The purpose of The PYC Satori Foundation is to inspire interest in and encourage and promote the sport of sailing and yachting and a broad range of maritime activities. The foundation is established to develop educational and training programs for the sports of sailing and yachting, for seamanship and for marine education. The Foundation will receive, maintain, use and apply funds and assets exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes.
Winner of U.S. Sailing’s Jim Kilroy Award for Outstanding Outreach and Inclusion (2020).
PYC Satori offers hands-on fun lessons, to enlighten community youth that science and technology are achievable. These STEM lessons improve confidence and self-esteem, to help open new doors to a brighter future. We have 2 primary tracks for Pensacola Community Youth:
- Sailing STEM and Outreach Sails, as well as Marine & Environmental Science trips on our Pontoon boats (Tritoons) with activities and lessons in the water.
- Awarding scholarships to summer sailing camp and year-round sailing, as well as scholarships for swimming lessons.
