Our facilities are near Pier 40 on the Embarcadero which is not, contrary to common sense, near Pier 39. Even numbered piers are south of the Ferry Building (Pier 1) and odd numbered piers are north. Actually, we're at King St (Embarcadero) and Townsend, right next door to AT&T Park, home of the SF Giants.
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In order to comply with California's Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) rules, all visitors to our Club must be a member-in-good-standing of a reciprocal Yacht Club or bona fide guests of an SBYC member. If you are a guest, your sponsoring member must be physically present at the Club in order to be served at the bar. When visiting, all guests must sign our guest book and wear a guest badge.
Club members who intend to invite more than 8 guests to the club at the same time should make arrangements in advance with the Vice Commodore. Visiting members of reciprocal yacht clubs with a group of 10 or more are also requested to contact the Vice Commodore in advance of your visit.
Reciprocity is a written agreement between Yacht Clubs that states that visiting members of the signatory Clubs will be provided the same rights and privledges as their own members. This is necessary, per ABC rules, in order to serve alcohol to members of visiting Yacht Clubs. Most Bay Area Yacht Clubs have a reciprocity agreement in place.
Currently the Club is available for rent to members only for private events. Please be aware that Club members will still have access to the Club during your event. You can contact the Vice Commodore for complete details and, under most circumstances, you will have to schedule an additional OOD.
Per ABC regulations, no alcohol can be brought into the Club and all alcohol purchased in the Club must be consumed on the premises.
Once again, in order to comply with ABC regulations, all alcohol purchased at the Club must be consumed on the premises. You cannot purchase alcohol to take off-premises, opened or not. In addition, you cannot bring any alcohol into the club.
All slips must be arranged through the Harbor Master. Both guest/transient berthing and organized group (cruise-in) reservations are available.
If you're planning a cruise-in for your Yacht Club or other organization and would like to come to the Club for dinner or have a barbecue on the deck, please contact our Port Captain to make arrangements. We have also prepared a set of guidelines to help make organizing your visit a breeze.
Children are welcome in the Club when in the company of an adult.
Aid and companion dogs are welcome. No other pets are allowed inside the facility but are more than welcome on the deck if properly leashed.
Show up with your gear before a race, ask around & put your name on the board. You can also ask any of the Race Committee on the Club's deck before the race, or see if there's a note on the whiteboard beside the bar.
The Vice Commodore plans and hosts most major parties but there are a number of dates every year where members are encouraged to step forward and play host. These include: St Patrick's Day, Mardi Gras, Cinco de Mayo, Life's A Beach, Hot August Nights and Oktoberfest to name but a few.
The host is responsible for planning the event, setting up and/or decorating the Club, food, entertainment and straightening up afterwards. If you, or a caterer, use the galley, all food needs to be put or thrown away & the pots/pans scraped. We'll call the cleaning service for the major stuff.
The Club reimburses you for all out-of-pocket expenses but the event needs to pay for itself. Download a worksheet that can help you plan and budget for your event.
All events must be approved and scheduled through the Vice Commodore.
If you need to put in a change of address, phone, membership status or whatever, please contact the Membership Controller.
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