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Lake Eustis, Lake Dora, and the Harris Chain run year-round dinghy and catamaran fleets. The Intracoastal stitches everything together with a protected highway from Fernandina to Miami.
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Regattas, race series, and championships hosted by clubs and schools across Inland & ICW.
LEYSF Inland Lakes Championship
Lake Eustis Sailing Club · Details at lescfl.org ↗
Youth championship regatta on Lake Eustis, run with the Lake Eustis Youth Sailing Foundation.
Flying Scot Halloween Invitational
Lake Eustis Sailing Club · Details at lescfl.org ↗
Open Flying Scot invitational hosted by the club's resident fleet on Lake Eustis.
MC Scow Southeast Regional Championship
Lake Eustis Sailing Club · Details at lescfl.org ↗
Three-day MC Scow Southeast Regional on Lake Eustis, the opening leg of the class Triple Crown.
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
First stop of the MC Scow winter series on the Banana River, hosted by the center.
Halifax Sailing Association · Details at halifaxsailing.org ↗
Open small-boat regatta on the Halifax River run by the club's Windward Women, raising funds for Daytona-area breast cancer services.
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
Tune-up weekend for the Melges 19 fleet ahead of the December national championship.
Lake Monroe Sailing Association · Details at flalmsa.org ↗
A one-day navigation race through the tight channels and shallows of the wetlands at the east end of Lake Monroe, where skippers may cut corners if they trust the depth.
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
Opening weekend of the Melges 15 winter series on the Banana River.
Melges 19 National Championship
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
The Melges 19 class nationals, doubling as the first stop of the class's winter series at the center.
Lake Monroe Sailing Association · Details at regattanetwork.com ↗
Held the first weekend of December for more than 25 years, per the club. Multihulls, planing dinghies and small keelboats on Lake Monroe, headquartered at the LMSA clubhouse in Sanford.
Port Canaveral Yacht Club, Melges Watersports Center · Details at usmelges24.com ↗
North American Sailing Series stop for the Melges 24 fleet, sailed from the Melges Watersports Center on the Banana River and co-hosted by the centre and Port Canaveral Yacht Club.
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
New Year's weekend stop of the Melges 15 winter series on the Banana River.
Lake Eustis Sailing Club · Details at lescfl.org ↗
Three-day MC Scow regatta on Lake Eustis, the club's midwinter fixture for the class.
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
Second stop of the MC Scow winter series at the center.
Wayfarer Midwinters and US Nationals
Lake Eustis Sailing Club · Details at lescfl.org ↗
Wayfarer class midwinters and US Nationals on Lake Eustis, sailed alongside a Y-Flyer fleet.
George Washington Birthday Flying Scot Regatta
Lake Eustis Sailing Club · Details at lescfl.org ↗
The club's 57th running of the GWB regatta, and the Flying Scot Florida District 6 event for the 2026-27 circuit.
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
Third stop of the Melges 15 winter series on the Banana River.
Lake Eustis Sailing Club · Details at lescfl.org ↗
Youth regatta on Lake Eustis, run with the Lake Eustis Youth Sailing Foundation.
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
Second stop of the Melges 19 winter series at the center.
MC Scow Women's National Championship
Lake Eustis Sailing Club · Details at lescfl.org ↗
The MC Scow class's women's national championship, three days of racing on Lake Eustis.
Trans Monroe / Southern Challenge
Lake Monroe Sailing Association · Details at flalmsa.org ↗
The club's spring regatta on Lake Monroe, sailed from the LMSA clubhouse in Sanford.
MC Scow Midwinters Championship
Lake Eustis Sailing Club · Details at lescfl.org ↗
Three-day MC Scow class midwinter championship on Lake Eustis.
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
The Melges 15 midwinter championship, closing the class's winter series on the Banana River.
Mount Dora Yacht Club · Details at mountdorayachtclub.com ↗
The 74th running of the club's annual Lake Dora regatta, a Saturday and Sunday with check-in the Friday before. Registration opens on the club's site in January 2027.
Melges Watersports Center · Details at melgeswatersports.com ↗
The Melges 19 midwinter championship, closing the class's winter series at the center.
Fort Pierce Yacht Club · Details at fortpierceyachtclub.com ↗
Three-day offshore regatta out of Fort Pierce Inlet, a long race Saturday and a short triangle Sunday, with a registration dinner Friday and an awards brunch to close.
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ASA and US Sailing certifications, plus introductory programs. See all Florida schools →
Inland & ICW · Merritt Island
Space Coast ASA school on the Indian River / ICW, covering Basic Keelboat through Coastal Navigation alongside day-sail and sunset charters out of Harbortown Marina.
Inland & ICW · Orlando
Orlando's ASA venue, a full-service marina teaching Basic Keelboat on spring-fed Lake Fairview aboard Com-Pac keelboats. Fifteen-hour courses spread over several sessions, usually two to three weeks, in groups of up to four or private.
Inland & ICW · Merritt Island
Melges Performance Sailboats' teaching and regatta base in Kelly Park East on the Banana River, Merritt Island. Spark Sailing Academy for ages 7 to 12, adult learn-to-sail weekends, private lessons on Melges 14s, 15s and 19s, and MC Scow, Melges 15 and 19 winter series.
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Member-driven yacht clubs and community sailing centers. See all Florida clubs →
Featured Private Inland & ICW · Eustis · est. 1953
Racing and sailing club with 60+ days of one-design racing each year on Lake Eustis, among the busiest race calendars in Central Florida. Active MC Scow, Flying Scot, Wayfarer, and Laser fleets. Partners with Lake Eustis Youth Sailing Foundation for adult and junior instruction.
Private Inland & ICW · Indian Harbour Beach · est. 1907
Founded 1907, one of the older yacht clubs on Florida's east coast. Sits at the mouth of the Banana River adjacent to the Intracoastal; relocated to its current Indian Harbour Beach campus in 1959, with the clubhouse opening in 1961.
Reciprocal Inland & ICW · Fort Pierce · est. 1980
Power, sail, and social club organized 1980, on the Indian River Lagoon at Seaway Drive in downtown Fort Pierce. Monthly offshore PHRF races plus spring, fall, and all-ladies regattas; any YCA-club member is welcomed, with transient berths next door at the city marina.
Community Inland & ICW · Daytona Beach
Volusia County sailing club on the west bank of the Halifax River, the community-side counterpart to HRYC. Long-running junior program through the Halifax Area Youth Sailing Foundation, plus US Sailing Basic Keelboat instruction for adults.
Private Inland & ICW · DeLand · est. 1944
Chartered November 1944 as a non-profit on the St. Johns River near DeLand. Inland Florida's older lake-and-river club, with a working marina and a member-driven cruising calendar up and down the St. Johns.
Community Inland & ICW · Sanford · est. 1985
Founded 1985. Sailing club on Lake Monroe, a broad widening of the St. Johns River, with a clubhouse on Marina Island at the Downtown Sanford Marina. Wednesday Rum Races March to October, San Juan 21 and Catalina 22 fleets, and Sailfest the first weekend of December.
Private Inland & ICW · Melbourne
Indian River sailing club in Melbourne with a busy one-design and handicap racing calendar, an active Flying Scot fleet, and one of the Space Coast's strongest youth sailing programs.
Private Inland & ICW · Mount Dora · est. 1913
Founded 1913 on the shore of Lake Dora and, by its own account, Florida's oldest inland yacht club. The annual sailing regatta has run since 1954; the 73rd edition in March 2026 drew Optis, ILCAs, 420s, Sunfish, Flying Scots, and Portsmouth-rated cruisers.
Private Inland & ICW · Cape Canaveral · est. 1978
Space Coast private club founded in 1978 as the Cocoa Beach Yacht Club, on the Banana River. Now operating from a Cape Canaveral clubhouse on the Florida East Coast Deep Water Marina, alongside Port Canaveral itself.
Private Inland & ICW · New Smyrna Beach · est. 1928
Volusia County club on the Intracoastal in New Smyrna Beach, formed 1928 by 36 charter member families. Heritage of cruising and regattas dating informally to the 1880s.
Private Inland & ICW · Vero Beach
Member-owned yacht and country club inside the Moorings community in Vero Beach. Two campuses (the Harbour Drive marina and the inland golf course at Old Dixie Highway) share an FCYC seat originally seeded by the late-1950s Cuban-sugar acquisition that became the development.
Community Inland & ICW · Winter Park · est. 2008
All-volunteer dinghy club sailing a twelve-boat fleet of Hunter 140s, JY 15s, and Hobie Waves from Lake Baldwin Park in Winter Park. Open membership, monthly racing, and a community learn-to-sail program run with the city.
Private Inland & ICW · Titusville · est. 1975
Small sailing club on the Indian River Lagoon at Sand Point Park in Titusville, founded in 1975, across the water from Kennedy Space Center. A general membership meeting on the second Monday of each month and a flotilla, usually the Saturday after.
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Private Inland & ICW · The Villages · est. 2005
Resident sailing club of The Villages, founded 2005, trailering member-owned boats to the Harris Chain and Lake Weir, with charter excursions to St. Augustine and St. Petersburg a few times a year. Membership is limited to Villages residents and registered renters.
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Bareboat, crewed, daysail, and membership charters: sail without owning. See all Florida charter companies →
Daysail Inland & ICW · Merritt Island
Two Maine Cat 30 sailing catamarans, Endless Summer and Dolphin Breeze, working the Indian River Lagoon from Cape Crossing Marina on Merritt Island. Dolphin sails, sunset sails and island runs, six guests at a time. Groups of seven to twenty take both boats.
Daysail Inland & ICW · Ponce Inlet
Arabella is a 50-foot cold-molded catamaran carrying up to 48 guests on the Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna waterway. Social swim-and-sail and sunset cruises need 14 passengers to sail; private charters do not. Her 64-foot mast takes her to 15 knots with the wind behind.
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