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2023-24 Chowder Season By the Numbers
A rundown of the season stats and winners for the 2023-2024 Chowder Season at BYC.

Team Beercan
Apr 11, 20242 min read



Amanda Witherell
Apr 11, 20240 min read


Rollo Wheeler Regatta to Benefit Special Olympics And Lasagna Dinner
The Wheeler is NEXT WEEKEND and we are very excited about it. This year we are trying something a little bit different. We have added...
S/C Mark Bird
Mar 6, 20241 min read


Hidden Treasures Revealed
In the spirit of honoring our rich maritime heritage, the Berkeley Yacht Club Historic Preservation Committee is excited to share some...

Elizabeth Zalstein
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Wheeler Regatta: Who Was Rollo Wheeler?
The following article appeared in the March 1981 Now Hear This. Re-printing now seems appropriate, as we all gear up for our 51st Wheeler...
Betty Gray
Mar 5, 20243 min read


2024 Beercan Racing Kicks Off
Ahoy Berkeley racers! As the winter Chowder Races wind down, we look forward to another exciting BYC Friday Night summer racing season....
Team Beercan
Mar 5, 20242 min read


“We were just there to have fun": Recollections on a Midwinter's Day
Staff Commodores Betty Gray and Larry Telford reminisce about the early days of our Midwinters Regatta.
Betty Gray
Jan 9, 20244 min read


Chowder Season Update
There's nothing much better than “T-shirt conditions” in San Francisco Bay.
Tim Collins
Jan 9, 20243 min read


Why No Women at the Helm?
This summer I was visiting my daughter in Seattle and we walked along the locks watching the salmon run and the boats come through. The...
Thea Daniels
Nov 14, 20234 min read


Regatta Recap: Big Windward Leeward 2023
The Berkeley Yacht Club’s inaugural Big Windward Leeward is in the books. The brainchild of Evan McDonald and Paul Kamen the rumor is...
S/C Mark Bird
Oct 12, 20232 min read


2023 Friday Beercan Races by the Numbers
A recap of the participants, standings and trophy winners for the 2023 Beercan Season.
Team Beercan
Oct 12, 20231 min read


Upcoming Sailing League Trial Event
By JP Camille, Director As a participating club in Lipton Cup, BYC has been invited to nominate a skipper for a Sailing Champion’s League...
JP Camille
Aug 13, 20231 min read


The Mess
This season’s Friday Night Beer Can Series has been an intense one. With many races starting in 20+ knot winds right off the shoreline...
Sam Kronick
Aug 13, 20234 min read


Friday Night Racing 2023 Mid-Season Report
By JP Camille & the Beercan Team Ahoy! We’ve had a windy and eventful first half of the 2023 Friday Night Racing season! Lots of fun and...
JP Camille
Jul 11, 20233 min read


Regatta Recap: 2023 PICYA Lipton Cup
By JP Camille, Director The annual PICYA Lipton Cup provides a rare opportunity for the yacht clubs around the bay to formally compete in...
JP Camille
Jul 11, 20232 min read


2023 PICYA Lipton Cup Preview
By JP Camille, Director The annual PICYA Lipton Cup provides a rare opportunity for yacht clubs around the bay to formally competing in...
JP Camille
Jun 12, 20232 min read


2022-23 Chowder Season Recap
By JP Camille, Beer Can Committee | beercan@berkeleyyc.org Ahoy! That’s a wrap on the Sunday Chowder Season 2023-23. Despite the soggy...
JP Camille
May 18, 20231 min read


2023 Rollo Wheeler Regatta — The Party
By R/C Graeme Lowe The 50th Annual Rollo Wheeler Memorial Regatta is in the books, and wow, was it a blast! Friday afternoon, the...

Elizabeth Zalstein
May 1, 20232 min read


2023 Rollo Wheeler Regatta Recap
By S/C Mark Bird; Photos by Glen Garfein The wind was steady. The current was weird. The starting line was Olympic Circle Mark FOC right...
S/C Mark Bird
May 1, 20233 min read


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...
Betty Gray
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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