Bowden's Landing at Island Lake Seaplane Base

11/25/2025

New hanger building under construction at Bowden's Landing at Island Lake Seaplane Base

08/05/2024

https://youtu.be/3ewAb693dMc?si=LX1H0aQjt4uU0Si_

Water Landing a Searey

02/26/2019

https://generalaviationnews.com/2019/02/25/splashing-in-at-bowdens-landing/

The annual seaplane splash-in at Bowden’s Landing in Florida was opened to all seaplanes this year.

01/27/2019

The Fly-in is Sunday Feb. 24th
www.Bowdens-Landing.com

07/09/2018

Next Fly-in / Splash-in is Sunday November 11.
Florida Seaplanes will be a co-host

Seaplane Rides and Training. Airplane Single Engine Seaplane ASES and Multi-engine Sea AMES.

11/09/2017

Featured Event in Water Flying Magazine

10/23/2017

The Searey Fly-In at Bowden’s Landing is Sunday November 12th. The lake level is high so the cement ramp is useable this year and the beach is not. Look for the buoys near the flag pole on the east shore of Island Lake.
Plane parking is along the property line on the right and left first, then in the middle if we get more than 10 planes. Planes can beach on the shore between the weeds, but probably only 3 will fit.
The Leesburg chapter of the EAA is supplying the food again this year. Hamburgers, Hotdogs, chips and soda. It’s possible some people will bring covered dishes. The EAA will have white cardboard donation boxes out for them to defray food cost.
Progressive Aerodyne will be there in force with Kerry and the new CEO, Geoffrey Nicholson and others. They will bring some door prizes including one of the desktop Searey models to give way.
This year we are trying something different with door prizes. In past years I spent $150. for door prizes and about $300. in food and did not charge for the door prize tickets. I usually broke even in donations and 50/50.
Since the EAA is doing the food and has their own donation box, and I don’t want to put out a separate donation box to compete with them. I won’t be buying door prizes. Instead I want to do something that the EAA chapter does at their Christmas Party. Each guest is asked to bring a $5 to $10. gift and they get a Red Ticket. We then draw tickets just like we do for door prizes and you come and pick a gift. People who bring a gift get a gift.
The Searey pilots and passengers get a Blue Ticket weather they bring a gift or not. The blue tickets are for the door prizes brought by Progressive including the desktop Searey model. If you bring a gift then you’ll get a red ticket also.
I will be selling 50/50 tickets as my only means of donations for my costs.
The last 3 years had light attendance of Seareys. I hope weather is good and Searey attendance good this year. I would like to continue this event as long as interest in it by the Searey community continues.

Please RSVP to [email protected]

Info at www.Bowdens-Landing.com

10/09/2017

8th. Annual Searey Inaugural Flight Anniversary Fly-In


You are invited to the 8th Annual Searey Splash-In at Bowden's Landing at Island Lake Seaplane Base on Sunday November 12 2017 9:am to 4:pm.
EAA Chapter 534 will serve Burgers and Soda and will have a donation box out to help pay for the food.
The Searey Factory will have Kerry Richter there to give demonstration rides in the factory plane.
Check out www.Bowdens-Landing.com for info and map/directions

Phone: 407-955-1979
Home: 352-669-3752
Email:[email protected]
16761 Keene Road
Umatilla, Florida 32784
Bowden’s landing at island lake seaplane base


Please R.S.V.P. at: [email protected] or call
352-669-3752 and leave a message.
We request you bring a $5 to $10 unwrapped gift to put in the door prize box.

10/04/2017

www.bowdens-landing.com
The 8th Annual Searey Inaugural Flight Anniversary Splash-In is Sunday November 12 2017
www.Bowdens-Landing.com
Mark your calendar. and R.S.V.P. at [email protected]

10/04/2017

Mark your calendars, next Searey Fly-in is Sunday November 12th at Bowben's Landing.
Food, Flying, Fun. Door prizes, demonstration rides and planes on display.

07/31/2017

https://youtu.be/3ewAb693dMc