On November 4, 2024, PICYA held their Annual Awards Dinner at Berkeley Yacht Club. Blue blazers filled the bar and dining room on an...

The Berkeley Yacht Club race team is thrilled to announce a doubleheader of exciting regattas this season. Sailing League | May 3-4 St....

SEASON STATS Total races – 18 Midwinters Days – 4 Weather Cancellations – 1 Total unique participants – 26 Avg participants per race –...

Commodore Graeme Lowe and the 2025 Flag Officers and Board of Directors invite you to the Old Salts Dinner to honor those who have been...

It is with sadness we share the news that Staff Commodore Lloyd Tosse passed away on March 10, 2025. Lloyd was a dedicated member of the...

Missed our March meeting? You missed an amazing presentation by James Frederick, aka James The Sailor Man, who shared his solo sailing...

Who is this Vice Commodore? Ahoy, yacht mates, I am Roger Mason. Let me tell you a little about this person you voted for. I have been a...

And just like that it’s April. The fabled San Francisco Bay sailing season has just begun and Berkeley Yacht Club’s Wheeler Regatta is...

With a lot of racing events going on in March, we thought we’d give our Junior members and members’ children a chance to show off their...

BYC's signature regatta is the official kickoff to the summer sailing season on the bay! Oysters will be served. Rollo Wheeler is an...

The days are getting longer and the wind is picking up from the west. This marks the end of Sunday Chowder Races and the beginning of...

What is PICYA? The Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association (PICYA) was formed by five charter clubs in San Francisco on May 12, 1896, to...

I’ve been sailing out of Berkeley since we moved here from England 10 years ago, but only got around to joining BYC in late 2023 when I...

As the days get longer and warm weather returns, a lot of us will be enjoying our beautiful San Francisco Bay, sailing with friends and...

I am pleased to report that the 2025 Member Satisfaction Survey has closed and we received some really great feedback. You can find a...

In 1964, the Berkeley Yacht Club celebrated its 25th anniversary. The Commodore at the time, John Miller, put together a booklet about...

As of January 1: Total races – 11, Total Participants – 22 Avg participants per race – 7.5 Can you believe we’ve already passed the...

When I was eight, my grandpa and I rebuilt an El Toro in their garage in Paradise, CA, near Chico, where I grew up. I learned to sail on...

Greetings! My name is Philip Strause, and I am honored to serve on the Board of Directors this year. This marks my third year as a Board...