Flying Scot Fleet 133

04/26/2026

Flying Scot Fleet 133 Fleet members Fred (Captain) and Derrick participate in the April Spring clean-up with members from our club, Art, Jeremy S, Kirt S., Jim H. and our Commodore Yates with hard work. We also thank Bud, and his wife, Laurie for their continued support with race committee even though they have hectic travel schedule. We thank all our Flying Scot owners\members for their continued participation and look forward to the centerboard season!

04/09/2026

Centerboard season a month away and rounding up Flying Scot’s sailors for dinner. We are reviewing updates while enjoying fellowship and catching up with friends.

03/13/2026

Flying Scot Fleet 133 is meeting this Saturday, March 14th at 4:00 at the clubhouse. If you are a member and want to join the fleet as a racer or socially, please attend as we prepare for the upcoming centerboard season starting in May. Join us!

11/09/2025

Our Commodore and Flying Scot member, Yates Phillips, sent his congratulations to Overall winner Chet Hight, skipper and his crew Joe Falasco. This year Greg Hamilton won the Linda Sexton award (he has led race committee for years and is also a past commodore). Our fleet had another honor and one of our crew, Alberic, was selected “Keelboat Crew of the year” and he crewed on the Scot with Roger O’Quin (GMSC Secretary). Fred Church, Flying Scot Fleet Captain, was out of town and had his crew, Linda Van Blaricon, presented trophies. Our racers and their loved ones all gathered together for some group photos. Our fleet continues to amaze in strong skills, leadership and volunteering, and friendship!

09/01/2025

Beautiful weather at 2025 Labor Day regatta with a small showing of Scot’s and Chet Hight taking the win with his crew Joe Falasco! With combination of other fleets we had 17 boats on the water with 4 races on Saturday with fun times at the clubhouse with karaoke and delicious meal from Yflyer fleet. Our commodore, Yates Phillips, and is racing with the Scot’s won the first race with his crew, Scot. We had two more races Sunday, with regatta chairman, Roger O’Quin, passing out trophies to all fleets. The Scot’s got together in August as we wrap up the 1st series. Way to go Chet and Joe!

08/24/2025

05/25/2025

Flying Scot Fleet 133 raced in Hawg Wild Regatta with multi fleets of Yflyers and Hobies on Lake Maumelle despite low water and thunderstorms until mid afternoon on Saturday and two races Sunday. The Flying Scot winner was Chet H. and his crew, Joe F. (not pictured) accepting trophies from one of our fleet members (Regatta Chair and GMSC Secretary )- Roger O.
Flying Scot fleet members who participated this weekend in the group photo are Chet H. (winner), Barry and Tracy (2nd place)and visiting from Atlanta, Yates P. Commodore) (not pictured crew Scott B. )Gwynn, Greg and Derrick.

05/04/2025

Derrick welcomes Joe, visiting from New York, a former commodore in New York, as we enjoy such delicious food and the festivities of the Spring Fling theme “Kentucky Derby” with our hardworking event hosts Heidi and Drew for “best hats” and Drew for “best” appetizer.

04/28/2025

Our Flying Scot Fleet 133 Captain, Fred, opened his home for our first fleet meeting as we prepare for the centerboard season with low water levels. Please remember to equip your boat with paddles and Flying Scot boat regulations before race day. Thanks to our fleet members who participated in the club clean-up workday - Fred, Bud and Laurie, Roger and Gwynn. Club members -Please wear your derby hats to the Spring Fling which starts at 600 and bring a dessert/appetizer and compete for 1st prize. For more info- please look for contact info on our website.

11/21/2024

Flying Scot Fleet Captain, Bud Smith, passes the torch “USB” to newly elected Fred Church on Sunday, November 17th at our fleet meeting. Greg Hamilton will remain fleet treasurer. These elections will be effective January 2025. Fred has been sailing for years but since his retirement wants to get back into racing the Scots. We so much appreciate Bud for his two year term attending board meetings, score keeping, reaching out to fleet for helping with race committee (plus taking several turns on committee boat when shorthanded) and communicating with fleet. We extend a warm welcome to Fred’s leadership!

10/08/2024

A big “thank you” to Fleet 133 in the help on the Championship of Champions 2024! There were so many volunteers but we wanted to reach out to our fleet members and thank them again! First - let us thank our Jimm Powell, sponsor of Superior Bathhouse Brewery and Roger O’Quin for sponsoring the catfish dinner Thursday night and working all four days of race committee on the chaser boats. We want to thank Paul Smyers for being bartender on the Thursday night dinner and his wife Elizabeth for doing race committe plus hosted two champion competitors in their home. On Thursday at lunch - Bud and Laurie Smith served and cleaned up lunch. They were followed by Derrick and Gwynn Van Valkenburg cleanup on the catfish dinner. As life happens, someone got the Covid on Friday BBQ lunch so I cleaned up to prepare for the Sunday breakfast. We want to thank Greg Hamilton and his wife, Anne, for hosting a judge in their home during the event and Greg also being a judge for the week. We appreciate Chet Hight for serving on race committee and hosted a judge and a competitor! Alas, a very big thank you for being Harbor Master to Yates Phillips. He launched and brought in boats after every day of the event. We want to thank Art Speckles before the event started to start making room in the marina as we prepared for the champions! We have a fantastic fleet and so many of you were willing to host although some cancellations happened due to current hurricanes. It was light on wind, but not on volunteers! Thanks again! See y’all on the water! P.s. Fred and Kathy Church hosted the MC Scow team of Tom Burton and Hannah Noll and they enjoyed them so much!