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.
After one abandoned race and a few false starts with wind shifts, we got some good racing in today. We had 2 full 3-leg windward races under mostly cloudy skies and 8-0 mph breeze, maybe a little higher at times. Nice courses, lots of fun. Watch here for results: https://theclubspot.com/regatta/NlXOS3p10P/results
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After one abandoned race and a few false starts with wind shifts, we got some good racing in today. We had 2 full 3-leg windward races under mostly cloudy skies and 8-0 mph breeze, maybe a little higher at times. Nice courses, lots of fun. Watch here for results: https://theclubspot.com/regatta/NlXOS3p10P/results
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Boats are arriving and Dory is inspecting at Lake Eustis fSailing Club or the 2024 Midwotners and the 54th Annual George Washington Birthday Regatta - 81 boats registered! LESC has done a great job of getting us organized and making sure everyone has a spot for their boat, their car, their tent and/or their campters! David Ames presented a great talk on how to keep the boat moving and how to handle the large fleets we will have. As boats arrive, the LESC team, is checking people... Read More 
From Tim Porter
Well, I had a few people suggest that I do a quick write up about the Davis Island Regatta and I reluctantly agreed...it turned into a bit more of a writeup than I planned, but hopefully you’ll enjoy it. I had what for me was a new and somewhat unique experience. Just a little background on myself. I am new to the Flying Scot class, having purchased my first Flying Scot two years ago. I have crewed a handful of times for other people over the past... Read More 
Photo courtesy of TK Kowalczyk - Davis Island Yacht Club hosted the 4th of the 2023-2024 Florida District Sereis events on January 13-14, 2024. Some sporty winds kept the sailors on their toes for 5 races over 2 days. Tim Porter from Lake Norman Yacht Club had 4 bullets and a 5th to take an impressive win over a talented field. Dave Rink form lake Eustis Sailing Club was 2nd, Brent Barbehenn from Riverton Yacht Club was 3rd, Brian Hayes from Housatonic Boat Club was 4th and... Read More