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The yachting capital of the Southeast: deepwater access to the Atlantic, a dense stretch of the Intracoastal, and schools and charter fleets built for people who want to go offshore fast.
Regattas, race series, and championships hosted by clubs and schools across Fort Lauderdale.
Tipsy Turtle Commemorative Coastal Race
Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club · Details at hisc.org ↗
Commemorative coastal race off the Hillsboro Inlet on the HISC fall calendar.
Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club · Details at hisc.org ↗
Thanksgiving-weekend coastal race off the Hillsboro Inlet.
Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club · Details at hisc.org ↗
Season-closing holiday coastal race off the Hillsboro Inlet.
Lauderdale Olympic Classes Regatta
Lauderdale Yacht Club · Details at regattanetwork.com ↗
ILCA 7, ILCA 6, ILCA 4, Nacra 15 and 29er regatta on the Atlantic off the Port Everglades entrance, organized by the club; check-in Friday, racing Saturday to Monday.
Live wind and sky, spot by spot, straight from the National Weather Service. Each card opens the full point forecast. NWS Miami marine forecast →
Learn to sail, ASA and US Sailing certification courses, and private lessons. ASA courses in Fort Lauderdale are taught by Blue Water Sailing School. All Florida ASA schools → See all Florida schools →
Member-driven yacht clubs and community sailing centers. See all Florida clubs →
Private Miami / Southeast · Fort Lauderdale · est. 1947
Fort Lauderdale private club chartered in 1947 alongside the Coral Ridge development. A 56-slip marina on Sunrise Bay off the Intracoastal, the first east-coast club admitted to the Florida Council, with Optis, paddleboards and kayaks for members' use.
Community Miami / Southeast · Fort Lauderdale · est. 1957
One of Broward County's oldest sailing clubs, founded 1957 and run entirely by volunteers. Ocean and lake racing under a PHRF-based handicap, cruising, and adult and youth sailing lessons at Sailors Point in Hollywood.
Private Miami / Southeast · Pompano Beach · est. 1971
Fort Lauderdale–area sailing club out of the Hillsboro Inlet, meeting at Galuppi's in Pompano Beach: handicap racing followed by a casual party, some twenty cruises a year to South Florida anchorages, and a youth sailing program for ages 8 to 18 on club Optis and O'pen Skiffs.
Private Miami / Southeast · Fort Lauderdale · est. 1938
Family-oriented private club founded 1938, just off the Intracoastal in Fort Lauderdale. Active sailing program with junior and high-school fleets through the LYC Sailing Foundation.
Bareboat, crewed, daysail, and membership charters: sail without owning. Rent a boat you sail yourself in Fort Lauderdale from Fun In The Sun Yacht Charters. All Florida sailboat rentals → See all Florida charter companies →
Featured Miami / Southeast · Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale bareboat operator working from its own docks on the Middle River, chartering sailing catamarans since 1979. A Lagoon 45 and a Bali Catspace 40, bareboat or captained, by the week to the Keys and the Abacos. A boating resume stands in for a certificate.
Daysail Miami / Southeast · Fort Lauderdale
Two sailing catamarans in two cities. Spirit of Lauderdale works out of Bahia Mar in Fort Lauderdale, and the 125-passenger Caribbean Spirit sails Biscayne Bay from Bayside in Miami. Sail-and-splash trips with a swim stop, sunset sails, private charters.
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