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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.
Gordon K. "Sandy" Douglass (October 22, 1904 – February 12, 1992) was an American racer, designer, and builder of sailing dinghies. Two of his designs, the Thistle and the Flying Scot, are among the most popular one design racing classes in the United States. The Flying Scot was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame.
Douglass was a boat designer and created the Highlander and the Thistle for production by the new company, as they concentrated on one design racing boats. His Flying Scot followed in 1958. [1] [2] In 1961 the company commissioned Sparkman & Stephens to design the Tartan 27, which was a commercial and racing success.
The Tanzer 22 was the company's most produced boat model. Summary of sailboats built by Tanzer Industries: [2] Constellation 16; Flying Scot; M-16 Scow; Nutmeg 24; Overnighter 16; Tanzer 7.5; Tanzer 8.5; Tanzer 10; Tanzer 10.5; Tanzer 14; Tanzer 16; Tanzer 22; Tanzer 25; Tanzer 26; Tanzer 27; Tanzer 28; Tanzer 29; Tanzer 31
Flying 11: Flying Ant: Flying Scot (dinghy) 1958: Sandy Douglass: Tanzer Industries Douglass & McLeod Customflex Loftland Sail-craft Flying Scot, Inc. [94] Force 5: 1972 Fred Scott AMF Alcort Weeks Yacht Yard Geary 18: 1928: Ted Geary: Clark Boat Company [95] Gloucester 15: 1987: Rod Macalpine-Downie and Dick Gibbs: Gloucester Yachts [96 ...
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