About Flying Scot Sailing Association
The Flying Scot Sailing Association (FSSA) is the class association of the Flying Scot, a 19-foot centerboard sloop used for both family day sailing and racing. The Flying Scot is one of the oldest and largest one-design sailboat classes in the world. The late Sandy Douglass designed and built the boat and raced it for many years and the Flying Scot was inducted in the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 1998. Sandy himself was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020! Our builder Harry Carpenter is a Life Member of our class and raced regularly at his home club and in several regattas every year around the country. His daughter Carrie and her husband Tyler currently manage the factory in Oakland Maryland and they race regularly in local and national events.
Design
Boats Produced: 6200
Class boat builder(s):
Carrie Carpenter Andrews
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 5000+
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
Capital
Carolinas
Dixie Lakes
Florida
Greater New York
Gulf
Michigan – Ontario
Midwest
National
New England
New York Lakes
Ohio
Pacific
Prairie
Southwest
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? Yes
Ideal combined weight of range of crew: 300-450
Boat Designed in 1957
Beam: 6’9″
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 850
Draft: 8′ board up, 48″ board down
Mast Height: 28′ above the water, 25’7″ length of mast