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Located on a jetty east of historic Crissy Field at the end of Yacht Road in San Francisco, The Golden Gate Yacht Club sits as tribute to those who have made the Club what it is today – a friendly, relaxing gateway for good friends, great sailing and boating, and remarkable views.

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With its picturesque location on San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Yacht Club is the premiere site for your banquet or meeting.

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Golden Gate Yacht Club offers a variety of options on and near the water. Club Sailing and volunteering with our Race Committee are crowd favorites!

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St. Francis Yacht Club

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St. Francis Yacht Club was founded in 1927 by a group of 21 San Francisco yachtsmen with a vision of a club in the City. It was an offshoot of the San Francisco Yacht Club, which was founded in 1856 and had its facility in Sausalito, across the Bay. That facility burned to the ground in the mid-twenties and a fierce debate raged after the fire between those who lived in Marin County and those who lived in San Francisco. The city-dwellers wanted to relocate to San Francisco—not surprising given that this was before the Golden Gate Bridge, so SF members had to travel by water to their club. Members from Marin found a suitable location in Belvedere against the wishes of their SF membership and pulled some fast and furious moves to secure the right number of votes to make it happen. This so offended the SF members that they chose to leave San Francisco Yacht Club and form their own club: the St. Francis Yacht Club.

Today, there is great camaraderie between the two clubs and many members belong to both.

For the club’s full history, click here .

St. Francis Yacht Club Honors Hall of Famers

The St. Francis Yacht Club honored their Hall of Famers at a dinner on October 28, 2014 with 200 people attending.

Those honored included National Sailing Hall of Famers Tom Blackaller, Paul Cayard, Stan Honey and John Kostecki, plus America’s Cup Hall of Famers Lucy and Fritz Jewett. Another Hall of Famer, National Sailing Hall of Fame President Gary Jobson, was the Master of Ceremonies.

Here are some photos of the event, courtesy of photographer Igor Capibaribe, and a short video tribute that was played during the dinner.

L-R: St. Francis YC Commodore Bruce Munro, John Kostecki, Stan Honey, Lisa Blackaller, Lucy Jewitt, Paul Cayard, Gary Jobson, St. Francis YC Commodore George Dort

Video: Tribute to the St. Francis Yacht Club Hall of Famers (4:15)  :

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Yacht Clubs

San Francisco Bay is ringed with yacht clubs, which provide a collegial atmosphere to relax with fellow boaters. Many sponsor races and cruises and have both sail and power events.

Aeolian Yacht Club

Phone: 510 523-2586   

Founded in 1906, Aeolian Yacht Club is an all volunteer club that features deep water berths, guest dock, club sailboats and dinghies, wood workshop, and a clubhouse with a bar, kitchen, and dance hal…

Alameda Yacht Club

Phone: 510/865-5668   

Founded 1985…

Ballena Bay Yacht Club

Phone: 510/523-2992   

Founded 1969…

Bay View Boat Club

Phone: 415/495-9500   

Founded in 1961; indirectly connected to the long-running Allemand Brothers boat yard. Public launch ramp….

Bay Area Multi-Hull Association

Founded in 1978 to promote multi-hull sailing. The association does not have its own clubhouse but organizes multihull races, cruises, and social events….

Bel-Marin Keys Yacht Club

Founded 1966…

Berkeley Yacht Club

Phone: 510-843-9292   

Founded in 1929. Sponsors Friday night race series all summer….

Cal Sailing Club

Sailing cooperative for small-boat sailors and windsurfers. Not a traditional yacht club, but a non-profit sailing cooperative that owns a fleet of 23 sailboats from 14 to 26 feet. Lessons, cruises, a…

Classic Yacht Association

Phone: 415/381-6014   

Founded in 1969 for owners of pre-1943 boats, primarily motoryachts. Does not have its own clubhouse but organizes participation in parades, cruises, and social events. Northern California chapter of …

Corinthian Yacht Club

Phone: 415-435-4771   

Founded in 1886 to promote small-boat yachting, only the San Francisco Yacht Club predates the Corinthian on the Pacific Coast. The Corinthian’s large clubhouse with its Colonial Revival facade is one…

Coyote Point Yacht Club

Phone: 650.347.6730   

Coyote Point Yacht Club is one of the oldest clubs on the bay, with over 150 members. The clubhouse has great bay views, and the marina has a fuel dock. Fly your Burgee & members of Reciprocal clu…

Emeryville Yacht Club

Phone: (510) 428-0505   

Organized 1989….

Encinal Yacht Club

Phone: 510.522.3272   

The oldest club in the east bay, founded in 1890. Extensive racing program and host to many events….

Golden Gate Yacht Club

Phone: 415/346-2628   

Founded 1939…

Island Yacht Club

Phone: 510/521-2980   

Founded 1970…

Loch Lomond Yacht Club

Phone: 415/459-9811   

Founded 1962…

Marin Yacht Club

Phone: 415/453-9366   

Founded 1935. Has its own marina….

Marina Bay Yacht Club

Phone: 510/232-6292   

Mariposa Hunters Point Yacht Club

Phone: 415/495-9344   

Founded 1932…

Master Mariners Benevolent Association

Association for wooden sailboat owners. A revitalization of an organization originally founded in 1867 by owners of working sailboats on the bay. Now sponsors the annual Master Mariners Race and an an…

Metropolitan Yacht Club

Phone: 510/893-6926   

Founded 1957…

Napa Valley Yacht Club

Phone: (707) 252-3342   

North Bay Yacht Club

Organized 1959…

Oakland Yacht Club

Phone: 510/522-6868   

Founded 1913…

Point San Pablo Yacht Club

Phone: 510/620-9690   

Founded 1946…

Presidio Yacht Club

Phone: 415/332-2319   

Founded 1959. The Presidio Yacht Club is a social organization under the sponsorship of 60th Services Squadron, Travis Air Force Base. Membership was previously limited to active duty & reserve mi…

Richardson Bay Yacht Club

Richmond yacht club.

Phone: 510/237-2821   

San Rafael Yacht Club

Phone: 415/454-4661   

Founded 1938…

San Francisco Yacht Club

Phone: 415 435 9133   

The oldest yacht club on the Pacific Coast (organized 1869), the San Francisco Yacht Club is also one of the most exclusive on the bay. It is located in Belvedere and has its own 190-slip marina. As t…

Sausalito Yacht Club

Phone: 415/332-7400   

Founded 1942…

Sausalito Cruising Club

Phone: 415/332-9922   

The Sausalito Cruising Club was founded in 1949 as a boating and social club. The club facility is a refurbished WWII ammunition barge docked at Dunphy Park within walking distance of beautiful downto…

Sequoia Yacht Club

Phone: 650 361 9472   

Visitors are welcome. Drop-in lunch on Wednesdays, and dinner on Fridays. Wednesday evening "Beer Can" race with burgers following. Sailors who would like to crew for these races can always …

Sierra Point Yacht Club

Phone: 650-952-0651   

Club based at the Brisbane Marina. Sponsors beer-can races during the summer, and weekend cruises to other yacht clubs. Established 1984….

Single Sailors Association

Does not have a clubhouse of its own; monthly gatherings at Ballena Bay Yacht Club….

South Beach Yacht Club

Phone: (415) 495-2295   

Founded 1988….

St. Francis Yacht Club

Phone: 415/563-6363   

San Francisco’s premier yacht club, founded 1927. The most prestigious yacht club in San Francisco, and the one closest to the Golden Gate Bridge….

Tiburon Yacht Club

Phone: 415/789-9294   

Founded 1965. Note that the clubhouse is on the east side of the Tiburon peninsula, not in the town of Tiburon….

Tradewinds Sailing School and Club

Phone: 510 232 7999   

Sailing school and sailboat rentals, 22 to 65 feet. Based at Marina Bay Yacht Harbor in Richmond. Club program available allowing unlimited use of the fleet. (Not a PICYA club.)…

Treasure Island Yacht Club

Phone: 650/588-4351   

The TIYC was founded as a military-only club but is now open to all. Founded 1966….

Vallejo Yacht Club

Phone: 707 643-1254   

The Vallejo Yacht Club dates back to 1900. It has its own 124-slip marina, adjacent to the Vallejo Municipal Marina. The club offers a large clubhouse with frequent activities, and a year-round sailbo…

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West Coast Clubs Travel East to the New York Yacht Club Resolute Cup

A recent press release from the New York Yacht Club highlighted Bay Area racer Daniel Thielman and his crew from the Corinthian Yacht Club as a new invitee to compete in the annual New York Yacht Club Resolute Cup. This year, 28 teams have been invited to this all-amateur sailing event, including seven from the West Coast: California Yacht Club, Corinthian YC of San Francisco, Newport Harbor Yacht Club, San Diego Yacht Club, Seattle Yacht Club, St. Francis Yacht Club, and San Francisco Yacht Club.

Beyond Thielman’s active campaigning of his Melges 32 Kuai on the Bay, he’s also been active nationally, winning multiple championships in the Melges 20 class, where he’s also the defending world champion. He recently returned to the Corinthian Yacht Club of San Francisco with the IC37 National Championship title won during New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport, RI, sailed July 17–20. This September, however, will mark the first time that his club has fielded a team in the Resolute Cup, motivated by Thielman’s desire to qualify for the prestigious Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, which will next take place in September 2025.

“Members of our Corinthian Yacht Club purchased an IC37 back in 2023 to prepare for the Invitational Cup,” said Thielman. “After a year of preparation, we’ve assembled a team that is ready to make a qualifying bid.”

Thielman will be sailing with trimmers Jen Canestra and Auric Horneman, who have been his constant and trusted teammates for over 10 years of racing Melges boats together, and Nick Voss.

“We currently race in the Melges 20, Melges 14, and IC37 one-design fleets around the country, and PHRF race our Melges 32 on San Francisco Bay,” Thielman says. “We hope that adding Nick as a tactician for the Resolute Cup, with his many years of junior, college and adult team racing experience, will give us the edge we need to be competitive.”

Since 2010, the Resolute Cup has served as a Corinthian championship for US yacht clubs and the only guaranteed pathway for an American club to earn a berth in the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, Corinthian (amateur) sailing’s most prestigious international competition. The seventh edition of the biennial competition — the event was not sailed in 2020 — is scheduled for September 9 to 14 at the New York Yacht Club, Harbour Court, in Newport, RI. The 2024 Resolute Cup will utilize the Club’s fleet of Sonars, with provided sails, equalized rig tune and on-the-water umpiring ensuring sailing’s ultimate level playing field. The 2024 New York Yacht Club Regatta Association regatta calendar is supported by Helly Hansen, Hammetts Hotel, Safe Harbor Marinas and Peters & May.

While Thielman has shown remarkable ability across multiple one-design classes, the Sonar, a displacement boat with a symmetric spinnaker, is a bit of a departure from what he and his team normally sail.

“Every boat we own, and every fleet we compete in, has asymmetric kites,” he says. “We have gotten in limited practices on J/22s to prepare, but with our aggressive championship race schedule in other fleets, we are mostly going to be winging it with a symmetric kite. I would not be surprised if we have a slow start, with results that steadily improve throughout the week.”

The complete list of competing teams is here: American Yacht Club, Rye, NY; Austin (Texas) Yacht Club; Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis, MS; Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, MI.; California Yacht Club, Marina del Rey, CA; Carolina Yacht Club, Charleston, SC; Charleston Yacht Club, Charleston, SC; Chicago (IL) Yacht Club; Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA; Corinthian Yacht Club of San Francisco, Tiburon, CA; Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA; Edgewater Yacht Club, Cleveland, Ohio; Fort Worth (Texas) Yacht Club; Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook, Texas; Larchmont (NY.) Yacht Club; Little Traverse Yacht Club, Harbor Springs, MI; Mystic River Mudheads Sailing Association, West Mystic, CT; New York (NY) Yacht Club; Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Newport Beach, CA.; Pensacola (FL) Yacht Club; San Diego (CA) Yacht Club; Seattle (WA) Yacht Club; Shelter Island Yacht Club, Shelter Island Heights, NY; Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA; St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, CA; Stamford (CT) Yacht Club; Storm Trysail Club (Larchmont, NY); San Francisco Yacht Club, Belvedere, CA.

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