.5M grant, American Magic facility may make Pensacola 'top sailing destination in the U.S.'

The New York Yacht Club American Magic sail racing team could be calling the Port of Pensacola its new home base after Pensacola won approval for a...

May 12, 2023
11:56 AM

The New York Yacht Club American Magic sail racing team could be calling the Port of Pensacola its new home base after Pensacola won approval for an $8.5 million Triumph Gulf Coast grant Thursday. The Triumph Gulf Coast board voted 6-0 on Thursday to give initial approval to Pensacola's grant for $8.5 million to build a Center for Maritime Excellence at the Port of Pensacola. The board also approved an $11.2 million grant for a Bay County airport project but held off on voting on a $7 million grant request from the University of West Florida.

Jim Little