Central Florida Sailing Clubs and Associations.: February 2013

VILLAGE SAILING CLUB Monthly meetings with occasional program. Trailer boat pleasure sailing on Lake Miona and Lake Sumter. Need invitation for non-members to sail on Lake Sumpter. Web site. http://www.villagessailingclub.com/

OCALA SAILING CLUB. Sails on Lake Weir. Occasional portsmouth racing. Yearly regatta. Monthly meetings at homes about the Lake. Web site. http://www.ocalasailingclub.org/

LAKE EUSTIS SAILING CLUB one mile north of Eustis. Twice a month Saturday and Sunday racing MC scows, C scows, Flying Scots, Wayfarers, Lasers. Eight regattas. Saturday lessons for 8 to 15 yr olds in Optimist Prams and high school in 420s. Summmer Camps. Youth Sailing Club with youth Commodore.
No monthly meetings or programs. Web site. http://www.lakeeustissailingclub.org/

CENTRAL FLORIDA YACHT CLUB. Monthy meeting at Perkins Restaurant with program. Trailer sailor cruises about the State. Yearly races on Lake Harris. Web site. http://www.cfyc.com/

LAKE MONROE SAILING ASSOCIATION. Monthly meetings. Monthly racing trailer sailor boats on Lake Monroe. Four regattas. Planning youth program. Web site. http://www.flalmsa.org/

THE SAILING CLUB OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. Continuing Red Cross learn to sail program for those at least 16 yrs of age. Monthly low key racing with A, B and C fleets. Monthly meeting in Orlando with program. Group chartering in close and far away places. Web site. http://www.thesailingclub.us/

LAKE HARRIS SAILING CLUB. Monthly lunches at places on Lake Harris with docks(many sail to). No program, just visit with interesting sailors. Raft up and sailing in company on scheduled basis. Run by David and Ruth Taisch.
Phone 352-343-3196 E-mail DaveanRuth@aol.com No web site.

LAKE BALDWIN FLORIDA COMMUNITY SAILING PROGRAM. Now mostly based on Lake Virginia and Rollins College. The program is run by Larry Landrigan with five 18 foot keel boats that he has built from a modified Ted Geary design. Women's Collegiate Match races and Clinic have been held the past two Januarys associated with the North U program. They participate with the Orange County Special Olympics Sailing and oiffer adult sailing classes. Check the web site at http://ussailing.net/lbcs.

MT. DORA YACHT CLUB. holds an annual regatta the first weekend of April. The other sailing activites are none. The youth sailing they did several years ago is gone. They have an active dinner and dancing program. http://www.mounttdorayachtclub.com/

SAILING LESSONS:

The Sailing Club of Central Florida for those over 16 yrs.

Lake Eustis Sailing Club 8 to 15 in Optimist prams
high school in 420
adults in 420 and Flying Scot

Capt. DJ McCabe Keel boats on Lake Monroe
http://www.usailflorida.com/
Phone 407-330-0633 or E-mail isail@usailflorida.com

Fairview Marina on Lake Fairview in Compac 16
http://www.lakefairviewmarina.com/ or e-mail info@lakefairviewmarina.com

Lake Baldwin Florida Community Sailing Program. Lessons in keel boats on Lake Virginia at Rollins College. Go to http://ussailing.net/lbcs

Orlando Sentinel Blog SAILING FLORIDA Linda Florea puts in sailing and marine information daily. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_sailingflorida

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Advice about "How to sail the Laser" go to

http://howtosailthelaser.blogspot.com/

Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Lake Eustis Sailing Club’s 43rd Annual George Washington Birthday Regatta a week ago was the coldest windiest regatta of the year with Jeff Linton winning the Flying Scot fleet followed by Steve Shaw and Zeke Harowitz. Andrew Clark was the first Club 420 and Cameron Smith was the second. The Laser full rig fleet was led by Joel Hurley. Steve Caron was second and Rob Krentel third. Luke Yates was the first Laser radial followed by Jordan Wiggins second and Joshua Mysicka third. The Laser 4.7 winner was Chris Nagy. Arden Haley and Michael Gapuz were second and third. The overall winner in the Optimist Pram group was Wes Myler followed by Tyler Baker and Matthew Smith.

In Club racing this past weekend David Hepting lead the Wayfarers followed by Chip Cunningham and Nick Seraphinoff. Gus Chennells was the first Flying Scot. Dean Grimes and Joe Lobato were second with Larry Kick third. First MC scow was Jeff Nicholas, with David Moring second and Dave Helmick third. The Laser fleet was led by Jerry Back, Rob Krentel second and Tom Jennings third.

Instruction for youth continues every Saturday.

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