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founded 1869 · San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Yacht Club

Belvedere Cove, Tiburon

The first yacht club west of the Mississippi, and a club whose several moves track the Bay's changing waterfront.

Founded
Summer 1869; incorporated 1873; bylaws modelled on the New York Yacht Club; 115 members by October 1869
Moves
To Sausalito 1878; clubhouse burnt 1897 with most trophies and records; rebuilt 1898 (now the Trident restaurant); to Belvedere Cove 1926–27; new clubhouse 1934
Knarr
Hosts the International Knarr Championship when it comes to San Francisco

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