The MI Hot Scot regatta was held at Portage Yacht Club in Pinckney MI near Ann Arbor September 14^th.  This regatta has been held since the 1960’s under various names and in conjunction with other classes.  Three races were held in picture perfect 75 degree weather with 10-15 mph winds out of the WSW. Ten boats competed which represented 5 different clubs in Michigan: Portage Yacht Club, Crystal Sailing Club, Gull Lake Yacht Club, Crescent Sail and Yacht Club and Stoney Creek.  Flying Scot fleet 20 was pleased to welcome friends we knew from other clubs and to make new friends.

The races were long with 8 legs with a downwind finish. The first race was a battle between Kent Davis with his son Hart, Freyja Davis with her son Jon, and locals Fritz Wagner with Nicholas Marion, Michael Ehnis with Jerry Best, and Brian Hawkins with Suzi Hawkins for the whole 8 legs. Brian finished 1st and Freyja 2nd, and Fritz 3rd.

In the second race, several boats were over early for a general recall. In the restart of the second start race Fritz Wagner was over early and had to restart again.  Fritz and Nicholas looked upwind noting that while all of the boats went left, stronger winds were filling in on the right on the north shore. Since they were already in last place and had nothing to lose they went right. When they got to the stronger wind they tacked onto starboard, got lifted to the mark and passed the entire fleet.  The wind gods were with them. Kent and Hart finished 1^st, Fritz and Nicholas finished 2^nd and Michael and Jerry finished 3rd.

The 3^rd race was won by Kent and Hart, with Michael and Jerry 2^nd and Freyja and Jon 3^rd. Fritz had the misfortune of finishing behind both Davises in this race.

The final regatta results were Kent Davis 1^st, Fritz Wagner 2^nd and Brian Hawkins 3^rd.

The regatta ended with a dinner-award celebration prepared by Brian and Suzy Hawkins.

Fritz Wagner
Flying Scot Fleet 20 Captain