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  • speedteam sailors
    • Anderson/Hughes
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      Tornado—ES
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      505, I14—US
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      18 Footer—AU
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      Pegasus Racing—US
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      Yngling—FI
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      Melges 24—US
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      470-US
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      I14, 18' Skiff, 29er—AU
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      Laser—NZ
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      Star—AU
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      Star—NZ
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      470—FR
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      Laser Radial—US
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      49er—IT
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      Finn—NZ
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      Melges 24—NZ
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      Laser Radial—US
  • Plastiki
    • Plastiki sails across Pacific to draw attention to the trash in our oceans.
  • Seb Josse
    • Seb Josse
      Sailing aboard his Farr-designed Open 60 BT, a podium finish in this year's Vendée Globe is the goal of this Vendée competitor.
      
      
  • Sam Davies
    • Sam Davies
      Sam is fulfilling a life-long dream as skipper of the Open 60 Roxie in the Vendée Globe
  • Open 60 Deck Design - Harken France
    • Open 60 Deck Design-Harken France
      Managing Director Patrick Rieupeyrout and Technical Service Manager Jean Martins discuss Open 60s and the company's role in the Vendée Globe
      
      
      
      
      
  • Dynamic Stability System
    • Dynamic Stability System
      The brainchild of Hugh Welbourn and Gordon Kay, this revolutionary concept increases the stability and speed of a yacht without the risks of a canting keel. The DDS uses a retractable foil to generate stability and progressive dynamic lift on the boat's leeward side.
  • Grant Simmer
    • Grant Simmer
      Managing Director and Design coordinator of the America's Yacht Alinghi expresses his views on improved winch efficiency, the rules on stored energy, and the development of a new AC class.
      
      
      
      
• racing
  • Onsite Regatta Service
  • SAIL Magazine
    • Guts Behind Gear
      Sail Magazine writes about Harken in 2009 AC.
  • Mini Maxi Fever
    • Mini-Maxi Fever
      Mini Maxis are boats between 65 and 75 feet (20 m to 23 m) and, like the other Maxis, they are intensely future-focused yachts sailed by athletes who continuously chase higher efficiency and test out the newest high-performance technology.
  • America's Cup
    • Conversation with Peter and Olaf
      Mini Maxis are boats between 65 and 75 feet (20 m to 23 m) and, like the other Maxis, they are intensely future-focused yachts sailed by athletes who continuously chase higher efficiency and test out the newest high-performance technology.
  • AC Trickledown
    • AC Trickledown
      All Harken customers benefit from our America's Cup research and development. The AC is a great opportunity to experiment with new products, materials, and manufacturing techniques, but the taxing conditions test the reliability of our hardware too. AC yachts sail more in a single week than maxi racers sail in a season.
  • Block Development
    • Necessity is
      the Mother
      of Invention
      Like many good ideas, Peter Harken's decision to use plastic instead of steel ball bearings in his boat hardware was born of necessity. Follow the ups, the downs and the friends who helped him change the face of sailing.
  • Paralympics
    • There's a Ramp to the Podium
      Your average Club racer, John Ruf turned a life-altering event into an opportunity to excel in a sport he loves. Read his story that begins with E-Scows on Pewaukee Lake, WI to representing the U.S. at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Qingdao, China.
  • Optimists
    • Optimist
      Why do over 400,000 junior sailors sail the Optimist? Learn why this 8 ft, flat-bottomed kid's boat has become the first trainer for many of the world's best. And why this unassuming dinghy has brought more new sailors into the sport than any other.
  • Morning Light
    • Disney
      Morning Light
      Roy Disney talks about his upcoming documentary Morning Light, an unscripted, full-length film that follows the selection and training of 15 young sailors for the 2007 Transpacific Yacht. Read Roy's thoughts on the crew, the boat, and the race.
  • Chasing Records
    • Chasing Records—
      Matteo Miceli
      Join Matteo Miceli on his solo record-setting passage from Gran Canaria to Guadaloupe in his 6 m (20 ft) beach cat Biondina Nera. Learn how he prepared his boat, body and mind for this incredible accomplishment.
• cruising
  • Electric Furling
    • We answer your questions about Electric Furling
  • Pelagic
    • Skip Novak retraces Shackleton Traverse aboard Pelagic
  • Salperton
    • Salperton
      Barry Houghton wanted his sleek cruising sloop Salperton to have the luxury of a contemporary home along with the performance of an elegant race boat. Houghton has succeeded in his goals with his latest megayacht.
  • Turkish Gulets
    • Ibrahim & the Turkish Gulets
      Turkish Distributor Ibrahim Karatas follows his dream of designing and building boats: long-range cruisers and fast motoryachts. Today, his focus is on gulet-type boats with an eye to improving the performance of these lavish Turkish motorsailers.

57 mm Carbo Mainsheet SYstem
This efficient 3:1 system features an automatic load-sensing Ratchamatic® block mounted to a swivel base that rotates to face the trimmer. The ratchet mechanism can be set to increase holding power in big air or turned down so the mainsheet runs freely when the wind is light.

cunningham
This 6:1 cascading system cleats on the centerboard trunk and provides plenty of power to play the cunningham from either side of the boat.

racing vang
Built of lightweight 40 mm Carbo blocks, this free-running system provides plenty of power to play the cunningham from either side of the boat.

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CLASS HISTORY
The Flying Scot^® is one of North America's leading one-design classes. Designed in 1957 by Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass, this 19 foot, stable centerboarder is easy-to-sail, forgiving and fun. The large cockpit holds eight, making it ideal for gunkholing and family daysailing. A crew of two or three can put this popular boat through its paces for tight, tactical racing. Selected for the American Sailing Hall of Fame in 1998, the Flying Scot has been used for many US Sailing events including the Mallory, Adams and Sears Cup Championships.

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BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Length Overall: 19 ft (5.8 m).
Beam: 8 ft ( 2 m).
Draft-Board Up: 8 in (.2 m).
Draft-Board Down: 48 in (1.2 m).
Mast Height: 28 ft (8.6 m).
Sail Area, Main & Jib:
191 sq. ft (17.65 sq. m).
Sail Area, Spinnaker:
200 sq. ft ( 18.6 sq m).
All Up Weight: 1200 lb (545 kg).

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