American Magic
American Magic is a privately held Pensacola, Florida-based high-performance engineering and sports platform; its American Magic Services subsidiary provides composite manufacturing, systems design, and engineering to marine, aerospace, and defense customers including Saildrone, while it also owns the ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark SailGP Team.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersPensacola, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What American Magic does
American Magic is a privately held high-performance engineering and sports platform headquartered at the American Magic High Performance Center in Pensacola, Florida. The organization originated as an America's Cup sailing team and has refactored itself into a dual-engine business: American Magic Services, which delivers high-performance engineering, systems design, and composite manufacturing for marine, aerospace, and defense applications; and a sports property portfolio anchored by the 2026 acquisition of the ROCKWOOL Racing SailGP Team in Denmark.
American Magic Services monetizes America's Cup-derived composite expertise through enterprise B2B contracts with defense and maritime customers. The most material contract is with Saildrone, for whom AMS manufactures the 43-meter composite Saildrone Wing on the 52-meter, 250-tonne Spectre high-speed unmanned surface vessel, a Lockheed Martin-integrated platform for anti-submarine warfare and other naval missions, with Fincantieri Marine Group providing hull serial production. AMS produces five Spectre wings per year from Pensacola. The unit also supplies race-boat modification, on-water testing, and engineering services to America's Cup campaigns (notably a support role for American Racing Challenger Team USA's 38th America's Cup bid in Naples, spring 2027).
The SailGP franchise provides a second revenue stream via sponsorship, partnership, and commercial rights revenue. American Magic sells the AC75 yacht Patriot and two AC40 platforms (sold April 2026) exiting direct racing asset ownership while retaining a support role. Pricing is contract-based and not publicly disclosed; the company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or funding rounds, and CEO Tyson Lamond leads American Magic Services.
American Magic firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- American Magic
- Legal name
- American Magic
- Website
- https://americanmagic.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- American Magic is a privately held Pensacola, Florida-based high-performance engineering and sports platform; its American Magic Services subsidiary provides composite manufacturing, systems design, and engineering to marine, aerospace, and defense customers including Saildrone, while it also owns the ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark SailGP Team.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where American Magic is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Pensacola
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
American Magic business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Engineering and Manufacturing Services: American Magic Services provides advanced engineering, systems design, and composite manufacturing capabilities to customers across high-performance marine, aerospace, and defense applications. Revenue is generated through service contracts, manufacturing agreements, and technical support.
- Composite Component Manufacturing: Manufacturing of large-scale composite structures including the 43-meter Saildrone Wing for Spectre platforms. Production capacity of five Spectre wings per year.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
American Magic product offering
Product offeringCore offering
American Magic Services provides high-performance engineering, systems design, and composite manufacturing capabilities to clients across marine, aerospace, and defense applications. Operating from its High Performance Center in Pensacola, Florida, the firm manufactures large-scale composite structures (including 43-meter wings for unmanned surface vessels), supports America's Cup racing campaigns with technical infrastructure, and offers on-water testing and race boat modification services. The organization also owns the ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark SailGP Team.
Product overview
American Magic operates as a high-performance engineering and composite manufacturing platform, primarily offering American Magic Services which provides innovative solutions for marine, aerospace, and defense industries. The company's core asset is the American Magic High Performance Center in Pensacola, Florida, which serves as its primary manufacturing and training facility. American Magic Services manufactures specialized components such as the 43-meter composite Saildrone Wing for the Spectre platform, supporting naval operations. Additionally, American Magic maintains a portfolio of elite sailing properties, including the American Magic-owned ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark SailGP Team, operating F50 catamarans and leveraging its North American training base for athlete development and technical innovation. The company has transitioned from purely competitive sailing to a broader technology platform combining engineering services, manufacturing capabilities, and sports property ownership.
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Problem solved
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Products and services
- American Magic Services High-performance engineering, systems design, and composite manufacturing services for marine, aerospace, and defense industries, based at the American Magic High Performance Center in Pensacola, Florida. Includes on-water testing and race boat modification support.
- Saildrone Wing (Spectre) 43-meter (140-foot) composite wing manufactured by American Magic Services for Saildrone's Spectre unmanned surface vessel platform. Optimized for anti-submarine warfare operations requiring extreme endurance and ultra-quiet acoustic signature. Five wings per year production capacity.
- America's Cup Asset Package (Patriot AC75 and AC40 Platforms) America's Cup sailing assets comprising the AC75 yacht Patriot and two AC40 platforms, sold to American Racing Challenger Team USA to anchor their campaign for the 38th America's Cup scheduled for Naples in spring 2027, with ongoing support from American Magic Services.
- ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark SailGP Team Operations Ownership and operation of the ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark SailGP Team, an F50 catamaran franchise competing in the SailGP championship. Operates SailGP's first long-term North American training base at the American Magic High Performance Center in Pensacola.
Companies that use American Magic
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
American Magic technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
American Magic partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark SailGP TeamflagshipAmerican Magic named Global Performance Partner of ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark SailGP Team. The partnership includes integrated commercial rights with branding on the Danish team's F50 catamaran. American Magic provides world-class sailing expertise, technical infrastructure and performance mindset. ROCKWOOL Group has served as founding title partner since 2019 with commitment extended to 2032.
- SaildronecoreAmerican Magic Services retained by Saildrone to manufacture the 43-meter composite Saildrone Wing for the Spectre platform. Spectre is a 52-meter, 250-tonne high-speed unmanned surface vessel capable of 30 knots, designed for anti-submarine warfare and naval operations. AMS will produce five Spectre wings per year at its Pensacola facility, applying America's Cup-derived composite engineering expertise to defense applications.
- Lockheed MartincoreLockheed Martin partnered with Saildrone on the Spectre platform, ensuring design compatibility with Lockheed Martin payloads including thin-line towed arrays (TB29), Mk70 VLS Launcher, and CAPTAS-4 variable-depth sonar systems. Lockheed Martin views Spectre as a transformative step for naval surface warfare.
- Fincantieri Marine GroupcoreFincantieri Marine Group will construct Spectre vessels at its Wisconsin shipyards with capacity to build five vessels per year. Construction begins shortly with first sea trials in early 2027. Fincantieri brings serial production expertise for aluminum vessels.
- American Racing Challenger Team USAcoreAmerican Magic sold key America's Cup assets including the AC75 yacht Patriot and two AC40 platforms to American Racing Challenger Team USA. American Magic Services will provide support including race boat modifications and on-water testing at the Pensacola base for the 38th America's Cup campaign in Naples, spring 2027.
- US SailingminorAmerican Magic maintains strategic collaboration with US Sailing, operating SailGP's first long-term North American training base.
- America One RacingminorStrategic collaboration with America One Racing as part of American Magic's expanded role in athlete development, technical innovation, and strategic collaboration.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
American Magic competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman is a defense prime with significant naval autonomy and unmanned systems programs (MQ-4C Triton, Mk 49 Weapon System), broadly comparable as a major customer and competitor in the unmanned surface/undersea maritime domain where AMS operates.
- Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin is a defense prime and direct partner on Saildrone's Spectre platform, integrating Mk70 VLS Launcher, thin-line towed arrays, and CAPTAS-4 sonar; broadly comparable as the systems integrator whose payloads AMS's composite wing is designed to support.
- Huntington Ingalls Industries: Huntington Ingalls is the largest US military shipbuilder (Nimitz/Ford-class carriers, Arleigh Burke destroyers, Virginia submarines) with broad naval manufacturing scale relevant to where AMS is positioned as a specialty composite supplier for unmanned surface vessels.
- Brunswick Corporation: Brunswick is a marine products manufacturer with a diverse boat portfolio including Boston Whaler, with adjacent revenue from government/defense and law enforcement customers; comparable as a large-scale marine manufacturer that touches both consumer and defense markets.
- General Dynamics: General Dynamics operates major US shipyards through NASSCO and Electric Boat divisions, building amphibious ships, combatants, and submarines for the Navy, comparable as a large-scale naval defense manufacturer competing for adjacent high-performance marine work.
Others
- Emirates Team New Zealand: Emirates Team New Zealand is an America's Cup defender with parallel high-performance yacht design and composite engineering heritage, comparable as a sailing syndicate with adjacent engineering IP and elite talent pipeline that could compete with AMS on sailing technology and personnel.
- Athena Racing (INEOS Britannia): Athena Racing (formerly INEOS Britannia) is an America's Cup challenger with racing-derived engineering capabilities, comparable as a competing sailing organization developing parallel high-performance composite and engineering IP relevant to AMS's racing-to-defense technology bridge.
Direct peers
- SAFE Boats International: SAFE Boats International builds aluminum patrol boats for military and law enforcement customers, comparable in delivering high-performance aluminum/composite marine platforms to defense primes, allied navies, and government fleets - the same customer base AMS targets through the Spectre program.
- Metal Shark: Metal Shark is an aluminum boat manufacturer producing vessels for the US Navy, Coast Guard, and law enforcement, comparable in providing high-performance marine platforms and structural components to defense customers in a similar manufacturing-services model.
- Austal USA: Austal USA builds high-speed aluminum naval vessels (Littoral Combat Ships, Expeditionary Fast Transport) for the US Navy and allied forces, directly comparable to AMS's role manufacturing composite components for Saildrone's Spectre high-speed unmanned surface vessel program.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
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American Magic leadership team
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Profiles2 records
American Magic subsidiaries and ownership
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American Magic funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
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Frequently asked questions about American Magic
What does American Magic do?
American Magic Services provides high-performance engineering, systems design, and composite manufacturing capabilities to clients across marine, aerospace, and defense applications. Operating from its High Performance Center in Pensacola, Florida, the firm manufactures large-scale composite structures (including 43-meter wings for unmanned surface vessels), supports America's Cup racing campaigns with technical infrastructure, and offers on-water testing and race boat modification services. The organization also owns the ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark SailGP Team.
Is American Magic a public or private company?
American Magic is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was American Magic founded?
American Magic was founded in -1. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is American Magic based?
American Magic is headquartered in Pensacola, United States, in the North America region.
How does American Magic make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Engineering and Manufacturing Services are the primary driver. The others are composite Component Manufacturing.
Who are American Magic's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Brunswick Corporation and General Dynamics. Others are Emirates Team New Zealand and Athena Racing (INEOS Britannia). Direct peers are SAFE Boats International, Metal Shark and Austal USA.
Does American Magic have an API?
No public API is recorded for American Magic.