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2025 BYC Kid's Sailing and Fun Camp
Calling all kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews and neighbors, ages 5 to 14: the 2025 Berkeley Yacht Club Kid’s Sailing and Fun Camp is just...
Mary Garfein
May 81 min read
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April 2025 PICYA Report
On November 4, 2024, PICYA held their Annual Awards Dinner at Berkeley Yacht Club. Blue blazers filled the bar and dining room on an...
Pat Brennan
Apr 92 min read
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Racing Under the Burgee in 2025
The Berkeley Yacht Club race team is thrilled to announce a doubleheader of exciting regattas this season. Sailing League | May 3-4 St....

Amanda Witherell
Apr 91 min read
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2024-2025 Chowder Season By the Numbers
SEASON STATS Total races – 18 Midwinters Days – 4 Weather Cancellations – 1 Total unique participants – 26 Avg participants per race –...
JP Camille
Apr 92 min read
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Member Appreciation & Old Salts Dinner
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...
Betty Gray
Apr 91 min read
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8 Bells: S/C Lloyd Tosse
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...

Amanda Witherell
Apr 91 min read
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So. Many. Oysters.
Missed our March meeting? You missed an amazing presentation by James Frederick, aka James The Sailor Man, who shared his solo sailing...

Mari Bird
Apr 91 min read
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Meet a BYC Member: Vice Commodore Roger Mason
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...
Roger Mason
Apr 91 min read
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From the Commodore's Cabin: April Events
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...

Graeme Lowe
Apr 92 min read
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Amanda Witherell
Apr 90 min read
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BYC Kids Corner: March Coloring Activity
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...

Amanda Witherell
Mar 71 min read
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The Wheeler Regatta and Who Was Rollo Wheeler?
BYC's signature regatta is the official kickoff to the summer sailing season on the bay! Oysters will be served. Rollo Wheeler is an...
Betty Gray
Mar 73 min read
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Friday Beercans Start March 14
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...
Team Beercan
Mar 72 min read
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March PICYA Report & Calendar of Events
What is PICYA? The Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association (PICYA) was formed by five charter clubs in San Francisco on May 12, 1896, to...
Pat Brennan
Mar 72 min read
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Meet a BYC Member: Stuart Strickland
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...
Stuart Strickland
Mar 71 min read
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Best Practices for Boat Maintenance
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...
Scott Barnes
Mar 72 min read
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From the Commodore's Cabin: Looking Forward to Spring
I am pleased to report that the 2025 Member Satisfaction Survey has closed and we received some really great feedback. You can find a...

Graeme Lowe
Mar 72 min read
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Amanda Witherell
Mar 70 min read
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The Origins of our Club
In 1964, the Berkeley Yacht Club celebrated its 25th anniversary. The Commodore at the time, John Miller, put together a booklet about...
Betty Gray
Feb 64 min read
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2024-25 Sunday Chowder Races Midseason Review
As of January 1: Total races – 11, Total Participants – 22 Avg participants per race – 7.5 Can you believe we’ve already passed the...
JP Camille
Feb 63 min read
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