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GaryB
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Initially Posted - 05/08/2013 :  17:57:13  Show Profile
Have any of you ever sailed a Flying Scot? I'm really thinking about buying one but don't know anything about them.

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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 05/09/2013 :  05:23:05  Show Profile
I rented one for a day. Very nice daysailer with ample daysail room for 4-6 people. (We had 5 of us in it with room left for another person.) Virtually no wind that day, so I could not get any idea how they sailed. But they are very popular, so they must not be bad.

I know a guy who bought a refurbished one (like new) directly from the factory in Maryland. He took it out for the first time in ~10kt breezes in late October last year, and capsized it. Broke the gooseneck and damaged the rigging. I suspect it was operator error, not a design flaw in the boat. But it does remind you that you need to be careful, as with any small boat like that.
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Response Posted - 05/09/2013 :  07:31:15  Show Profile
I've seen many but not sailed them... Lots of beam gives them good initial stability, but their light weight and big, high-aspect main could make that stability misleading, as is common on centerboard dinghies. They can plane nicely on a reach! That damage to the rig suggests an uncontrolled jibe--not a good idea on a small boat with a big main and no backstay. A Scot should be able to withstand a simple capsize--they've certainly done it before.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/09/2013 :  10:28:16  Show Profile
We have a very active racing fleet on our lake. I crewed one windy afternoon. Compared to the C25 it is a physically demanding boat. I was beat at the end of the race.

Fun, responsive, fast.
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shnool
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Response Posted - 05/09/2013 :  10:35:58  Show Profile  Visit shnool's Homepage
Ditto to what is said above... They are fast, light, trailerable, and a blast to sail. They also require active sailing, but are fast to respond. Great boat to learn on, or learn MORE on... as is a lightning... The Scott like the Lightning was designed as a 3 crew racer I believe.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/09/2013 :  11:03:53  Show Profile
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOhuXqyYt18"]From the mast-head...[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g0MuQrXGR0"]In the drink...[/url]
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shnool
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Response Posted - 05/09/2013 :  12:44:04  Show Profile  Visit shnool's Homepage
That brings back nightmares of my Capri 14.2 I never totally capsized it, but I filled the cockpit lots. My biggest concern was I'd never be strong enough to climb back in.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/09/2013 :  17:44:32  Show Profile
Thanks for all of the responses.

I'd like to get another Hobie 16 or 18 but they are summer boats and the Flying Scot looks like it could be sailed most of the year since you should stay much dryer.
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