2025 FBYC One Design Fall Series #3

Today was one of those days that showed the full range of what fall sailing on the Chesapeake can deliver. Out at Stingray Point, it was blowing a solid 16-20 knots from the NNE – rough and choppy enough to make you grateful to be inside Fishing Bay instead. Inside, we had a much more manageable 8–12 knots, still puffy in the middle but without the waves.

Seven Flying Scots turned out for four races on an H course. I was on the mark boat with Bob, and we stayed busy all afternoon setting marks, watching the shifts, and keeping an eye on the fleet. Midway through the day, one of the Scots capsized, and we had to jump into rescue mode. After the boat was upright and the sailors couldn’t get back in I climbed aboard to pull them out of the water and back onto the boat.

By the end of the day, the sailors got in four good races, and the race committee team had a good time being on the water. I got some good pictures and video of the sailing.

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