When Scott Harestad describes sailing MC Scows, his eyes light up with the ... is easier to hike on than most dinghies. Consequently, the class continues to draw a lot of master sailors.

“We didn’t put him in an Optimist or Club 420 program because we wanted him to learn how to tune a boat.” Later, when I ask the younger Melges for his insight on the E Scow, he tells ...

The MC Scow sailing dinghy measures 16 feet and most often is raced single-handed. It is often called the “Ferrari” among the open-sailing dinghies. Three-time national champion, Justin Hood ...

Sovereign’s Scott actually put his boat across the starting line five lengths ... while Sovereign pounded like a flat-bottomed scow. When Constellation swept across the finish line, Sovereign ...

Evans, who’ll be piloting his A-boat “Cosmic Warrior M1,” won the National A-Scow Championship Regatta in 2005. He, along with Bowers, Hughes and Willette, are members of the Minnetonka ...

Gliding across northern Minnesota’s Lake Vermilion on a sleek, deluxe racing sailboat called an A-scow is akin to any other lake-sailing experience — only with the adrenaline cranked up to 10.