The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda sits on Via della Marina in Porto Cervo, overlooking the marina that gives Gallura's coast its reputation as a centre of Italian sailing. Founded as a private club, it has long been tied to Azzurra and Italy's America's Cup history, and today it hosts a packed calendar of international regattas, from the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex Swan Cup each September to the Rolex TP52 World Championship and Sardinia Cup earlier in the year.
Beyond racing, the club complex includes a hotel, wellness centre and spa, sailing school and Piazza Azzurra, with shops, cafés and dining at ground level open to visitors. Reviewers describe it as a pleasant place to spend time watching yachts come and go, with the atmosphere noticeably livelier during regatta weeks. It also forms a natural vantage point over Porto Cervo's marina for anyone exploring the wider Costa Smeralda.
