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Here is a video taken during the July 4, 2010 Nockamixon Sail Club Flag Parade.  It is 2 minutes and 15 seconds long.

Part 3

Part 2:  Monday was scheduled to be day one of the qualifiers but severe storms from the  outer bands of hurricane Alex kept the fleet in port waiting for a break in the weather.  Without a moment lost Sam joined a group of other juniors gathering empty cups, cans, tape and string and before you know it a beer-can boat design and build challenge was on and the pool races began to the delight of the fleet

Part 1:  Sam and I arrived Saturday at Bay Waveland Yacht club after a nice uneventful trip down with a lunch stop to see Natural Bridge, VA, an overnight in Knoxville, TN and audiobooks to keep us entertained.  The clubhouse is big and beautiful with an incredible view of the bay, and today with a light breeze and flat water the sailing conditions were welcoming.  We set up the boat, explored club and met other sailors preparing for tomorrows Juniors race.  Down the road to our hotel we passed by miles of beautiful white sand beaches and calm waters.  Rac

Here is a video posted on YouTube of a controlled Flying Scot capsize and recovery:

ATTENTION early risers!!!

The Intelligencer newspaper of Doylestown published a poignant editorial on June 2^nd, 2010.  The title of the piece is “Rough cuts, Our parks are Winners.  Except at budget time.”  In the editorial, it is stated that the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration and the National Recreation and Park Asso

Photos taken by race committee June 12, 2010

A couple of weeks ago the right side tail light for my Flying Scot Trailex trailer was inadvertently smashed.

The lights still worked but the enclosure was unusable.

I called Flying Scot and they would only sell the entire light assembly not just the enclosure.  They wanted ~$30 which is a fair price for the assembly.

Looking closely at the enclosure I could see it was made by Sierra Products.  Sure enough I found it on the web at http://www.esierra.us/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1025025963 for $10 plus shipping.