About Flying Scot Inc.
Over forty years of sailing and marine construction experience prepared Sandy Douglass to produce his most successful design, the Flying Scot®, a Sailing Hall of Fame design. Each Flying Scot is hand-crafted with the highest quality materials and methods. Its perfect for family trips, single-handed fun, and an excellent racer.
FS Specifications
Length, overall . . . . . . . . . . . . .19’/5.8m.
Length, waterline . . . . . . . . .18′ 6″ / 5.6 m.
Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6′ 9″ / 2.0 m.
Draft, board up . . . . . . . . . . . . 8″ / .2 m.
Draft, board down . . . . . . . . . . 48″ / 1.2 m.
Mast height, above water . . . . . . 28′ / 8.6 m.
Sail Area, main & jib . .191 sq. ft. /17.65 sq. m.
Sail Area, spinnaker . . 200 sq. ft. / 18.6 sq. m.
Weight, all up . . . . . . . . .850 lbs. / 385 kg.
Gross Trailering Weight . . . 1200 lbs. / 545 kg.
• Easy to rig, launch and sail
• Racing fleets are nationwide
• Reasonably priced, highest quality
• Safe, unsinkable, stable
• Planing hull design
• Sail plan includes main, jib and spinnaker.
Fast
The late Gordon Douglass is an internationally known racing champion, so he designed the Scot for speed. The truth is that the FS is a low-displacement design (she sits shallow in water) and she has a flat, tapered shape in the stern which gives her beautiful lines and allows her to plane. This means she will come out of the water and is not limited to her waterline hull-speed. With over 200 square feet of sail area (400 with the spinnaker up) she has the power to move well in any wind speed. Get her on a beam-reach with 12 knots of wind, and experience the thrill of a planing hull.
Stable and Safe
The Scot is not a flopsy acrobatic design. Her slightly tunneled hull design, hard bilges and weighted centerboard provide a strong righting moment. And with over 600 lbs of reserve buoyancy, the Flying Scot is unsinkable.
The wide side deck and seat allow the Scot to take a knock- down with little or no water in the boat, and one person can easily right her.