Florida or Georgia?

We live near Gainesville Florida. There are lots of places within two hours but only one lake that is suitable, Lake Santa Fe near Waldo.

There is an old landing there where you can keep a boat or launch for a small fee. There used to be a very active Prindle fleet but all of that is gone now.

Best group to sail with is at Dunedin but that is 2.5 hours. Jax has some activity and the Mug Race. Best ocean beach is just North of St. Augustine inlet. You can still drive onto the beach and launch right in the surf just like we could almost everywhere in the seventies. No racing there though. Eustis has a club and several regattas each year.