Mast Project UpdatesWorking with Melges, we have gotten some new extrusions completed to make a couple new mandrels for fabricating A Scow carbon masts. We have recently transported them to the manufacturer in Massachusetts for further work to get them ready for production. Once that work is complete, we will…
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2017 National Championship is in the Record Books
Pat Hughes – Winner of the Wixon Jewelers 2017 A Scow National Championship (Photo by Steve Bernstein, Power Play Action Images) In a weekend that will be remembered for it’s high winds and epic sailing conditions, Pat Hughes and his Melvin team won the 2017 Wixon Jewelers A Scow National Championship at…
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Remembering Deonna Haines
April 17, 2016 – Deonna Haines – #1 A Scow fan from Pewaukee Lake I am sorry to report that our A Scow family has lost a longtime supporter and enthusiast. Deonna Haines, mother of NCASA Executive Director Todd Haines, passed away on Sunday April 17 after a brief illness.…
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New Process for Weighing and Re-certifying A Scows
January 2016: Many A Scow sailors worry about the weight of their boat, especially as the boat gets older. Â The minimum weight for an A Scow is 1850 lbs., including everything but the sails (hull, mast, boom, rudders, boards, and rigging). Boats are weighed and certified by the builder (Melges)…
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Meet Dave “Dex” Decker, NCASA Treasurer
Get to know Dave “Dex” Decker, NCASA Treasurer, from Pewaukee Yacht Club. “I grew up sailing Sunfish and Butterfly’s on a small lake near Pewaukee. I skipped over the Pram and X in favor of an M16, then for many years raced the C scow on Lac Labelle. It was…
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