Florida
Florida
The Florida District encompasses most of the fleets in the state of Florida.Active fleets include Sarasota Sailing Squadron in Sarasota, Coconut Grove Sailing Center in Miami, Rudder Club of Jacksonville, Lake Eustis Sailing Club in Eustis, Davis Island Yacht in Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club in Port Charlotte. With developing fleets in Merritt Island, Orlando and Key Largo.
Florida has an active open circuit consisting of one regatta a month from October through May. Race Schedules are posted on FSSA and Facebook. You can follow the Florida District at
The District Governor is Henry Picco
The Florida District has a Facebook Page here.
On Wednesdays at the CGSC we make it very easy to sail. The story below pretty much sums up an average evening. However, our sailing club is only half the equation, the Flying Scots are the hook that keeps them coming back. Pictured are 3 of our club "sponsor" boats headed back to the dock up the main channel through the mooring field while flying the spinnaker. While this maneuver is not recommended for the faint of heart, the stability and ease of handling of the Flying Scot makes this... Read More
Florida's last regatta of the season, before the summer heat, was the Florida District Championship at Upper Keys Sailing Club in Key Largo, FL. it was advertised this way "Your boat deserves a vacation in the Keys! FLORIDA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS at the Upper Keys Sailing Club on May 21-22".
Cheryl Signor pulled out all the stops to make this a good time for everyone. with Pusser's Rum as one of the sponsors. Beautiful weather, great friends and rum; does it get... Read More
Championship Winners Zeke and Jay Horowitz Challenger Winners Andy and Doug Fox
Another perfect day in paradise sailing out of St.Andrews Bay Yacht Club for the final day of the Flying Scot Midwinters! With temperatures again in the 70’s and a beautiful sunny day, we started an hour early to get in as much racing as we could. There were lots of smiling faces and handshakes even before racing.... Read More
TO ALL COMPETITORS at the 2016 Midwinters:
On Thursday 4/7/2016, the first gun is rescheduled from 12:30 PM to 11:30 AM. Please plan to be there and be prepared for the earlier start. Thank you!
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Tuesday night we had another great chalk talk with Zeke Horowitz and the race leaders where everyone figured out what they did right and what they did wrong and were ready to do it all again on Wednesday. The chalk talk was followed by the "Meet the Sailors" party where the Club members brought their goodies and we all sat around and talked for hours! A really beautiful night to be on the deck at St.Andrews Bay Yacht Club watching the sunset over the bay!... Read More