The Florida Women's Sailing Association was founded in 1973 to promote and encourage the growth of women's sailing groups along the West coast of Florida. Currently there are ten member clubs with more than four hundred women racing once a week in their respective sailing clubs in the Tampa Bay area.

Each year this organization hosts two championship regattas. The F.W.S.A. Championship Regatta is held using crewed boats. The Rainbow Regatta is held in the Spring using prams and Sunfish.


-Member Clubs-

Bitter Ends

Bitter Ends

Elections: April
Race Day & Time: Wednesday 9:30 AM
Location: Venice Yacht Club
Web Site: http://www.bitterendsvenice.com/
The Venice Women's Sailing Squadron, known as the Bitter Ends, was formed in Sept. 1976 - the first women's sailing club in our area. We sail Prams and Sunfish in Roberts Bay, launching from the VYC dock and utilizing the VYBA pram shed for boat storage and club meetings. We offer a yearly Learn-To-Sail summer class for women.


Bow Chasers

Bow Chasers

Elections: May
Race Day & Time: Tuesday 9:30 AM
Location: Clearwater Yacht Club
Web Site: http://www.clwyc.org/BowChaser/BChome.htm
The Bow Chasers were founded in 1987 and are the Original women's sailing group of the Clearwater Yacht Club. They sail Optimist Prams in the basin at the Clearwater Yacht Club. A large social membership supports our fun loving hardy women sailors. We assist on Race Committee & Landside at CYC’s many sponsored Regattas and are known as the Gals with the Itty Bitty Boats and the Great Big Parties. We have a hands-on program for experienced and novice women sailors.

Broad Reachers

Broad Reachers

Elections: April
Race Day & Time: Saturday 10:00 AM
Location: Pass-A-Grille Yacht Club
The Broad Reachers of Pass-A-Grille yacht Club were officially formed in 1971. The organization functions as a social organization for the purpose of promoting sailing interest and sailing ability among its members. They sponsor the Valentine Dance, Commodore Lucas Regatta, a garage sale, a shopping outing, and other social events.


C.Y.C. Solmates

C.Y.C. Solmates

Elections: May
Race Day & Time: Fridays Time: TBA
Location: Clearwater Yacht Club
Web Site: http://www.clwyc.org/SOLMATES/htm
The Clearwater Yacht Club SOLMATES were founded in 2007 as the sunfish fleet of our yacht club. Our goal is to promote the joy of sailing through education, hosting regatta’s, racing, and encouraging ladies to enjoy all things nautical. Instruction twice monthly and fun sails Fridays.


Dinghy Dames

Dinghy Dames

Elections: March
Race Day & Time: Tuesday 9:00 AM
Location: Davis Island Yacht Club
Web Site: http://www.dinghydames.com
The Dinghy Dames were chartered in 1970 as an organization of women dedicated to sailing and racing Optimist Prams at the Davis Island Yacht Club. The membership is made up of members and non-members of the DIYC. In 2002 the Dinghy Dames added a Sunfish Fleet to their club.


Luffing Lassies

Luffing Lassies

Elections: May
Race Day & Time: Thursday 9:30 AM
Location: Sarasota Sailing Squardon
Web Site: http://www.luffinglassies.com/
The Luffing Lassie Women's Sailing Club was established in 1972 by the late Lilly Kaighin and has sailed in Prams and Sunfish off the grounds of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron ever since. Learning to sail and race well are the hallmarks of the Luffing Lassies, just as Lilly intended. The Luffing Lassies honor her memory and sail on.


Mainsheet Mamas

Mainsheet Mamas

Elections: May
Race Day & Time: Thursday 8:00 AM
Location: Tampa Yacht & Country Club
The Mainsheet Mamas organized in 1972 as a revival of the Skipperettes of Tampa Yacht Club, a group that began sailing in the 1930s. A small, but competitive group of women, the Mainsheet Mamas sail prams and Sunfish and hold weekly practice, interclub regattas, special events' races, annual sailing lessons, regular educational seminars and social events (some of which also raise funds for a local charity).


Salty Sisters

Salty Sisters

Elections: October
Race Day & Time: Wednesday 8:30 AM
Location: St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Salty Sisters are involved in every facet of regatta work and are the mainstay of the SPYC Race Committee. Members are also very active in the organization and facilitation of many of the Yacht Club functions as well as serving on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.


T.I. Tackers

T.I. Tackers

Elections: March
Race Day & Time: Friday 9:30 AM
Location: Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club
T.I. Tackers is the friendliest club on the Suncoast. The Treasure Island Tackers is made up of women whose goal is to provide for and promote sailing from the basics to interclub racing, to assisting at regattas hosted by Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club to hosting the best parties in town.


Windlasses

Windlasses

Elections: May
Race Day & Time: Thursday 9:00 AM
Location: Dunedin Boat Club House
Web Site: http://www.windlasses.org
Windlasses is a women's sailing association. Their purpose is to encourage women sailors to improve their art of sailing, to sponsor races and cruises in Prams and Sunfish, and to compete with other women's sailing clubs on the Florida Gulf Coast.