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The St. Johns River runs 310 miles north and hosts the Mug Race, the world's longest river sailboat race. St. Augustine adds tide-driven inlet sailing and a postcard old-city skyline from the cockpit.
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Regattas, race series, and championships hosted by clubs and schools across Northeast.
Amelia Island Sailing Club · Details at ameliaislandsailingclub.wildapricot.org ↗
26-mile ocean race from St. Simons Island, Georgia, to Amelia Island, the club's fall inter-club race, re-run from its October 24 date after high winds.
The Rudder Club of Jacksonville · Details at regattanetwork.com ↗
Distance race on the St. Johns River from the club's dock at Orange Park, finishing into a cheeseburger party ashore.
St. Augustine Yacht Club · Details at sayc.club ↗
Offshore day race off St. Augustine in cruising and performance classes, with prizes to third place in each.
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.
Halifax Sailing Association · Details at regattanetwork.com ↗
Distance race on the Halifax River for any sailboat with a Portsmouth rating, run with the ERAU Sailing Club and followed by a potluck turkey dinner at the club.
The Florida Yacht Club · Details at theclubspot.com ↗
J/24 and Lightning one-design racing on the St. Johns River off the club's Ortega waterfront.
St. Augustine Yacht Club · Details at sayc.club ↗
PHRF cruising and performance regatta on the waters off St. Augustine, followed by a Friendsgiving dock party and the club's year-end awards.
The Rudder Club of Jacksonville · Details at rudderclub.com ↗
One-design weekend on the St. Johns River, also the Flying Scot Florida District 4 regatta, hosted by the club's resident fleet.
St. Augustine Yacht Club · Details at sayc.club ↗
Lighted boat parade across Matanzas Bay on the St. Augustine bayfront, sailboats and powerboats in file behind the schooner Freedom, 6 to 7:30 pm. Free to watch, free for private entries.
The Rudder Club of Jacksonville · Details at rudderclub.com ↗
The handicap half of the club's Gator Bowl, sailed a week after the one-design weekend and scored into the Fall PHRF River series.
Daytona Beach Christmas Boat Parade
Halifax River Yacht Club · Details at hryc.com ↗
The club's lighted boat parade on the Halifax River, assembling at the Granada Bridge floating docks for a 6 pm start; entries by December 16, first-time entries free.
The Rudder Club of Jacksonville · Details at rudderclub.com ↗
New Year's Day afternoon race from the club's dock at Orange Park.
The Rudder Club of Jacksonville · Details at rudderclub.com ↗
The long river race down the St. Johns from Palatka, finishing at the Rudder Club dock, sailed with the Tall Ships Race.
US Masters Championship (Sunfish)
The Florida Yacht Club · Details at sunfishclass.org ↗
National Sunfish masters title, sailed on the St. Johns River and a qualifier for the ISCA world championship.
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Featured Northeast · St. Augustine
Camachee Cove-based ASA school with both Matanzas River and offshore Atlantic access. Small classes (max four students) cover the full pathway from Basic Keelboat through celestial navigation, offshore passagemaking, and catamaran cruising.
Featured Northeast · Fernandina Beach
Amelia Island school running since 1997 with direct ICW-to-Atlantic access. Four-time ASA Outstanding School recognition; full curriculum from Basic Keelboat through catamaran cruising.
Northeast · St. Augustine
Nonprofit teaching center on Salt Run beneath the St. Augustine Lighthouse, on the water since 2012 and now reaching over 300 kids a year. Youth camps, after-school and a 10-week homeschool course, US Sailing-coached Opti and 420 race teams, and adult clinics on the J/24.
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Member-driven yacht clubs and community sailing centers. See all Florida clubs →
Featured Private Northeast · Daytona Beach · est. 1896
Incorporated 1896 and believed to be the oldest East Coast yacht club still operating on its original site. Downtown Daytona Beach private club on the Halifax River with a strong reciprocal tradition across the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs.
Featured Private Northeast · St. Augustine · est. 1874
Florida's oldest yacht club, formed 1874 on Salt Run beneath the St. Augustine Lighthouse. PHRF cruising and performance racing on the Tolomato River, open to any skipper regardless of club, plus a youth Sailing Center that has taught 3,600+ local kids since 2012.
Featured Private Northeast · Jacksonville · est. 1876
Chartered April 1876 by seventeen members under New York businessman William B. Astor Jr.'s lead; first commodore took the helm at the Market Street Swiss-chalet clubhouse in 1877. One of the longest continuously operating yacht clubs in the country.
Private Northeast · Fernandina Beach
Amelia Island's sailing club on the Northeast Florida coast. Racing, cruising, and beginner clinics for every skill level on the waters around Fernandina Beach, with no boat required to join.
Community Northeast · 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 Northeast · Orange Park
Member-owned sailing club on the St. Johns River at Orange Park: the First Coast's dedicated sailing club rather than a social one, home to the finish of the Mug Race, an active Flying Scot fleet, adult learn-to-sail, and a junior program.
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Bareboat, crewed, daysail, and membership charters: sail without owning. Rent a boat you sail yourself in St. Augustine. All Florida sailboat rentals → See all Florida charter companies →
Featured Daysail Northeast · St. Augustine
76-foot replica blockade-runner schooner sailing out of the City Marina in St. Augustine. Day sails, sunset sails, and moonlight sails. The city's longest-running tall-ship daysail.
Northeast · St. Augustine
Sailboat rentals on Salt Run, the tidal lagoon inside Anastasia State Park, run by the park's concessionaire. Fourteen-foot Hobie Waves and single-sail Aqua Finns, reserved by phone. Previous sailing experience is required and renters must be over 21.
Crewed Northeast · Fernandina Beach
Private cruises on a Lagoon 410 catamaran from Amelia Island Marina, past Fort Clinch and the wild horses of Cumberland Island. Three-hour sunset sails and longer sightseeing runs, plus overnights to St. Marys and Jekyll, and to St. Simons and St. Augustine on request.
Daysail Northeast · St. Augustine
Atlantic Fury, a 65-foot sailing catamaran, sails from Beaches Marina on Vilano Beach into St. Augustine's harbor past the Castillo de San Marcos. Live-music sunset sails and dolphin-watch harbor sails by the seat, plus private charters. Their Island Cat is a power catamaran.
Crewed Northeast · Jacksonville
Private sails on the St. Johns River from Ortega in Jacksonville aboard Now and Zen, a 42-foot Manta catamaran, six guests at most and every charter yours alone. Sunset and day sails, and multi-day trips north to Cumberland and Jekyll or south to St. Augustine.
Daysail Northeast · Fernandina Beach
Daysail and private charter on Amelia Island, Florida's northernmost barrier island. Two-hour to half-day sails on a 40-foot J/40 sloop out of Fernandina Beach, with Nassau Sound and the Amelia River both reachable in a session. Not sailing as of September 2026, per its own site.
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