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.
From Jim Crabtree:
Many of our Flying Scot members have had the pleasure of participating in Midwinters or other regattas at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron over the years. We have fond memories of members bringing out homemade hot appetizers for the welcome parties. As many are aware, SSS suffered significant damage from both Hurricanes Helene and Hurricane Milton. While the membership, including the local Flying Scot Fleet 36, is actively involved in the clean-up and recovery, including... Read More 
Great news! The Florida District has finalized the schedule for the 024-2025 Florida District Circuit. If you;re uo north and missing sailing in the fall and winter, here are some great events that you can consider to fill the void. Information on registration for each event will be provided as soo as it is available.
09/07-09/08/2024 - District 1 Coconut Grove Sailing Center, Miami, FL
11/98-11/09/2024 - District 2 Jeff Pennfield Memorial Regatta, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota... Read More 
The 2023-2024 Florida Flying Scot District Circuit Champions are Mark and Michele Taylor. Congratulations on quite and accomplishment. This year, the Florida District Circuit ran from October 2023 to May 2024 with 7 Florida Clubs hosting: Coconut Grove, Sarasota, Rudder Club, Davis Island, Lake Eustis, Indian River, and Upper Keys Sailing Club. There were over 180 entries across all these events! Full results are here.
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From Facebook
Jennifer Ikeda sharing her knowledge of the #flyingscot with 10 sailors. It was too windy to sail but we still had fun and learned a lot. Thanks Jenn. Flying Scot Sarasota Fleet 36
The Lake Eustis Sailing Club did an amazing job managing h to accommodate the 81 entrants for the 2024 Midwinters and 54th GWBR Regatta. The competitors voted for Ray Laguna and his regatta team as recipients of the 2024 Allen Douglas Memorisl Sportsmanship award. Congratulations and thanks to LESC!