Although it's called Lakeland, you won't see much sailboat racing on all those lakes, just bass boats and jetskis. The best lake sailing club is up in Eustis, about an hour from Lakeland, but they are mostly a mono dinghy club. They do hold the Wildcat regatta there in October and the (just past) President's day regatta, and they wellcome cats but just don't get too many to show except for those two regattas.

You can sail on most of those lakes in Lakeland but you will be alone most of the time. The racing is out of Clearwater, Dundedin, Tampa, Eustis, Cocoa Beach and Daytona on the other side. Also, Sarasota has a great dinghy club that hosts some cat races but like Eustis, they are mostly a mono club. Most of the cat racers trailer to the different races.

You can always come on down to Sebring and sail in Lake Jackson, right on rt. 27. It's about an hour drive from Lakeland.

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You might want to check out the local smack talk board at www.1design.net for the local central Florida racing calandar info. Prepare to be smacked!