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.
Sunday night, we had the skippers meeting followed by a welcome party at the club with great food and great people! We started the day Monday with the a solemn but very nice opening ceremony, including the raising of the American Flag by club officers, accompanied by bagpipes playing. This was followed by a welcome from the club officers. The wind did not look too promising first thing in the morning but it looked like the sea breeze came in just before it was... Read More
Sunday night, we had the skiipers meeting followed by a really good welcome party with great food and great people! We started the day Monday with the a really nice opening cermony, including the raising of the American Flag by club officers, accompanied by bagpipes playing. This was followed by a welcome from the club officers. The wind did not look too promising first thing in the morning but it looked like the sea breezw came in just before it was time for us... Read More
Pictures by Danie Panasiuk
WIth more boats arriving today, registration and measurement continued, and SABYC was ready for action! The registration team was very organized and got people through the line as quickly as they could, much appreciated by the participants. Meanwhile, today's practice races were being held on the bay.
We started out with 10-12 MPH winds on a beautiful sunny day, with about half the registered boats out there for the practice... Read More
Boats have been arriving since Friday 4/1 at St. Andrew's Bay Yacht Club in Panama City Florida - juat about ready for the practice races before the actual event. The folks at the club are happy to have the Flying Scot class back for this event. We have 40+ boats registered and the weather is very promoisong for this week. This is great news after weeks of sotrms and nasty weather so we are grateful for the sun and the wind we will have! Stay tuned to see who wins the... Read More
Have you registered for the Midwinters yet? Sant Andrews Bay Yacht Club is getting ready for us to return to Panama City where the Midwinters have been held in the past. Many of you are familiar with the vneue and some of you are new to the site. It promises to be a great time so sign up today and join in the fun!!! The dates are 4/4 - 4/7/2016 and you can get more information right here on the FSSA website!
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