PYC & Pensacola Bay
Pensacola Yacht Club - "The South's Finest"
A championship sailing venue, PYC sits on approximately 22 acres and is located just west of downtown Pensacola, Florida. Part of that area includes about 250 feet of sparkling white beachfront property adjacent to Bayou Chico. Visit the PYC website for detailed information.
The Nearly Perfect Racing Site - Pensacola Bay
Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound are naturally protected by Santa Rosa Island to the south. The pass to the Gulf of Mexico is located to the southwest, across from the Naval Air Station Pensacola, dividing the Gulf Islands National Seashore on Santa Rosa Island from the western park on Perdido Key.
The racing area is a matter of minutes from the Bayou Chico channel and the PYC marina. That’s close racing… more racing and less transit time.
In summer months, sailors find a daily sea breeze that builds from a mid-day southeasterly to the afternoon 12-15 knot southwesterly they love. In other seasons, the winds are determined by frontal passages, temperature variables, sunshine and other factors. Tides are minimal, about one foot to one and a half feet.
Keep Your Eyes Out For - YES - The America's Cup Team!
The New York Yacht Club (NYYC) America's Cup team, American Magic, chose to train in the 'Mule' on Pensacola Bay in the fall and winter of 2018-19. They will return to Pensacola in November to train in both the AC75 'Defiant' and the 'Mule' in 2019-20 before heading to the first Prada Cup race series in Sardinia in April.