San Diego Yacht Club
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| Short name | SDYC |
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| Founded | 1886 |
| Location |
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| Commodore | Albert C. Pleskus |
| Website | www |
San Diego Yacht Club(SDYC) is ayacht clubinSan Diego,California.Founded in 1886, it is one of the oldest in the United States. The club won theAmerica's Cupin1987,1988,and1992.
History[edit]
In June 1886, local boating enthusiasts founded the San Diego Yacht Club. SDYC’s first home was in Ballast Point in 1891 inPoint Loma.
In 1905, SDYC merged with the Corinthian Yacht Club. In 1910, SDYC purchased Silver Gate, an oldCoronadoferry, and towed it to the foot of Hawthorn Street. The club built a pier to Silver Gate,and installed facilities around it, moving on from the original clubhouse on D Street.
In 1914, Silver Gate moved across the bay near the Coronado ferry dock.Silver Gatewas sold in 1919 and the club was without a clubhouse for a few years until a new clubhouse was built on Coronado in 1923.
A second "site" was opened in 1924 in Point Loma, as the water was deeper compared to Glorietta Bay in Coronado where the clubhouse was located. The second site was open and operating for people to anchor boats, but the clubhouse itself wasn't moved to Point Loma until 1934.
The clubhouse was then moved from Coronado to Point Loma on January 14, 1934. The clubhouse building was placed on two barges, towed across the channel, and maneuvered into position on pilings during high tide. The move in 1934 was to a different part of Point Loma than where the landing was in 1924.
In 1962, the clubhouse was moved to the back of the club's ground and used as temporary quarters while a new structure was built during 1963. The structure from the 1960's is still in use today, though it has been remodeled a few times.
Racing[edit]
San Diego Yacht Club won theAmerica's Cupin1987,1988,and1992,hosting the event in 1988, 1992, and1995.In 1987 and 1988, Dennis Conner won the America's Cup on behalf of SDYC. The competition was won a third time by SDYC in 1992, byBill Kochon the yachtAmerica.
In addition to America’s Cup, ten SDYC members have won the Star World Championships. San Diego Yacht Club has also had 13 members sail for their country in the Olympics earning 10 Olympic medals between them.
Regattas[edit]
- The San Diego Yacht Club's signature regatta is the San Diego Yachting Cup, founded in 1972 byGerry Driscoll.In some years the regatta also includes the United States Ton Cup Championship, a qualifying event for the IOR World Championship.[1]
- San Diego Yacht Club was the home of theAmerica's Cupfrom 1988 to 1995 and hosted three America's Cup races during that time.
- San Diego Yacht Club was the original home of the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup, one of the pre-eminent events in Southern California racing, which is held in the ocean off San Diego every year.[2]
- San Diego Yacht Club hosted the 2009Snipe World Championship.[3]
Notable members[edit]
Notable members include:
National Sailing Hall of Fame members include:
- Dennis Conner
- J.J. Isler
- Mark Reynolds
- Lowell North
References[edit]
- ^San Diego Yachting CupArchived2006-06-22 at theWayback Machine
- ^History of the Lipton Cup, 2008Archived2011-09-28 at theWayback Machine
- ^2009 Snipe world's websiteArchived2008-12-01 at theWayback Machine