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.
WOW! It is fantastic to see that 41 Scots were on the line at the 46th Annual George Washington Birthday Regatta at Lake Eustis Sailing Club in Florida! I bet you wish you were there! Lots of folks went to The Oyster Troff where it is reported that the food was great, And the weather was great for Jeff Linton's talk on boat rigging and tuning.
Dean Grimes wrote - I want to thank you all for coming to the GWBR! this was one kick-ass weekend, for sure! It... Read More
Most of us are hibernating and waiting for the warmer weather, but the Florida District is going stroing with lots of activities. And the Midwinters are around the corner o sign up now! Have a look at some of the events that are happening in Florida and look under regatta results to see who's participating and who's winning.
Gator Bowl - 12/5-12/6 2015 t Rudder Club of Jacksonville
WIth 12 boats registered and lots of wind at the Riudder Club, the racing was... Read More
Have you seen any of the pictures from the 2015 Wife Husband Regatta at Davis Island Yacnht Club in Tampa Florida? We have uploaded a few here that you might enjoy seeing. Looks like everyone was having a fine time!!!
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This year’s Wife-Husband was quite competitive. Sometimes it felt more like a NAC than a Wife-Husband! For the first time, the Wife-Husband Championship fleet had five (loooooong!) races while the Challenger fleet had the traditional three races for the weekend.
The weekend really began on Friday with Mark and Michelle Taylor’s wedding reception. Beer, sponsored by Mad Sails, flowed and food and cupcakes were devoured. Although Mark and Michelle were married in May, they wanted to share... Read More
Here are pictures from the 2015 Wife Husband Championship at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL, where there was beautiful weather, lots of Tampa hospitatlity and lots of Flying Scot camqraderie! With 19 boats in the Cmahpionship Division, Jeff and Amy Smith Linton were winners of the Division, with Carrie and Tyler Andrews 2nd and Lisa and Andy Hayward 3rd. With 4 boats in the Challenger Division, Leann and Robin Roberts, newest members of Fleet 168, were 1st, Donna Mohr and Jon... Read More