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founded 1932 · Richmond, California

Richmond Yacht Club

Brickyard Cove, Richmond

Twelve men in a tin shed on the Inner Harbour in 1932 — and, eight years later, the birthplace of the El Toro.

Founded
August 1932
War
Clubhouse and harbour requisitioned by the Maritime Commission in 1942; the club used temporary quarters including the basement of Richmond City Hall
El Toro
Redesigned from a Sabot pram in autumn 1940; the first boat built in a club night-school class
Site
Permanent Brickyard Cove location from the 1960s

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