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1961 Douglass Flying Scot located in North Carolina for sale

19' Douglass Flying Scot



Year
Length
Beam
Draft
Location
Price
1961
19'
5'
1.5'
North Carolina
$5,500

Description:
The Flying Scot is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Sandy Douglass as a one-design racer and first built in 1958. 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 boat displaces 850 lb (386 kg) and has foam flotation under the seats for safety.
The hulls are all one-design and built from the same molds. The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the centerboard extended and 8 in (20 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. For sailing the design is equipped with a spinnaker of 200 sq ft (19 m2).
The boat is supported by an active class association, the Flying Scot Sailing Association, which controls the boat's design and organizes racing regattas. In a 1994 review. Capacity is eight adults. The design was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 1998. The citation says in part: "a hotshot small boat sailor with a penchant for planing, Designer Gordon "Sandy" Douglass reined in his desire for all-out performance to produce a moderate boat that could still sail well, but be managed easily by a couple.

Equipment:
Trailer
Mast raising bipod
Inflatable bow bag flotation
1 sets of Infinty sails (very good condition)
1 set of Infinity cruising sails with reef points (excellent condition)
1 Spinnaker plus spinnaker pole
2 boat cushions
2 paddles
Minnkota electric motor
3 marine batteries with case
Spare hardware, wind vanes etc.

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
L107783
919 265 3910

Material
Hull
Type
Rigging
Cabins
Condition
composite
monohull
daysailer
cutter
excellent

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This Douglass Flying Scot Added 26-Mar-2025



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