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One Design Fleets

Birmingham Sailing Club encourages fleet racing.

Current fleets at the club are:

Flying Scot racing, Photo by David Reich

Flying Scot

The Flying Scot is 19' long and weighs 850 lbs. Sailed by two or three people, the Flying Scot has 191 sq. feet of sail, consisting of a main and jib, plus a 200 sq. ft. spinnaker. The Scot has a high boom and wide decks. The Scot can be easily trailered.

The Scot fleet hosts the Great Scot regatta in the fall of each year.

BSC contact: Sid Browning (205.823.0651 [h]) or flyingscot@birminghamsailingclub.org

Flying Scot Page

http://www.fssa.com/
J22 sail boats racing in one day regatta

J-22

The J22 is 22'6" long and weighs 1,815 lbs. Sailed by three or four people, the J22 has 242 sq. ft. of sail, consisting of a main and jib, plus a large spinnaker. The J22 can be trailered.

BSC contact: Vincent Priola (967.8113 [h]) or j22@birminghamsailingclub.org

Contact the J22 class. http://www.usaj22.com/
Laser racing in Ironman Regatta 2005, photo by David Reich

Laser

The Laser is 13' 10" long, weighs 130 lbs and is an Olympic class boat. Sailed by one person, the Laser has 76 sq. ft. of sail, consisting of a main. (A smaller radial sail is also available.) The Laser can be easily trailered. The Laser fleet hosts a regatta in the spring of each year.

BSC Contact: David Hardwick (205.591.2646 (h) or laser@birminghamsailingclub.org

http://www.laser.org/
Snipe sailboat

Snipe

The Snipe is 15'6" long and weighs 381 lbs. Normally sailed by two people, the Snipe has 128 sq. feet of sail, consisting of a main and jib. It has a high boom and wide decks. The Snipe can be easily trailered.

BSC Contact: Michael Papp (205.744.2566 [h]) or webmaster@birminghamsailingclub.org

http://www.snipeus.org/
Thistles Racing, photo by Dave Torbert

Thistle

The Thistle is 17' long and weighs 515 lbs. Sailed by two or three people, the Thistle has 191 sq. ft. of sail, consisting of a main and jib, plus a 220 sq. ft. spinnaker. The Thistle can be easily trailered. The Thistle fleet hosts the Great Pumpkin regatta each fall.

BSC contact: Richard May thistle@birminghamsailingclub.org

Thistle Fleet Page

http://www.thistleclass.com/

Catamaran sailing upwind, photo by David Reich

Multihulls

The multihull fleet consists of Hobies, NACRAs and Prindles. The fleet hosts the Cat Caper regatta each fall.

BSC contact: Tom Shannon (205.968.7694) or multihull@birminghamsailingclub.org
Santana 23 auxilary sail boat racing in Leukemia Cup 2005, photo by Michael Papp

Auxiliary Boats

BSC's auxiliary fleet consists of keel boats ranging in length from 21 to 27 feet. In addition to cruising and the clubs' regular racing, the fleet races on designated Saturdays throughout the year.

BSC contact: Larry Van Horn (205.617.0605 [c]) or (205.324.0909 ex 226 [w]) or auxiliary@birminghamsailingclub.org