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founded 1890 · Alameda, California

Encinal Yacht Club

Alameda

The third-oldest club on the Bay, founded by residents of Alameda's Gold Coast, and host of the Master Mariners Regatta's post-race gathering.

Founded
1890
Original clubhouse
At the end of a 1,000-ft pier off Grand Street, designed by Commodore Joseph A. Leonard; the Chronicle called it the finest of its type on the Pacific Coast
1950s
Members sailed Stars, Snipes and El Toros, many built in the clubhouse workshops
Current site
Marina Village, from 1960

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