Capital
Capital
The Capital District encompasses fleets in part of Maryland, part of Pennsylvania and Virginia. In Maryland we have Selby Bay Sailing Center in Edgewater and West River Sailing Club in Galesville. In Pennsylvania we have Lake Clark in Wrightsville. And in Virginia we have Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville, Chesapeake Bay in Williamsburg, Swift Creek Reservoir in Richmond, Lake of the Woods in Locust Grove and Rappahannock River Yacht Club in Irvington.
The District Governor is Debbie Cycotte from Fishing Bay Yacht Club.
The district has a Facebook Group here.
In May, Virginia sailors Peter Patnaude and Rob Perera broke the world record for doublehanded dinghy distance sailing by sailing up the Chesapeake from Hampton to Baltimore and back and clocking 419 miles. Here are some particulars and insights that Peter shared with SpinSheet about the journey. - read the story here.
Photo and story courtesy of SpinSheet
Lake of the Woods Sailing Club 37th ANNUAL INVITATIONAL - April 28, 2018
Wow! When LOWSC puts on their annual invitational they go all out for an awesome event. To start with their Southern hospitality is over the top as you couldn't find a friendlier or more inviting club. Everyone goes home well fed. They provided breakfast, lunches (optional with registration) and pizza after the awards ceremony. Everybody receives a souvenir picture of their boat.... Read More
Flying Scot ACC's -
Another successful Flying Scot ACC's are in the books. Thirty boats participated in two divisions at Fishing Bay Yacht Club this past weekend. The competition was fierce as the results from Saturday were completely changed on Sunday that showed the talent in this highly competitive fleet. The Championship Division had 26 teams competing and the Challengers had 4 teams. We were blessed with great weather both days, excellent race management, incredible food... Read More
Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville, VA, held their 78th Annual One Design Regatta the weekend of 8/12-8/13/2017, with 20 boats entered in the Flying Scot division. Here are some photos of the Flying Scot winners from the event with a little explation from Julie Ann Walsh:
First PLace Rob Whittemore
Second Place John Buhl
Third Place John Wake
Hawkworth Trophy winner Rob Whittemore
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Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville, VA, held its 77th Annual One-Design Regatta with 100+ boats from several one-design classes, plus a handicap division. Debbie Cycotte shared this from the Flying Scot Class:
We had twenty-three Flying Scots racing with some very close competition. Four races were sailed on Saturday in winds of 8 - 15 knots. We managed to get one race completed on Sunday that started with 11 knots but was dying as the day progressed. ... Read More