / Fleet # 0/ District 4 Monroe Cowan FS 3758/ Fleet # 0/ District 16 Robert Raymaakers John Gauvin 405 Northwest Drive Al Nebrig 95 Imperial Avenue 5918 Rockhold Drive Davidson, NC 28036 5740 Chestnut Trace Pittsfield, MA 01201 Deale, MD 20751 FS 3582/ Fleet #158/ District 8 Hoover, AL 35244 FS 5550 / Fleet # 14/ District 28 FS 5584 / Fleet # 0/ District 4 Thomas B. Cobb FS 5203 / Fleet # 0/ District 16 Kirk M. Leslie Michael Massie 136-15 West Cambridge Avenue Current Skipper #5203 37 Old Cheshire Road 4 Hampton Stock Farm Lane Greenwood, SC 29646 118 Spring Oak Drive Lanesboro, MA 01237 Washington, VA 22747 Madison, MS 39110 FS 4693 / Fleet # 0/ District 4 FLORIDA DISTRICT OHIO DISTRICT David Provost FS 5257/ Fleet # 0/ District 43 MICHIGAN-ONTARIO DISTRICT 300 Arbutus Drive FS 3777/ Fleet # 0 / District 32 Henry G. Picco Robert Sevald Edgewater, MD 21037 FS 4593 / Fleet # 0/ District 20 1124 Duskview Drive Richard Chamberlayne 12730 Butternut Road FS 4324 / Fleet # 103/ District 4 Merritt Island, FL 32952 4-419 Parry Street Burton, OH 44021 Tom O’Connell FS 5399 / Fleet # 0/ District 43 Victoria, BC, CN V8V 2H8 2812 Abbey Lane Larry A. Whipple FS 4691 / Fleet # 0/ District 20 Richmond, VA 23233 2320 SW 24 Street PACIFIC DISTRICT FS 5586 / Fleet #185/ District 4 Andrew Ingall Miami, FL 33145 6021 Tory Lane FS 5572 / Fleet # 0 / District 36 Lisa L. Radtke Robert Sebring FS 0400 / Fleet # 0/ District 43 Chelsea, MI 48118 12501 Chesdin Handling Drive Elaine Pardey 15363 Victory Blvd. FS 3174 / Fleet # 20/ District 20 Chesterfield, VA 23838 1530 South Shade Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91406 Rudolfo & Vania Rassche Sarasota, FL 34239 5119 Christine CAROLINAS DISTRICT Ann Arbor, MI 48103 PRAIRIE DISTRICT FS 2408/ Fleet # 0/ District 8 GREATER NY DISTRICT FS 2712/ Fleet # 0 / District 40 Wayne & Nancy Hauck FS 3322/ Fleet # 0/ District 12 Richard Leone 1268 Briar Cliff Drive MIDWESTERN DISTRICT James Mumby 115 South Gore Asheboro, NC 27205 FS 3114/ Fleet # 0/ District 24 90 Standish Drive Webster Groves, MO 63119 Shannon T. Hakala FS 3500/ Fleet # 0/ District 8 Ridgefield, CT 06877 Stephen Morris N53 W34338 Road Q FS 5561/ Fleet # 0/ District 12 Okauchee, WI 53069 TEXAS DISTRICT 1006 Blanton Place Cary Zackman Greensboro, NC 27408 FS 5582/ Fleet # 0/ District 24 FS 3403 Fleet # 0 / District 41 84 Cross Street Forest Atkins FS4381/ Fleet # 0/ District 8 David R. Yost Little Silver, NJ 07739 3736 Ashford Drive Robin Roberts 7608 James Avenue North FS 4990/ Fleet # 7/ District 12 Bedford, TX 76021 17440 Tuscany Lane Brooklyn Park, MN 55444-2426 Frank Albani Cornelius, NC 28031 FS 5539/ Fleet # 0/ District 41 26 Revere Road Paul Labute FS 2137/ Fleet #37/ District 8 NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT Ardsley, NY 10502 6416 Bob O Link William Kwaak FS 0954 / Fleet # 0 / District 28 Dallas, TX 75214 109 Fairway Drive East Lance Kimball Morehead City, NC 28557 5 Alroy Road South Weymouth, MA 02190

You’ve just bought a Flying Scot and are wondering how to rig it, sail it in strong winds or light air; raise, fly, and lower the spinnaker, recover from a capsize, trailer it, and lots of other little “tricks” that experienced Scot sailors know. The answers are in Highlights of Scots N Water. This compendium is chock full of useful information about the Scot, its history, its rigging, sailing, storage, etc. No Scot owner should be without one! To order your copy call FSSA at 800-445-8629 or use the order form on the back cover.

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District Governors CAPITOL DISTRICT Johannes (Hans) Noordanus 200 Madison Circle Lake of the Woods, VA 22508 (540) 972-0933 Join Today! [email protected] CAROLINAS DISTRICT Tom Lawton 102 E. Connally Street Black Mountain, NC 28711 (828) 669-5768 [email protected] FLORIDA DISTRICT Charles Fowler 3803 NW 25th Ave. Miami, FL 33142 (305) 638-8885 [email protected] GREATERNYDISTRICT James (Jim) Worth 101 Madison Avenue Spring Lake, NJ 07762 (732) 974-0945 [email protected] GULF DISTRICT Larry Taggart 5809 Memphis Street New Orleans, LA 70124 (504) 482-7358 [email protected] MICHIGAN-ONTARIO DISTRICT Michael Ehnis 3155 Hudson Street Dexter, MI 48130-1309 Your Passport to (734) 424-2042 [email protected] MIDWESTERN DISTRICT Great Sailing... Tom Pinkel 3738 Boatmans Point Belleville, IL 62221 (618) 632-0712 An FSSA Membership [email protected] NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT Randy Williams 60 Rockaway Avenue 800-445-8629 Marblehead, MA 01945 (781) 631-1965 Fax: 803-765-0860 • Email: [email protected] [email protected] NY LAKES DISTRICT FSSA Headquarters: Ann Seidman 33 Huckleberry Lane One Windsor Cove, Suite 305 • Columbia, SC 29223 Ballston Lake, NY 12019 (518) 877-8731 [email protected] OHIO DISTRICT Charles Buffington Flying Scot® Sailing Association 490 Broadmoor Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15228 One Windsor Cove, Suite 305 Periodical Postage (412) 388-1666 Columbia, SC 29223 [email protected] PAID PACIFIC DISTRICT Columbia, SC Ken Nelson Address Service Requested 29201 3082 W. 15th Ave. Kennewick, WA 99338 (509) 585-4252 [email protected] PRAIRIE DISTRICT James W. Calvert 1230 West Street Emporia, KS 66801 (620) 342-7104 TEXAS DISTRICT Scott Mauney 9609 Brentgate Drive Dallas, TX 75238 (214) 341-6243 [email protected]