SEA members participate in a variety of Bay Area races / regattas.

The summer and winter series of the Beercan Races in Sausalito is a favorite. 

Members with appropriate sailing experience can join our racing mailing list to get more information.

Brief History of the Sausalito Yacht Club

In 1942, the seven founding members of the Club were already junior members of other yacht clubs in the area, yet they felt they could do better by themselves.  Although the oldest founder was three months short of his 17th birthday, the young founders wanted to promote yachting-- both sailing and cruising.  From the beginning, the Club sponsored races and cruises including week-long cruises to the Delta.

The clubhouse stands today on what was, in 1957, the abandoned railhead for the Northwestern Pacific passenger trains for the ferry to San Francisco.  Most of the piles the clubhouse sits on were salvaged from the reconstruction of Highway 101 over Richardson Bay.  With a sense of pride and purpose, each member co-signed the construction loan and the clubhouse was dedicated in September 1960.  With membership growing, the loan was paid off early.

The sense of volunteerism and commitment that served the Club so well in its early years has been an enduring quality that binds the members together.  Work parties finished and maintained the clubhouse.  Although volunteer bartenders and chefs sometimes consumed the profits, the emphasis has always been on camaraderie with a common theme of boating and salt air.  While professional bartenders and chefs provide outstanding service on weekends, there is no limit to the contributions member volunteers make to the continuing management and maintenance of the Club.

The Club sponsors many races together with monthly cruises to other clubs in the Bay Area.  The SYC is active in the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association (PICYA) and in keeping with tradition and commitment to the founding members, the SYC sponsors a very successful, award-winning Junior Sailing program.