Gotta sick up for Gramps here. After being in FL now for a while, you get spoiled on good sailing spots and races. It really is hard to beat some of the venues around here like Kelly Park. I miss living in GA but the sailing down here gives you everything you want.
And there is one or more regattas practically every weekend of the year (with the possible exception of August). It tends to dilute the fleets with so many regattas and venues. It's too easy to say "yeah I could kill myself this weekend, but it will be just as nice next weekend....I'll race then"
Ding - why the decision to go Acat? I'm scratching coins together and debating what my next boat would be given the following criteria:
- must fit in garage (max 18' length with swing-tounge trailer)
- good training for crewing on OPB
- decent fleet racing within reasonable distance of house (say, Tampa/Orlando south)
I'm thinking either F16 or Acat, but I'm sure there might be other things that would work...
