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The Flying Scot is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass with a balsa core. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard that weighs 105 lb (48 kg) and is raised with a 6:1 mechanical advantage assist.
The Highlander is a large (20 foot LOA) high performance one-design racing dinghy, also used for day sailing, popular in the United States.It was designed by Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass in 1949, to be a more comfortable alternative to the Thistle. [1]
The successor company, Flying Scot, Inc., still builds Flying Scots in Oakland. [7] Douglas died in 1992. [5] He and Mary (1907–2005) had one son, Alan. [5] [1]: 193 He wrote an autobiography, Sixty Years Behind the Mast: The Fox on the Water, in 1986. Among his hobbies was barbershop singing. [2]
Douglass & McLeod was an American boat builder based in Grand River, Ohio.The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass racing sailboats. [1] [2]The company was founded by Ray McLeod and Sandy Douglass in 1951.
Flying 11: Flying Ant: Flying Scot (dinghy) 1958: Sandy Douglass: Tanzer Industries Douglass & McLeod Customflex Loftland Sail-craft Flying Scot, Inc. [98] Force 5: 1972 Fred Scott AMF Alcort Weeks Yacht Yard Geary 18: 1928: Ted Geary: Clark Boat Company [99] Gloucester 15: 1987: Rod Macalpine-Downie and Dick Gibbs: Gloucester Yachts [100 ...
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