I owned one for over 20 years and enjoyed it immensely. It is a Sandy Douglas design ... designer of the Thistle, Highlander, and some other boats in the 1940s and 50s. A true one-design boat, with a very strong class association that insists on strict adherence to one-design rules. Even sheeting angles are controlled. There are a LOT of racing fleets, especially in the Midwest, Maryland, NC and a very successful National Championship, Husband/Wife Championship, and mid-winter regatta every year. The racing is competitive but very friendly and family oriented. Many crews are spouses or partners. The boat is built by a family-owned company, only the 3rd or 4th owner of the molds so there is a culture of excellence and customer service at the company. Any Flying Scot owner has a line of credit at the company. The builder will even deliver new boats within a reasonable distance. The boat is not only fast, but tough as nails. Hull #1 (built in 1957) is still sailing and competitive (in the right hands). It will plane in winds about 10-12. I single-handed mine a lot, but it can be a handful if you are not careful or when the wind pipes up. A great family boat with room for six. They hold their value really well. Really old boats sell for about $3,000 and they don't dip much further than that. 20 year old boats in good condition sell for more. Hope this helps. Kevin Kearns M15 # 518 ________________________________________ From: montgomery_boats [montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Michael Murphy [mikeandpaula48@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 6:03 PM To: jake horine; For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: (no subject) I sailed Flying Scotts at least twice a month for about 3 years. It's a fast boat; can be jiffy reefed for higher winds. Not exactly suitable for single-handed sailing but could be done in mild weather if you changed the sheeting arrangements. You can also set it up for a spinnaker. The few times we trailered boats raising the mast was not as easy as the M-15 or M-17 mast. It's a dream in sheltered waters (rivers and lakes) for 2 people. Carries 4 adults easily. Although the older capacity tabs said it could carry 6, that is a stretch IMO unless 2 are kids. I also sailed a factory restored boat several times. The boat looked good and handled well. You can occasionally come across Flying Scott racing groups. There used to be one in the Beaufort NC area but I don't know how active they are at this time. In summary, I think the Scott is a good stable boat that's easy and safe to sail. Cheers, Mike M On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 10:44 AM, jake horine via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:

I realize that this is a Montgomery site, but i thought i might be able to enlist some of your knowledge on another boat. I have a friend who has just recently started sailing and is interested in purchasing Flying Scot 19. Has anyone in the group had any experience with this boat? Any comments or advise would be appreciated. Cheers Jake Horine 1977 Montgomery 17 A-Koo-De-a