In August of 1932, twelve men gathered in a tin shed on the Richmond Inner Harbor and founded the Richmond Yacht Club. Their goal was to build a clubhouse where they could gather, share tall tales and store their skiffs. The Club began by sponsoring the Snipe Class and becoming one of the original six members of the Yacht Racing Association (YRA).
By the end of 1933, the volunteers had leased land and built the first RYC clubhouse at the foot of South Second Street. During the Great Depression, the Club moved to two other locations in the inner harbor. Even with the amazing level of volunteerism required to rebuild the clubhouse, RYC members made time to race, cruise their boats and enjoy family nights, dinners and 50-cent dances with free wine and music.
By the end of 1933, the volunteers had leased land and built the first RYC clubhouse at the foot of South Second Street. During the Great Depression, the Club moved to two other locations in the inner harbor. Even with the amazing level of volunteerism required to rebuild the clubhouse, RYC members made time to race, cruise their boats and enjoy family nights, dinners and 50-cent dances with free wine and music.
Services
Richmond Yacht Club is overseen by the Flag Officers (the Commodore, Vice Commodore and Rear Commodore), 4 Directors, and the officers: Treasurer, Secretary and Port Captain. Each of these positions are elected by and from the General Membership of the Club. The day-to-day operations of the Club are run and managed by our Staff: The Club Manager, the Harbormaster, the Sailing Director, the Club Chef and all supporting staff.
Since 1932, the Richmond Yacht Club has been the home of sailors and has always had a reputation as "the sailingest club on the Bay". Come join us for sailing and fun. Annual host of the Great Pumpkin, Big Daddy, Small Boat Mid-Winters, Totally Dinghy, Big Dinghy and many major world-class regattas.
The Richmond Yacht Club Harbor is one of the best venues on San Francisco Bay, protected by the Richmond Channel and offering excellent access to Bay sailing. Our location provides a great view of San Francisco, Angel Island, Treasure Island, and Tiburon. We are home to our members' cruising and racing sailboats, powerboats, and our Race Committee's support boats.
Richmond Yacht Club welcomes individual sailors who want to visit our club. It also makes a special effort to welcome and accommodate yacht clubs and fleets that are interested in visiting. The following information should answer most of your cruise-in questions. RYC will try to assign vacant berths in advance and make our turning basin available for a raft up.
Richmond Yacht Club members enjoy sailing on the beautiful San Francisco Bay. Often referred to the "Richmond Riviera", our harbor is ideally situated on the bay. Richmond Yacht Club members love sailing. As an extremely active sailing community, many members participate in racing, cruising and teaching our junior sailors.
Reviews (8)
Jennifer Silva Redmond
Jan 24, 2022
Report
Gloria Guerra
Jan 23, 2020
Report
Friday night dinners are five star! Menu includes several choices including standard American fare. I had the cod in parchment with vegetables. Was served by a waitress who came and cut the cod out of the parchment. It was too delicious to describe. There was also lasagna, beef, duck, and more. Dinner was served on linen tablecloths. There is a full bar. The staff are paid professionals.salad bar included calamari! The boats are well maintained and imprrssive. The location is on San Francisco Bay, and for us sailors, about an hour to Golden Gate Bridge. The clubhouse is modern, only a few years
Paul Elischer
Oct 22, 2019
Report
Jack Boeger
Sep 14, 2019
Report
Susan Catalli
Jun 29, 2019
Report
Inge Lundegaard
Nov 28, 2018
Report
Russ & Debbie Noorda
Jul 31, 2018
Report
MaryLou Clarke
Jun 18, 2017
Report
