We are so thankful to Eric Bussell and SailboatInstructor.com for having chosen the Flying Scot as their boat of choice to teach sailing virtually and in real life. Check out this introductional video, and share it with your friends who are interested in learning to sail. You can also send them to www.sailboatinstructor.com for more […]
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From South to North with Annapolis next
Do you realize the wealth of adventure that Flying Scot sailing has to offer. I realize this as I travel through Northern Michigan, enjoying the fall color and vistas overlooking the lake, only a week after lobster diving in Miami, before the Miami regatta. The Miami regatta was a blast, with big winds, and plenty […]
The Sailing Vocabulary that you need the most.
As I talk to new sailors, instructing them on how to use their new boats, or future new boats. I get one comment repeatedly… “I don’t know the vocabulary.” Some people feel that’s important. I for one, being self-taught, did not know sailing vocabulary for many years after learning to sail. Let alone the racing […]
How to Improve Your Sailing
Whether you’re racing or daysailing, sailing is a sport in the sense that it’s a skill in which you’re only aiming to improve. That’s part of the fun that’s often overlooked. When I first got into sailing, I did not know about racing, but I wanted to improve my boating skills. Sailing was clearly a […]
Sailing in Different Places
It’s been a busy spring, and it continues to be busy for a number of reasons. Still, I have a picture and a short story to tell, so I’m going to hammer a blog post through. I enjoy all of our deliveries. One of our many blessings is the customers that we get to serve. […]
The difference between top 5 (us in Tampa) and top 2
What an adventure! What a weekend! I wanted to go sailing in Tampa, and Carrie (my wife) couldn’t make it, so I took the opportunity to invite an old friend to join in on the fun. RJ and I had not seen each other in ten years, but it was like no time had passed […]
The Most Bang For Your buck
Again, I’m not one for giving unsolicited advice, but you don’t have to read this. I’m just trying to add value to our website. If you asked me what one thing can be done to best improve my results sailing I would tell you stretching. Stretching before sailing not only prevents injuries, but it gets […]
All About Tillers
Whether you day sail or race there’s a good possibility that your tiller won’t last forever. Unless you bought your boat new and listened to us when we told you to keep it on the bow bag, and resting on the centerboard drum off the floor in the bow. As well as keep Vaseline on […]
The Calm Before the Storm
Two posts in two days. This is a new record. However, I’ve been hit with a premonition that must be shared. We have not been able to get many videos done this year. The drone quit working and the cameras are out dated. Furthermore, a good production takes time, planning and good weather. Twice this […]
Michigan Sailing
For the record, I started writing this post in late summer, and it’s now December 16th. Don’t ask me what happened to December 13th, 14th or 15th, let alone the last 3 months. If you are reading this, then please let us know your thoughts on our blog via commenting. We will write more blogs […]