Novice Sailor, potential new owner

Submitted by DavidD on Wed, 09/22/2004 - 18:34
I presently sail on a Tanzer 22, I am partners with several people. I have been thinking about buying a two-handed racing boat to get into racing. I am strcitly a novice sailor who wants to get out on the water more. I have taken the basik keelboat certification course with US Sailing. I had previously done a lot of sailing but took a fiver year layoff. I really want to develop sailing skills and thought could force myself to improve by racing. Would the Flying Scott be a good boat to start with ? And how many active fleets are in the NYC metro area? I present live across the river in Jersey City, NJ. DavidD
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There are a bunch of fleets in Jersey.

Submitted by Hot Wheels on Thu, 09/23/2004 - 02:28.
There are a bunch of fleets in Jersey. They can be contacted thru the FSSA website: Fleet Name: Barnegat Bay Fleet Number: 21 Sailing Area: Barnegat Bay Location: Loveladies Harbor, NJ District: Greater New York Fleet Name: Hunterdon Sailing Club Fleet Number: 184 Sailing Area: Spruce Run Reservoir Location: Clinton, NJ District: Greater New York Fleet Name: Monmouth Boat Club Fleet Number: 157 Fleet contact: Co-captains Sailing Area: Navesink River Location: Red Bank, NJ District: Greater New York Fleet Name: Shore Arces Yacht Club Fleet Number: 31 Sailing Area: Upper Barnegat Bay Location: Shore Arces, NJ District: Greater New York Fleet Name: Shrewsbury Sailing & YachtClub Fleet Number: 178 Sailing Area: Shrewsbury River Location: Oceanport, NJ District: Greater New York Fleet Name: Toms River Fleet Number: 162 Sailing Area: Barnegat Bay Location: Pine Beach, NJ District: Greater New York

Hi David Not yet on the Scott website, but very active is Fleet

Submitted by Bill3014 on Thu, 09/23/2004 - 17:53.
Hi David Not yet on the Scott website, but very active is Fleet 163 at the Seaside Park Yacht Club in NJ. We have about 12 Scots, race 10 times a year on Saturdays (http://www.bbyra.org/index.shtml) , 4 Sundays in prime season and participate in racing outside the Summer season. A number of people use their Scots for pleasure sailing too. There are several good boats available for sale now (owners buying new Scots!) and SPYC is a great, affordable club. We are close to major transportation routes (highways, trains, buses) and have a beautiful facility. For more information contact Fleet Captain Peter Sayia at psayia@hotmail.com; sayi...@aol.com Come check us out Bill Bloxham

Thank you for the responses.

Submitted by DavidD on Sun, 09/26/2004 - 13:33.
Thank you for the responses. I am leaning towards buying a flying scott DavidD