Carolinas
Carolinas
The Carolinas District encompasses fleets in North and South Carolina as well as a fleet in Virginia.
In North Carolina we have Carolina Sailing Club in Durham, Lake Norman in Mooresville, Lake Townsend Yacht Club in Greensboro and Moorehead City Boating Club in Moorehead City. In South Carolina, we have Lake Murray Sailing Club in Columbia and South Carolina Yacht Club on Hilton Head Island. And in Virginia we have Smith Mountain Lake in Lake Roanoke.
The District Governor is Dave Safirstein.
2023 Flying Scot NAC at Lake Norman Yacht Club qualifying day - Brian Hayes from North Sails is giving a briefing before racing on qualifying day. Not much wind so far but we can hope!
Measuring is finishing up, and Lake Norman Yacht Club is ready to go for a practice sail for those who want to get out in the lake. It's cloudy and 66° with light winds. Have fun sailors! Later on we'll have fun at the Welcome party.
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The flagship event for the Flying Scot class is the North American Championship. This year the event will be held at Lake Norman Yacht Club. If you have never been to LNYC, it is a wonderful venue located in a central location. LNYC is a member-run club located just north of Charlotte, North Carolina. It is situated on about 20 acres in a quiet corner of Lake Norman. The club is known for its friendly members and wonderful grounds. The Flying Scot NAC has... Read More 
From Dave Rink:
Congratulations to Dan and Ella Neff for Winning the 2021 LNYC Fall 48! Saturday morning started with temps in the 30s and the wind in the 20s. After a short postponement ashore to let the breeze die down into the upper teens, we got in 3 races Saturday (2 Sunday). We had 33 entrants, but due to the high winds many boats split up, joined other crews, and went 3 up. Miraculously, no capsizes! Full results are here:
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Blackbeard Sailing Club in New Bern, NC, hosted the 2021 ACC on 9/11-9/12/2021. There were 17 boats on the line and there was a little wind on Satruday for 3 races. No wind on Sunday so no racing on Sunday. The best story of the regatta is that Hull #24, sailed by very new Scot sailors, got to the weather mark 1st in the second race. There was no big wind shift and no crazy course. They had a good start, played the right side, and made out. In the end the... Read More