Santa Barbara Yacht Club

*Commodore's Welcome*
Welcome to the Santa Barbara Yacht Club Ahoy, Founded in 1872, Santa Barbara Yacht Club is the second-oldest Yacht Club on the west coast of North America. We are a family-oriented club rich with history and tradition. We're devoted to promoting and managing yachting activities, advancing the art of seamanship, preserving maritime tradition, and providing for the social and recreational needs of our members while being mindful of our important role in the community. We are a non-profit private club and membership is by invitation only. Our professionally-managed Clubhouse is on the beach at the Harbor and boasts a large dining room, bar, and meeting rooms, all looking south across Santa Barbara Channel to the Channel Islands. Our Chef offers delicious meals Wednesday through Sunday including daily lunch selections, a Sunday brunch and family-style buffet dinner, and a more formal Friday dinner. We accommodate member-sponsored weddings, meetings, and private parties in the Clubhouse and on our beach. We enjoy formal reciprocity with several other world-class yacht clubs and extend traditional yacht club reciprocity to credentialed visiting yachtsmen from clubs worldwide. Our guest endtie accommodates visiting yachts to 80 feet. Reservations are welcome and encouraged. Our mild "California Riviera" climate allows us to race year round and we employ a full time professional Race Director. PHRF and One Design fleets compete in Saturday regattas run from a Committee boat on the water along with a few longer destination races to the Channel Islands, Ventura, or Oxnard. We co-host the popular Santa Barbara to King Harbor race, typically with 150 or more boats on the line. The SBYC to LAYC Channel Islands race starts at SBYC and the Coastal Cup race from San Francisco finishes at SBYC. Of the many historic yachting trophies on display in our Clubhouse a favorite is the Star Lipton Cup deeded to the Club by Sir Thomas Lipton in 1925. Always sailed in Stars it will be again this July. Over the past 85 years Star Lipton Trophy winners include many of the world's top sailors. Our CHRF Club Handicap fleet races Sundays on courses set on our private race marks and run from our Clubhouse Race Deck. Most races use staggered starts with handicaps based on moving average performance so the first boat to cross the finish line is the winner, making it possible for every boat eventually to win a race - and most do. Our "Wet Wednesday" beer can races run every week during Daylight Saving Time and typically draw 40 to 80 boats with starts for several PHRF classes and One Design fleets, and the CHRF-inspired H Fleet. A big barbeque and party for skippers, crew, and spectators follows at the Clubhouse each week. Our Cruising Fleet has activities year round including weekend cruises to the Channel Islands, Oxnard, and Ventura. Two weeks in early August are devoted to our annual Catalina Island cruise, some 100 miles southeast, including a week of fun and games in Avalon followed by a week of relaxation at Two Harbors, Cherry Cove, and Emerald Bay. Our racing yachtsmen represent the Club in major regattas worldwide and several of our members are circumnavigators. The sun never sets on the SBYC burgee. Founded by SBYC members over 40 years ago, the Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation is a major asset to the community. Hundreds of young sailors have learned to sail and compete in Sabots, Optis, CFJs, and Lasers. The Junior Sailing Team prepares more experienced young sailors for out of town regattas. SBYSF also operates Middle and High School sailing teams for our local schools. We will host the Junior Olympics in Santa Barbara in July. Our very active Santa Barbara Yacht Club Women add an important dimension to the Yacht Club and our community. Their goals are to provide additional opportunities for Yacht Club women to become better acquainted with each other and involved in Yacht Club activities, to promote sailing and boating, and to support the Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation through scholarships for young sailors. Membership is open to female SBYC members and wives of members. Our annual Charity Regatta in early September includes events for both sail and power boats, a brunch and barbeque, and live music all day. All funds including sponsorships and contributions go to a local non-profit. Many other activities are scheduled throughout the year, including holiday and theme parties, special programs for kids, fishing expeditions, dominoes and golf tournaments, and a lively weekly Monday Forum featuring guest speakers on a wide range of topics. Fair winds and following seas, Roger P. Chrisman Commodore

Commodore's Welcome

Welcome to the Santa Barbara Yacht Club

Ahoy,

Founded in 1872, Santa Barbara Yacht Club is the second-oldest Yacht Club on the west coast of North America. We are a family-oriented club rich with history and tradition. We're devoted to promoting and managing yachting activities, advancing the art of seamanship, preserving maritime tradition, and providing for the social and recreational needs of our members while being mindful of our important role in the community. We are a non-profit private club and membership is by invitation only.

Our professionally-managed Clubhouse is on the beach at the Harbor and boasts a large dining room, bar, and meeting rooms, all looking south across Santa Barbara Channel to the Channel Islands.

Our Chef offers delicious meals Wednesday through Sunday including daily lunch selections, a Sunday brunch and family-style buffet dinner, and a more formal Friday dinner. We accommodate member-sponsored weddings, meetings, and private parties in the Clubhouse and on our beach.

We enjoy formal reciprocity with several other world-class yacht clubs and extend traditional yacht club reciprocity to credentialed visiting yachtsmen from clubs worldwide. Our guest endtie accommodates visiting yachts to 80 feet. Reservations are welcome and encouraged.

Our mild "California Riviera" climate allows us to race year round and we employ a full time professional Race Director. PHRF and One Design fleets compete in Saturday regattas run from a Committee boat on the water along with a few longer destination races to the Channel Islands, Ventura, or Oxnard.

We co-host the popular Santa Barbara to King Harbor race, typically with 150 or more boats on the line. The SBYC to LAYC Channel Islands race starts at SBYC and the Coastal Cup race from San Francisco finishes at SBYC.

Of the many historic yachting trophies on display in our Clubhouse a favorite is the Star Lipton Cup deeded to the Club by Sir Thomas Lipton in 1925. Always sailed in Stars it will be again this July. Over the past 85 years Star Lipton Trophy winners include many of the world's top sailors.

Our CHRF Club Handicap fleet races Sundays on courses set on our private race marks and run from our Clubhouse Race Deck. Most races use staggered starts with handicaps based on moving average performance so the first boat to cross the finish line is the winner, making it possible for every boat eventually to win a race - and most do.

Our "Wet Wednesday" beer can races run every week during Daylight Saving Time and typically draw 40 to 80 boats with starts for several PHRF classes and One Design fleets, and the CHRF-inspired H Fleet. A big barbeque and party for skippers, crew, and spectators follows at the Clubhouse each week.

Our Cruising Fleet has activities year round including weekend cruises to the Channel Islands, Oxnard, and Ventura. Two weeks in early August are devoted to our annual Catalina Island cruise, some 100 miles southeast, including a week of fun and games in Avalon followed by a week of
relaxation at Two Harbors, Cherry Cove, and Emerald Bay.

Our racing yachtsmen represent the Club in major regattas worldwide and several of our members are circumnavigators. The sun never sets on the SBYC burgee.

Founded by SBYC members over 40 years ago, the Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation is a major asset to the community. Hundreds of young sailors have learned to sail and compete in Sabots, Optis, CFJs, and Lasers. The Junior Sailing Team prepares more experienced young sailors for out of town regattas. SBYSF also operates Middle and High School sailing teams for our local schools. We will host the Junior Olympics in Santa Barbara in July.

Our very active Santa Barbara Yacht Club Women add an important dimension to the Yacht Club and our community. Their goals are to provide additional opportunities for Yacht Club women to become better acquainted with each other and involved in Yacht Club activities, to promote sailing and boating, and to support the Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation through scholarships for young sailors. Membership is open to female SBYC members and wives of members.

Our annual Charity Regatta in early September includes events for both sail and power boats, a brunch and barbeque, and live music all day. All funds including sponsorships and contributions go to a local non-profit.

Many other activities are scheduled throughout the year, including holiday and theme parties, special programs for kids, fishing expeditions, dominoes and golf tournaments, and a lively weekly Monday Forum featuring guest speakers on a wide range of topics.

Fair winds and following seas,
Roger P. Chrisman
Commodore