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Sailing Sites, Links & Affiliations

DCYRA
Deep Creek Yacht Racing Association, Inc.
dcyra.com

Must join if wish to be scored in a race.  Do not have to belong to a sailing club at the lake.  Annual dues.  Google Group to match crews with boats and share news.
SAiling School
Deep Creek Sailing School
dclsailingschool.com

Open to the entire community.  Week-long Instruction for juniors and adults, with boats available to use.  An independent nonprofit with a home at DCLSA Turkey Neck.
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Fleet 6
Fleet 6
​Chapter of the Flying Scot Sailing Association (FSSA)
facebook.com/flyingscotfleet6

Membership is optional.  This is one of the largest Flying Scot fleets.
FSSA
Flying Scot Sailing Association
​www.fssa.com/

National organization.  If you join at Deep Creek, you're in Fleet 6.  Publish Scots 'n Water magazine.
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Flying Scot Factory
Flying Scot, Inc.
flyingscot.com/
​301-334-4848

Boats, parts, repairs, expertise.  Visit easily -- it's just off Rt. 135 in Deer Park.​
Repairs
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Lasers at DCL
Lasers at Deep Creek
​dcyra.com/laser-fleet.html
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DCYC Deerhaven
Deep Creek Yacht Club, Inc.
dcyc.net

Sailing club at Thousand Acres, also known as Deerhaven.  Members at both clubs race in DCYRA races.  Deerhaven members can be reciprocal members with DCLSA Turkey Neck.
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Transportation Museum
Located nearby in Oakland.  One of the many displays is a sailboat produced by the Gordon Douglass Boat Co. in the 1950s.
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US Sailing JO
US Sailing Junior Olympics page
ussailing.org/racing/youth-sailing/junior-olympics/
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US Sailing Membership
YCAOL Reciprocity
​Yachting Club of America
https://www.ycaol.com/
Request a Card
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General Sailing Resources & Tips

US Sailing store:  The following items (and others) can be found in the US SAILING online store. There are many great resources on this site to include, books, DVDs, CDs etc. http://store.ussailing.org/
                           
  • Understanding the Racing Rules by Dave Perry: this is a must have book that explains the racing rules and tactics in layman's terms with great situations and diagrams. 
  • US Sailing's Handy Guide to the Racing Rules is a simple guide to the basic rules. Great to give to your crew! 
  • Signal Flag Sticker to put on your boat so you are never second guessing yourself about what those flags mean on the race committee boats. 
  • 100 Racing Rules Quizzes by Dave Perry. Invite your sailing friends over and have great dinner  conversations throughout the winter. 
  • Winning in One Designs by Dave Perry 
  • Racing Rules Companion 
  • Learn the Racing Rules DVD by Dave Dellenbaugh


Research boat builder and class association web pages and your sailmaker's tuning guide. Examples for Flying Scot are below: 
  • http://flyingscot.com/ 
  • http://www.fssa.com/
  • North Sails / OneDesign (click on the TUNING link, in particular)
                                          
And for the Laser:
  • http://www.laser.org/

Surf the internet for some great articles and information and videos. Keywords can be one-design sailboat racing, buoy sailboat racing, dinghy racing crewing on a one design sailboat, Flying Scot Sailing, Laser Racing, etc.
 
Speed and Smarts is an electronic newsletter that is fabulous. go on their website and look at past newsletters and articles:  http://www.speedandsmarts.com/ 
 
Read up on racing strategy and tactics: http://www.sail1design.com/

Sailing World has some great links. Here is a basic article but has suggestions on other articles to read: http://www.sailingworld.com/article/Marcus-Eagan-Flying-Scot
Deep Creek Lake Sailing Association
204 Yacht Club Road
(off of Turkey Neck Road)
​Swanton, MD 21561

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 Please note that it is very important to have this address (204 Yacht Club Rd., off of Turkey Neck) handy in case of emergency.  
When dialing 911 for help at the club, make sure you mention that we are ​the Sailing Club off of Turkey Neck Road to prevent EMS from going to the wrong club.  It may also help to note that they will pass both Ezra Savage Road and Skipjack Lane before arriving at Yacht Club Road.
43880A and 43880B are the club's dock numbers, in case of an emergency on the water. 9-1-1 can alert DNR water dispatch.

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  • Sailing at DCL+
    • Sailing Sites & Affiliations
    • Race Course Diagram
    • Weather Sites and Apps
    • Capsize Drill Slides
  • Events
    • Calendars, Social Events, Menus & RSVP -- PW
    • Dock Push & Dock Pull
    • HOSTS ONLY PAGE -- PW
  • Member-Only Pages
    • New Building -- pw >
      • Contributions for New Building
      • Construction Trivia
    • Marketplace -- pw
    • Photos & Mainsheet >
      • Building Project Photos -- PW
      • 2022 Photo Album - pw
      • 2021 Photo Album -- pw
      • Mainsheet Archive -- pw
      • Annual Savage Cardboard Boat Race -- pw
    • Member Directories >
      • Photo Directory of Members -- pw
    • Applications for Membership
    • Race Patrol and Mooring Assignments -- pw
  • Employment