Dixie Lakes
Dixie Lakes
The Dixie Lakes District encompasses several fleets in the South that are not on the Atlantic or Gulf Coasts, and span Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina.
In Georgia we have Lake Lanier in Atlanta. In Tennessee we have Privateer Yacht Club in Hixson. In South Carolina we have Western Carolina Sail Club in Anderson and Keowee Sailing Club in Seneca. In Alabama we have Dixie Sailing Club in Montgomery, North Central Alabama in Birmingham, Mussel Shoals Sailing Club in Lauderdale and Brown's Creek Sailing Association in Guntersville.
The District Governor is Rob Fowler.
The District has a Facebook group here.
After Hurricane Helene came through the last few days, it's a nice day in Ackworth, GA, in the 70's with some nice breeze. It might get a bit sorry, so 35+ boats are launching and waiting for the skippers' meeting to see what the RC says.
So, update after skippers' meeting - it's a go!
UPDATE Racing Day 1 - we got 3 races in light to moderate air, headed in now.
Photo of 1st and 2nd place sippers courtesy of Mark Taylor on Facebook
From the LMSC Facebook group - 2024 Scots on the Rocks is in the bag. No sailing Saturday, but lots of conviviality on the club patio while the race committee tried their best to find some wind. Not really in the cards for us, so happy hour started early.
The decision to start Sunday's races at 0830 and take advantage of a generally reliable morning breeze turned out to be fortuitous. We sailed two races in great... Read More 
2024 Wife-Husband Sailors are welcome to attend the Scot-A-Hoochee Regatta at Lake Lanier Sailing Club one week before the Wife-Husband Championship at Atlanta Yacht Club. We currently have 9 registrants and are expecting around 15-20 total. Wife-Husband sailors are welcome to store their boats at Lake Lanier Sailing Club between the two weekends. We also have about 15 tent/van campsites (non-powered) and a few powered RV spots.
Please feel free to share... Read More 
By Sandy Eustis, Fleet 193 NOTE: Click on the artilce title to scroll thought more photos
21 Teams representing 7 regional Flying Scot fleets and a single New York team came to South Carolina’s Blue Ridge upstate corner for Fleet 193’s annual Grits ‘n Haggis Regatta, held on Lake Keowee on May 18 & May 19, 2024. Although the weekend weather forecast called for a 75%+ chance of rain on both days, the slow rolling... Read More 
From Ryan Gadkin on LMSC Facebook page:
Late breaking news! Fleet 158 Bombers fielded 6 boats for the Grits 'n Haggis regatta at Keowee Sailing Club on May 18/19. With one more boat, we would have matched the Keowee "home team" for attendance.
Great weather and awesome camaraderie. Sorry! No action pix. We were too busy sailing!
Results are here https://www.fssa.com/content/2024-grits-%E2%80%98n-haggis-regatta-keowee-sailing-club-seneca-sc-0