Tampa Bay · Tampa
Member-owned private club at the south end of Davis Islands in Hillsborough Bay. Long-standing Thursday Night Races open to anyone, plus a robust junior program through the Davis Island Youth Sailing Foundation.
Melges 24 and J/24 series weekend on Hillsborough Bay.
DIYC Boat of the Year keelboat regatta on Hillsborough Bay.
Star Class North American Championship
Star class continental championship hosted by DIYC on Hillsborough Bay.
A-Class Catamaran Admiral's Cup
Pre-Worlds regatta for the A-Class catamaran fleet, hosted by DIYC on Hillsborough Bay.
A-Class Catamaran World Championship
World championship of the A-Class catamaran, hosted by DIYC in Tampa.
Opening event of DIYC's J/70 winter series on Hillsborough Bay.
Year-end keelboat regatta on Hillsborough Bay.
Second event of DIYC's J/70 winter series on Hillsborough Bay.
Final event of DIYC's J/70 winter series on Hillsborough Bay.
Long-standing casual one-design and handicap racing on Hillsborough Bay, open to anyone regardless of club affiliation.
Davis Island Yacht Club is a member-owned club at the south end of Davis Islands, the man-made islands off downtown Tampa, with its docks opening straight onto Hillsborough Bay. It runs lean and racing-first: no golf course or resort trappings, just a clubhouse, a hoist, and one of the busiest one-design calendars on Tampa Bay.
The club’s signature is the Thursday Night Races, a long-standing casual one-design and handicap series that is open to anyone regardless of club affiliation, a rare front door onto competitive bay sailing for non-members. Beyond that, DIYC hosts a dense schedule of one-design regattas, including a multi-event J/70 winter series and keelboat events like the KeelCup, with active Melges 24, J/70, and Flying Scot fleets.
Youth sailing runs through the Davis Island Youth Sailing Foundation, a robust junior program that takes kids from first sails through the race team and feeds the same competitive fleets the adults sail.
Davis Island Yacht Club is private and member-owned, with reciprocal privileges for visiting yacht-club members, though its open Thursday-night racing means you don’t need to be a member to get on the starting line.
Davis Island Yacht Club is a private club. Membership is subject to the club's approval. For current membership costs and how to apply, contact the club's membership office. Members of reciprocal yacht clubs can usually arrange visiting access with advance notice.
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Featured Private Tampa Bay · St. Petersburg · est. 1909
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