 | |
 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sandy Douglass |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1958 |
| No. built | 5,300 |
| Builder(s) | Tanzer Industries Douglass & McLeod Customflex Lofland Sail-craft Flying Scot, Inc. |
| Role | One-designracer |
| Name | Flying Scot |
| Boat | |
| Crew | three |
| Displacement | 850 lb (386 kg) |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) withcenterboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 19.00 ft (5.79 m) |
| LWL | 18.50 ft (5.64 m) |
| Beam | 6.75 ft (2.06 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Mainsail area | 138 sq ft (12.8 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 53 sq ft (4.9 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 200 sq ft (19 m2) |
| Total sail area | 191 sq ft (17.7 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 90.3 |
TheFlying Scot is an Americansailing dinghy that was designed bySandy Douglass as aone-designracer and first built in 1958.[1][2][3]
The design has been previously built byTanzer Industries,Douglass & McLeod,Customflex andLofland Sail-craft. Today it is built byFlying Scot, Inc. inDeer Park, Maryland,United States. A total of 5,300 boats have been completed.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The Flying Scot is a recreationalsailboat, built predominantly offiberglass with abalsa core. It has afractionalsloop rig withaluminum spars. The hull has araked stem, a plumbtransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and a retractablecenterboard that weighs 105 lb (48 kg) and is raised with a 6:1mechanical advantage assist. The boat displaces 850 lb (386 kg) and has foam flotation under the seats for safety.[1][3]
The hulls are all one-design and built from the same molds.[3]
The boat has adraft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the centerboard extended and 8 in (20 cm) with it retracted, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1]
For sailing the design is equipped with aspinnaker of 200 sq ft (19 m2). Aboom vang andmainsailroller furling are permitted under class rules. The rules also prohibit the use ofhiking straps,trapezes, leech cords,Barber haulers, twings orself-bailers. Mast adjustment is also not allowed while racing.[3]
The design has aPortsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 90.3 and is normally raced with a crew of threesailors, although the boat can accommodate as many as eight people.[3]
The boat is supported by an active class association, theFlying Scot Sailing Association, which controls the boat's design and organizes racing regattas. By 2020, the club had 118 fleets racing the boat.[9][10]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "a big, fast centerboard boat, the Flying Scot has an unusual reverse sheer. Capacity is eight adults. With hard bilges and a slightly tunneled hull, stability is good. Rigging is relatively simple, and the class rules discourage complexity."[3]
The design was inducted into theAmerican Sailboat Hall of Fame in 1998. The citation says in part: "a hotshot small boat sailor with a penchant for planing, designer Gordon "Sandy" Douglass was already famous in 1957 for high speed creations: the 17-foot Thistle and 20-foot Highlander. For his new design, he reined in his desire for all-out performance to produce a moderate boat that could still sail well, but be managed easily by a couple. This meant reducing sail area and letting the hull form swell for stability: then simplifying the rigging and deck layout, installing spacious and comfortable seats, and building it on the heavier, more durable side, Douglass found the rest of the formula."[11]
In a 2017 review inSoundings, Joni Palmer, manager of theUS Naval Academy’s sailing program said, "It’s not a high-performance boat, so anybody can get into the boat. You can’t tweak everything. It’s hard to gain an edge. You have to concentrate on tactics and speed. It’s just a solid boat. But these boats do plane!"[12]
