Sequoia Yacht Club was founded in 1939, and has been active in boating for 75 years. SYC is a member of the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association (with reciprocal privileges at other member clubs), and is affiliated with US Sailing, the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay, as well as with other racing and cruising organizations. We have an active cruising fleet, both small and large boat racing, an award-winning junior sailing program, and a variety of social events. Our […]

Seal Beach Yacht Club

Welcome to the SeaGate Yacht Club, where we have been enjoying friendship, socializing and boating since 1976. The club has come a long way since our founding on an October weekend in Avalon thirty-nine years ago. We have some of the greatest people working together and having lots of fun along the way. I am honored and proud to be the Commodore for 2016 and hope to continue the tradition set by my predecessors that has made our club a […]

The Sausalito Cruising Club was founded in 1949 as a boating and social club. The club facility is a refurbished WWII ammunition barge that was acquired in 1955. It is docked at Dunphy Park within walking distance of beautiful downtown Sausalito. It has a CF number making it a true vessel. The concrete bottom was installed in 1984 by sinking it into Richardson Bay channel and then floating the ammunition barge onto it. Once combined, the structure was then refloated […]

The Santa Rosa Sailing Club is based in Santa Rosa, California, 50 miles north of the Golden Gate. We have been an active, family oriented club since 1953, and membership is open to anyone interested in sailing. For 2015, we’ve scheduled over 30 days of sailing events, throughout the year. Our members’ boats range in size from the 8′ El Toro to 36′ bay racer/cruisers. Some of our members are always looking for crew, so you don’t need to own […]

The seven founding members1 of the Sausalito Yacht Club were already junior members of other yacht clubs, but with teenage hubris thought they could do better themselves. The founders conceived and established the new club on New Year’s Eve of 1942. The time was right. World War II had called many of the older, local boat owners to Europe or the Pacific. Before heading off to war, they trusted their boats to the care of the club’s young founders, the […]

How did we get where we are today? Back in the late thirties, Dr. Jack E. Taylor and Dr. Glenn E. Thorpe, sailing friends, met on a regular basis for lunch at a restaurant overlooking Santa Monica Bay. As with all yachting types, the conversations during these lunches invariably turned to the subject of boats and boating. Before long, these men who jokingly called themselves the “End of the World Yacht Club”, were joined by Boyd “Bud” Verplank and Stratford […]

Installation of new flag officers was held at The Oceanside Harbor Jolly Rogers Restaurant and after a lovely meal, swearing in took place. Small Boat Racer Awards went to Bud Nelson in Nomads and Tom and Glenda Gardner’s in the Capris. On behalf of all of our IOBG members we welcomed our newest member, Jr. SC Luis Arce. We now have a total of 15 IOBG members in our club. IOBG Raffle Basket was won by Floyce Royer and proceeds […]

elcome to the Santa Cruz Yacht Club. SCYC is located in the northern region of the beautiful Monterey Bay. The club was founded on the Santa Cruz Municipal Warf in 1928 and was moved to its present location on 4th Avenue in 1964. We have recently expanded and remodeled our clubhouse and built a tram from the harbor up to the club with a scenic view of the harbor and Monterey Bay. SCYC has a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere that […]

Activities started again in 1946, the first regatta in 1947 was held at the Naval Reserve Armory. Club meetings were held in various member’s houses. During February 1949 a suite was leased in the California Hotel. In January 1950 negotiations were opened with the City for a portion of beach for a clubhouse location. In July 1950 there was a “Bill of Sale” from the Union Oil Company for an old office building to be used for a clubhouse. The […]

The Santa Barbara Sailing Club is located in Santa Barbara, California, approximately 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Our mild Mediterranean climate allows us to sail year-round.  Santa Barbara Sailing Club (SBSC) was established in 1959 to promote primarily one-design class sailboat racing in the Santa Barbara harbor area. Since then our activities have expanded to include PHRF race categories and cruising activities. Affordable access to the sport of sailboat racing has been a primary objective of the SBSC. SBSC is a […]

San Rafael Yacht Club, founded in 1938, a member of Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association, a family of Yacht Clubs first organized in 1896. Our 4,000 square foot clubhouse is located at the West end of San Rafael Canal in a protected harbor offering visiting boaters over 300 feet of dock space. The warm and friendly cocktail lounge overlooks the harbor and is adjacent to our large deck, dining and dancing areas that accommodate well over 150 people. The purpose of […]

The San Luis Yacht Club is located on the Avila Pier in Avila Beach, which is tucked in the northern bight of San Luis Obispo Bay, on the Central Coast of California. Situated on a South facing beach with the prevailing winds and swell from the Northwest, the San Luis Yacht Club enjoys the greatest weather on the Central Coast.   The San Luis Yacht Club was established in 1937 with emphasis on boating activities. moorings:  SLYC has one mooring […]

Hans Schneider is still reflecting “…some enthusiastic members approached the City of San Leandro to lease some land and build a clubhouse. The members loaned the club money, interest free, and the work of building the clubhouse was done by volunteers. When you came into the clubhouse in those days the floor was concrete painted red. The bar was from plywood, tables were cable wheels covered with plywood, the chairs were from Goodwill, and everybody was happy to have a […]

The San Jose Sailing Club sjsc-homeIf you’re a resident of the San Francisco Bay area and love sailing, you’re invited to join San Jose Sailing Club and share a wide variety of sailing activities and fellowship with our members who are all ages and share a passion for sailboats and sailing. The San Jose Sailing Club represents a broad cross-section of bay area sailors who enjoy sailing all kinds of craft, ranging from dinghies to trailerables, to cruisers docked in […]

Founded in 1869, The San Francisco Yacht Club is the oldest club on the Pacific Coast. The original anchorage and clubhouse were located in San Francisco near Mission Rock, but inadequate depth of water and increasing industrial growth in the area resulted in a move to Sausalito. Waterfront property was purchased and a new clubhouse erected, but it was subsequently destroyed by fire in 1897. The rebuilt building is still standing and now houses a restaurant currently called Trident. Increasing […]

The History Committee continues to work to maintain a record of the many artifacts, books, trophies and more that are in storage and displayed throughout the yacht club. In 1886 a group of local boating enthusiasts joined together to found what has become a cornerstone yacht club in the annals of American yachting. San Diego Yacht Club’s facilities had humble beginnings in a number of locations, including an old ferry boat. SDYC has been at its present location on Point […]

The San Diego Mission Bay Boat & Ski Club  The purpose of this club is to provide education, skill and knowledge of boating and watersports, relaxation, entertainment, and pleasure to it’s members. The SDMBB&SC is dedicated to promoting the City of San Diego as a recreational center and to contribute to the support of such charitable institutions as designated by the Board of Directors. Nestled away in a sunny corner of Mission Bay, our water front facilities are nothing short […]

Dear Sailing Friend, Are you an “old salt?” You will find lots of experienced cruisers and racers in our midst. Are you new to San Diego or to sailing? SDCatA is a great place to learn all kinds of technical things about our boats; as well as, local knowledge, racing skills, cruising, navigating, currents, weather, oceanography, ocean life…you name it. Our group is eager to share our experiences and knowledge with you. For your convenience, a link to the membership […]

The San Diego Association of Yacht Clubs was founded for the purpose of fostering and encouraging participation in yachting and to promote its public interest in the San Diego area. The association’s officers and directors are chosen from the ranks of past commodores of its member clubs. The Association is a forum from which its members can exchange ideas, coordinate activities and foster fellowship in the boating community. We take an active roll in the community by providing input to […]