Club History | Berkeley Yacht Club

About That Concrete Submarine...

If you’ve attended an “Old Salts” dinner in recent years, you’ve undoubtedly seen the picture of the concrete submarine on the rocks...

BYC Explainer: Have you seen this photo before?

By S/C Betty Gray Well, this has been one of the mysteries that the Old Salts talk about, but I have never heard the whole story behind...

BYC Explainer: Our Song

By S/C Betty Gray Did you know? Berkeley Yacht Club has an official song. At the first dinner meeting in 1939 the following song was...

2023 Old Salts Dinner Recap

By S/C Betty Gray The 2023 Old Salts Dinner is over but there is still a lot of thank yous to say to all the wonderful members that made...

A Little Bit of History: From the Beginning

By S/C Betty Gray In our last Now Hear This, we discussed the first dinner meeting. Do you remember where and when the first dinner...

You're Invited to the 2023 Old Salts Dinner

By S/C Betty Gray Commodore Brian Cline and the 2023 Officers & Board of Directors invite you to the Old Salts dinner to honor those who...

BYC Explainer: Old Salts

By S/C Betty Gray Have you ever wondered how Berkeley Yacht Club traditions came about? How many times have you hear someone say, “but...

Who Was Rollo Wheeler?

By Betty Gray, 2007 Staff Commodore The following article appeared in the March 1981 edition of Now Hear This. Reprinting now seems...