You may want to check for the location of Gulfport, FL. on Mapquest. This is the Gulfport where the Taipan fleet is located. It looks like we are only 60 or so miles north of you. You should try to come up and visit some time. Gulfport Yacht Club has catamaran racing on the first and third Saturdays of the month (March through November) and guests are welcome. Also, in November, we will be hosting the Taipan 4.9 Nationals which you should definitely come up for.
I hope you finish repairing the boat in time for the Sarasota Labor Day Regatta. See you soon.
Jennifer Lindsay
Taipan 4.9 #262
PS. I may be sailing TF16 sloop instead of uni at Sarasota. I need to start getting crew trained for the nationals.