{"id":4432,"date":"2024-04-23T16:16:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=4432"},"modified":"2024-04-29T21:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T21:09:56","slug":"scotty-dickson-nails-the-ficker-cup-for-the-14th-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/23\/scotty-dickson-nails-the-ficker-cup-for-the-14th-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotty Dickson nails the Ficker Cup for the 14th time!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A native Kiwi now living in California, Scotty D has been in the match racing game longer than most and competed in many events worldwide over his extensive career.\u00a0Having been coach to many of the younger sailors on the circuit and heavily involved in developing match racing in California, Scotty skippered his first Congressional Cup in 1996 and has not missed many since including making the finals in 2019.\u00a0This Ficker win is his 14th since 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The late great Bill Ficker once suggested after handing Scotty\u2019s team his trophy for the 12th<\/sup>\u00a0time, \u201cMaybe we should rename this the Dickson Cup!\u201d \u00a0<\/a>Strongly suited to bigger boats and teams, he has skippered some of the most iconic big boats in California including Pendragon IV and VI, Foggy II, and Victoria.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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