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Buccaneer Yacht Club (BYC) was founded in 1928 as a member-run club which emphasizing sailing and racing above all other amenities. Buccaneer is the premier racing club on the gulf coast and is located on the west side of Mobile Bay, just south of downtown Mobile and north of the mouth of Dog River. Facilities include a club house, a bar, boat harbor with 2 boat lifts and dry storage facilities. The new club house has the longest continuous deck on the bay and possibly the gulf coast.
BYC is a private club for members and guests only. The Club is family oriented and the objectives of this Club are to promote sportsmanship and good fellowship and to encourage and to enjoy the use of sail boats or other pleasure craft.
Each year Buccaneer Yacht Club hosts numerous regattas, e.g. Billy Goat Regatta, Spring Regatta, Red Cross' Summer Splash, Middle Bay Light Regatta, Fish Class Worlds Regatta, etc.
Every fourth year the Club hosts the world renowned Dauphin Island Race, which is supposed to be the biggest race in the U.S.
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