Tampa Bay · Naples
Nonprofit community sailing center on Naples Bay, teaching Naples-area kids to sail since 1991: week-long summer camps from age seven, then Optimist race teams and a C420 high-school team that train through the school year and race the Florida youth circuit.
Naples Community Sailing Center is open to the public: no member sponsorship required to take part. Class schedules, program fees, and any membership or annual-pass options are posted on its website.
Featured Private Tampa Bay · Tampa
Member-owned private club at the south end of Davis Islands in Hillsborough Bay. Long-standing Thursday Night Races open to anyone, plus a robust junior program through the Davis Island Youth Sailing Foundation.
Featured Community Tampa Bay · St. Petersburg
City-owned sailing center at Demens Landing, operated under agreement with the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Hosts youth and adult programs, adaptive sailing initiatives, and regional regattas, the city's public-access counterpart to SPYC.
Featured Private Tampa Bay · St. Petersburg · est. 1909
Founded 1909. Hosts the St. Petersburg stop of the Sailing World Regatta Series and anchors one of the deepest one-design and offshore racing scenes on the Gulf Coast. Mediterranean Revival clubhouse on the National Register of Historic Places.