Resource person: Bill Looney (asail@DBMS.org)

Description:

The Flying Scot Racing racing program is not a typical race program!  Our program makes it easy and fun for adults to race sailboats on Duxbury Bay in a casual, teaching environment. Experienced and novice sailors are both welcomed. Our goal and hope is that the experienced sailors share their knowledge and passion with the newest sailors.

Once the season gets underway, races take place on Saturdays and Sundays, using our fleet of Flying Scots.  Race times vary with the tide.  The typical race days are 3+ hours, from shore to shore. However, if we have tide and the wind is good, it is not uncommon for a vote to be cast in favor of getting another race in. 
 

Details

• Teams vary each week, are worked up on race day, and will be a mix of experienced and new-to-sailing Racers  

• We will rotate boats so that one skipper doesn’t use the same boat back to back

• We prioritize Saturday as Race Day.  However due to tide timings some Sunday racing is planned in 2025.  

• If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we will either make up the day or add a race to the next few sails

• If we have a larger group of people, we will anchor up a spectator boat and make personnel changes on the water

Spring 2026 Race Schedule

Race 1 - 5/16/26 Saturday; High Tide 11:41; Pre-Race Meeting 10:00; 1st Gun 10:45

Rain Date- 5/17/26 Sunday; High Tide 12:32; Pre-Race Meeting 10:00; 1st Gun 10:45

Race 2 - 5/30/26 Saturday; High Tide 11:48; Pre-Race Meeting 10:30; 1st Gun 11:15

Race 3 - 5/31/26 Sunday; High Tide 12:25; Pre-Race Meeting 10:30; 1st Gun 11:15

Race 4 - 6/6/26 Saturday; High Tide 16:38; Pre-Race Meeting 13:00; 1st Gun 13:45

Rain Date - 6/7/26 Sunday; High Tide 17:26; Pre-Race Meeting 13:45; 1st Gun 14:30

Race 5 - 6/13/26 Saturday; High Tide 10:24; Pre-Race Meeting 9:00; 1st Gun 9:45

Rain Date - 6/14/26 Sunday; High Tide 11:19; Pre-Race Meeting 9:30; 1st Gun 10:15

Race 6 - 6/20/26 Saturday; High Tide 16:43; Pre-Race Meeting 13:00; 1st Gun 13:45

Rain Date - 6/21/26 Sunday; High Tide 17:37; Pre-Race Meeting 14:00; 1st Gun 14:45

Available spots: Full

Price: $225.00 Taxes waived

Required age: Over 18 years old as of 8/31/2026

Prerequisites: Ages: 18+ Competent Swimmer

Tags: Adult Sailing

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