Southwest
Southwest
The Southwest District encompasses all of Texas, Arkansas, Colorado and Oklahoma.
Our active fleets in Texas are Corinthian Sailing Club in Dallas, Rush Creek Yacht Club in Heath, Lake Canyon Yacht Club in San Antonio and the Wichita Falls Club in Wichita Falls; Grande Maumelle Sailing Club in Roland, Arkansas, Colorado Sail & Yacht Club in Littleton, Colorado and Central Oklahoma Flying Scot Fleet in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Our District Governor is Robert Cummings from Fleet 23 in Dallas. The Southwest District is also home to FSSA 2nd Vice-President, Nina Cummings.
The District has a Facebook Page here.
Follow Dalas's Fleet 23 on Facebook here.
The US Sailing Championship of Champions is being sailid at the Balboa Yacht Club in Corona Del Mar, California from 10/9/2020 through 10/11/2020. Flying Scot sailor Mary Ann Hopper, wiinner of the 2018 Women's NAC is participating in the event with crew Charlie Jenkins. Go Mary Ann and Charlie!
Mary Ann and her team are pictured above at the 2018 Women's NAC at Privateer Yachtg Club in Tennessee. You can follow the 2020 Championship of Champions at the event website here:
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By Steve Comen, FS6090
Congratulations to Paul Foerster with crew Carrie and Carl Foerster on winning the 48th Flying Scot Fleet 23 Open House Regatta and Southwest District Championships. We were thrilled to welcome 15 boats from out of town, including boats from Tennessee, Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, Arkansas, and probably a couple others I am forgetting. Ed: Also Missouri!
With a forecast for no wind on Sunday, PRO Jack Yoes ran 4 great races in very shifty conditions on... Read More 
Fleet 23 at the Corinthian Sailing Club in Dallas, Texas, hosted their 46th Annual Open House Regatta on October 18-20, 2019. There were 38 boats on the line, 24 Championship, 9 CHallenger and 5 Non-spinnaker - what a great turnout! The theme of the Saturday night party was Havana nights it was a great time for everyone,.
Bill Draheim and Jeff Perna took first place honors, Kelly and Heid Gough were second and Griffin Orr and his Dad Jim Orr were third in the Championship Division. The... Read More
There is an old sailor at White Rock Lake called Red Dog who likes to dazzle landlubbers with his tales
Read the Dallas Morning New story here
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The wind gods were not cooperative today so we did not sail on Day 2 of the 2019 Wife Husbands at Corinthian Sailing Club in Dallas. Fleet 23 were wonderful hosts for the event and everyone had a wonderful time!. WIth the 3 races sailed yesterday, the trophies will be awarded. Championship winners are: Kelly and Heidi Gough, Bill and Jennifer Draheim, Ryan Malmgren and Stacey Rieu, Tom and Melissa Miller, and Jeff and Amy Smith Linton. Challenger winners are Robert and Margaret... Read More