Gulf
Gulf
The Gulf District encompasses several fleets along and near the Gulf of Mexico from Florida's panhandle to Louisiana and one fleet in Arkansas.
Active fleets in Florida include Choctawhatchee Bay in Ft.Walton Beach, Garcon Point Spirited Sailors in Bagdad, St.Andrew Bay in Panama City and Pensacola Bay in Pensacola. In Mississippi we have Bay St.Louis and Jackson Yacht Club and in Arkansas we have Grand Maumelle Sailing Club in Little Rock. In Louisiana we have Lake Arthur in Lafayette and New Orleans and Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans.
The District Governor is Larry Taggart, who is also FSSA Parliamentarian. The Gulf District is also home to FSSA First Vice President Nancy Claypool and Secind Vice President Jim Leggette.
2023 Flying Scot Midwinters Day 2 - Another great briefing by North Sails Brian Hayes and Zeke Horowitz. A bit chilly today but the wind is down from yesterday. Hopefully we can go out and get some racing in ⛵️after a 1-hour delay.
Brian Hayes and Zeke Horowitz from North Sails are giving a briefing before racing. It’s a bit sporty today, so we’ll see how it goes
11:00 update - up goes the postpone flag. It’s a little TOO sporty for us but hopefully it will die down later and we can race today!
1:30 update - PRO Clinton Edward's just put up AP over A - the wind keeps picking up. Better luck tomorrow!
Bay Waveland Yacht Club in Bay St.Louis, MS, is hosting 30 Flying Scots for the 2023.Midwinters. Chairperson Judy Reeves had everything ready for us when we arrived, so registration and check in went like a charm. Most of the boats needing measuring are all set and we'll be ready to go on Monday!
Want to continue the Midwinter fun?
The Lodge at Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville, LA has been reserved for our group!
Trailer over after awards on Thursday 3/16; check out Sunday 3/19.
More details here
Hello All,
We are in the process of asking former FSSA members in the Gulf District to renew their FSSA memberships and join our new Gulf District Fleet 214. Should you know anyone in the Gulf District who has mentioned the lack of activity in their Fleet please let them know about the Cruising Scots Fleet 214. We are the newbies of the FSSA and might be out of the box on FSSA formalities, so bear with us as we learn. We have great plans for Gulf Coast Cruising events... Read More