The City of Pensacola welcomed GL52 sailboats to Pensacola Bay this week to test out local weather and water conditions ahead of the upcoming inaugural GL52 Southern Series in Downtown Pensacola March 20.
Thanks in large part to American Magic making Pensacola its new home, the city is now part of the growing world of professional sailing. Teams Wizard and Vesper, along with GL52 Fleet Manager Linda Lindquist, met with local media to discuss Pensacola as a new premier sailing destination and to give a sneak peek of the GL52s in action.
“One of our core missions is to develop American sailing talent — and that’s a mission of American Magic as well,” Linda Lindquist said. “It starts with creating awareness, getting people around these boats, and seeing what they can do sometimes.”
The GL52 Series is a competition of high-performance sailboats comprising amateur and professional sailors, including those who have competed in the America’s Cup and Olympics. The two-part racing event will consist of six GL52s, each with more than a dozen crew members, with part one beginning March 20 and part two April 10.
For more information about the GL52 Series, please visit gl52series.com.
