A
- DesignerBjarne Aas dates not researchedNaval architect, builder and broker — Fredrikstad, Norway
- DesignerDonald Abbott dates unverifiedSponsor of the 1937 'Weekender' — San Francisco Bay
- YardAbeking & Rasmussen 1907 – presentLemwerder, Germany
- ClassAcorn Class fleet of seven by April 1946James DeWitt, 1940s — a 19-ft owner-built Bay one-design
- VesselAdventuress 1913 – presentGaff schooner — B. B. Crowninshield, 1913; Rice Brothers, East Boothbay
- DesignerJohn G. Alden 1884 – 1962Naval architect — Boston
- YardAlexander Robertson & Sons 1876 – 1980Sandbank, Argyll
- YardAmerican Marine Ltd. — Grand Banks 1962 – ; wooden construction ended 1974Junk Bay, Hong Kong; later Singapore
- YardAnderson & Cristofani partnership 1926 – 1988; boatbuilding on the site from c. 1875900 Innes Avenue, India Basin, Hunters Point
- DesignerHugh Angelman dates unverifiedDesigner and yard partner — Wilmington, California
- YardAnker & Jensen 1905 – Norway
- DesignerJohan Anker 1871 – 1940Naval architect and Olympic sailor — Norway
- DesignerColin Archer 1832 – 1921Naval architect and builder — Larvik, Norway
- YardArendals Yard, Gothenburg first Folkboat 1941–42Gothenburg, Sweden
- YardArques Boatyard 1913 – ; the family shaped the Sausalito waterfront for a centuryNapa Street then Johnson Street, Sausalito
B
- ClassBear Class conceived 1929; 69 hulls built 1932–1976Sausalito, 1929–32 — the largest one-design fleet on the Bay
- DesignerA. M. Bellingham dates unverifiedDesigner — Kent, England
- ClassBird Class designed 1921; boats built to 1947San Francisco Bay, 1921 — the oldest one-design class on the West Coast
- YardBlanchard Boat Company 1919 – c. 1969Lake Union, Seattle
- YardBørresen Bådebyggeri from the mid-1930sVejle, Denmark
- DesignerDavid Boyd dates not foundNaval architect — Sandbank, Scotland
- DesignerFred C. Brewer dates unverifiedNaval architect — Sausalito
- YardBrooklin Boat Yard 1960 – presentBrooklin, Maine
- DesignerEdward Burgess 1848 – 1891Naval architect — Boston
- DesignerW. Starling Burgess 1878 – 1947Naval architect and aviation pioneer — Marblehead
C
- ClassCal 40 from 1963Lapworth, 1963 — the end of the argument
- YardCamper and Nicholsons 1782 – 2005 (shipyard)Gosport, Hampshire
- ClassThe Canoe Yawl from the 1880sAlbert Strange and the Humber Yawl Club
- ClassThe Cape Cod Catboat 19th century; the modern standard design 1930New England vernacular, revived by Fenwick Williams
- DesignerHoward I. Chapelle 1901 – 1975Naval architect and maritime historian — Smithsonian
- YardCheoy Lee Shipyard family shipbuilding from the 1870s; Hong Kong from 1936Shanghai, then Hong Kong
- DesignerRobert Clark dates not foundYacht designer — England
- ClassThe Colin Archer Type from 1872Double-ended, heavy-displacement, seagoing
- DesignerThomas E. Colvin 1925 – 2014Naval architect and builder — Virginia and Florida
- YardConcordia Company 1926 – presentSouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts
- DesignerHarry Cookson dates unverifiedSaloon keeper and part-time boatwright — Belvedere
- ClassCooper Six-Tonner 1930sA. M. Bellingham / Charles Cooper, Kent
- YardCharles Cooper dates unverifiedBoatbuilder — Teynham, Kent
- InstitutionCorinthian Yacht Club founded 1886Tiburon
- DesignerSamuel S. Crocker dates unverifiedDraftsman in the Alden office, later independent — Massachusetts
- DesignerBowdoin B. Crowninshield 1867 – 1948Naval architect — Boston
D
- DesignerCharlie Davies died July 1998Designer — Southern California
- DesignerMerle Davis dates unverified; died within about a year of 1946Yacht designer — Los Angeles
- DesignerThomas Fleming Day 1861 – 1927Editor of The Rudder — New York
- DesignerJim DeWitt 1930 – 2022Sailmaker, designer and painter — Richmond
- YardDickie Brothers / John W. Dickie & Son 1871 – 1907Potrero Point, then Alameda
- DesignerDavid W. Dickie dates unverifiedNaval architect — San Francisco
- ClassDragon from 1929Johan Anker, 1929
E
- YardEasom Boat Works 1955 – 1989Sausalito
- DesignerHank Easom 1934 – 2023Boatbuilder, sailmaker and racer — Sausalito and Tiburon
- ClassEl Toro 1939–40; class formalised 1946Richmond Yacht Club, 1940 — over 11,000 built
- InstitutionEncinal Yacht Club founded 1890Alameda
- DesignerGustaf Estlander 1876 – 1930Architect turned yacht designer — Helsinki, Berlin, Stockholm
F
- ClassFarallone Clipper first boats 1938; production into the early 1960sStockton-built, Bay-raced, 1938
- DesignerWilliam Fife III 1857 – 1944Naval architect and builder — Fairlie, Ayrshire
- DesignerUffa Fox 1898 – 1972Designer and builder — Cowes, Isle of Wight
- VesselFreda 1885 – presentGaff sloop — Harry Cookson, Belvedere, 1885
G
- DesignerWilliam Garden 1918 – 2011Naval architect — Seattle, then Vancouver Island
- ClassColvin Gazelle —Thomas E. Colvin — junk-rigged steel schooner
- DesignerL. E. 'Ted' Geary 1885 – 1960Naval architect — Seattle
- DesignerHenry J. Gielow 1855 – 1925 (unverified)Naval architect and yacht broker — New York
- DesignerJack Laurent Giles 1901 – 1969Naval architect — Lymington, England
- ClassThe Gloucester Fishing Schooner to the 1930sNew England, 19th century to the 1930s
- InstitutionGolden Gate Wooden Boat Foundation active; Yankee refit 2025–26Sausalito — publisher of this atlas
- DesignerHenry C. Grebe died 1952Naval architect and yard owner — Chicago
- DesignerMaurice Griffiths 1902 – 1997Editor and designer — East Coast of England
H
- DesignerCyrus Hamlin died aged 98; exact years unverifiedNaval architect and teacher — Maine
- DesignerWilliam H. Hand Jr. 1875 – 1946Naval architect — New Bedford and Fairhaven
- DesignerJohn G. Hanna 1889 – 1948Designer and design critic — Dunedin, Florida
- YardHerreshoff Manufacturing Company 1878 – 1945Bristol, Rhode Island
- InstitutionHerreshoff Marine Museum founded 1971Bristol, Rhode Island
- DesignerL. Francis Herreshoff 1890 – 1972Naval architect and writer — Marblehead
- DesignerNathanael Greene Herreshoff 1848 – 1938'Captain Nat' — Bristol, Rhode Island
- YardHodgdon Yachts 1816 – presentEast Boothbay, Maine
- DesignerTore Holm 1896 – 1977Designer, builder and Olympic sailor — Gamleby, Sweden
- DesignerLinton Hope 1863 – 1920Designer and Olympic sailor — England
- DesignerC. Raymond Hunt 1908 – 1978Designer — Boston
- ClassHurricane 30 from 1948Nunes Brothers, Sausalito — 17 hulls
I
- ClassInternational 210 from 1945C. Raymond Hunt, 1945
- ClassInternational One Design designed 1937; Bay fleet founded 1952Bjarne Aas, 1937 — Bay fleet from 1952
J
- ClassThe J-Class 1930 – 1937 as a racing classThe Universal Rule's largest yachts, 1930–1937
- YardJensen Marine / Cal Yachts 1957 – ; sold to Bangor Punta 1968Costa Mesa, California
- ClassJunior Clipper introduced 1946Stephens Brothers, 1946 — the Farallone Clipper's little sister
K
- YardKettenburg Boat Works 1918 – 1993Point Loma, San Diego
- DesignerGeorge W. Kettenburg Jr. died 1952Designer and yard principal — Point Loma, San Diego
- ClassInternational Knarr designed 1943; first production delivery 1946Norway, 1943 — with a direct line to San Francisco
- YardKneass Boat Works 1868 – 1970Mission Street, Pier 70 and 3rd Street, San Francisco
- YardGeorge Krenkel dates unverifiedAmateur builder — Richmond, California
- DesignerErling Kristofersen dates unverifiedNaval architect — Norway
L
- DesignerC. William 'Bill' Lapworth 1919 – 2006Naval architect — Southern California
- YardGeorge F. Lawley & Son 1866 – 1945 or 1946Scituate, South Boston, then Neponset
- DesignerBill Lee born 1942Yacht designer and builder — Santa Cruz
- YardLuders Marine Construction Co. 1908 – 1968Byram then Stamford, Connecticut
- DesignerA. E. 'Bill' Luders Jr. 1909 – 1999Designer and yard principal — Stamford, Connecticut
M
- YardMadden & Lewis Company founding date unverified; a major fire in 1960200 Johnson Street, Richardson Bay, Sausalito
- YardMarinship 1942 – 1946Sausalito — the war that reshaped the waterfront
- InstitutionMaster Mariners Benevolent Association 1867 – present; regatta revived 1965San Francisco Bay — racing since 1867
- DesignerThomas F. McManus 1856 – 1938Naval architect — Boston
- ClassMercury 18 designed 1939; 1,060 built by 1994Sausalito, 1939 — one of the first plywood one-designs
- ClassThe Metre Classes 1907 – presentThe International Rule, ratified 1907
- YardMillerick Brothers dates unverifiedBoatbuilders — San Francisco Bay Area
- DesignerEd Monk Jr. dates unverifiedNaval architect — Bainbridge Island
- DesignerEd Monk Sr. 1894 – 1973Shipwright and naval architect — Seattle
- ClassMonterey Clipper & the San Francisco Felucca feluccas from the late 1860s; motorised clippers from c. 1925Italian-American fishing craft, 1860s – 1950s
- YardMoore Dry Dock Company 1905 – 1961Oakland Estuary
- YardMoore Sailboats dates not researchedWatsonville, California
- DesignerRon Moore dates unverifiedBoatbuilder — Santa Cruz
- DesignerCharles D. Mower 1875 – 1942Naval architect and design editor — New York
- DesignerGary W. Mull 1937 – 1993Yacht designer — San Francisco Bay Area
- DesignerAlfred Mylne 1872 – 1951Naval architect — Glasgow
- InstitutionMystic Seaport Museum founded 1929Mystic, Connecticut
N
- YardHenry B. Nevins, Inc. 1907 – 1962City Island, New York
- DesignerCharles E. Nicholson 1868 – 1954Naval architect — Gosport, England
- DesignerK. Aage Nielsen c. 1904 – 1984Naval architect — Denmark and Boston
- ClassNordic Folkboat competition 1941; first boat launched 23 April 1942Gothenburg, 1942 — and a large Bay fleet
- VesselNorthern Light 1927 –Auxiliary schooner, 140 ft — Henry C. Grebe, 1927; built at Stone Boat Yard, Oakland
- InstitutionNorthwest School of Wooden Boat Building & the Wooden Boat Festival school founded January 1981; festival from 1978Port Townsend and Port Hadlock, Washington
- YardNunes Brothers Boat & Ways Co. c. 1898 on the Sacramento River; Sausalito 1925 – 1959Second and Main, Old Town Sausalito
- DesignerErnest 'Ernie' Nunes dates unverifiedDesigner of the Bear and the Mercury — Sausalito
O
- YardOkamoto Boatyard dates unverifiedJapan
- InstitutionOld Gaffers Association founded 1963Maldon, Essex — and international
- DesignerGeorge Olson 1939 – 2008Yacht designer — Santa Cruz
P
- DesignerFrank C. Paine 1890 – 1952Naval architect and yard president — Boston
- DesignerJ. Parsons active 2011 – presentAmateur designer and builder — Tiburon
- YardMenotti Pasquinucci 1894 – c. 1955Turney Street, Sausalito
- ClassPC — Pacific Class from 1929Kettenburg, San Diego, 1929
- DesignerRobert 'Bob' Perry born 1945Yacht designer — Seattle
- ClassP.I.C. Class from 1936Pacific Inter-Club, 1936 — not a boat called 'Pic'
- ClassBristol Channel Pilot Cutter documented from 1795; last sail-powered cutter retired 1922British working sail, 1795 – 1922
- DesignerJosh Pryor active from the late 1970sDesigner, owner and charter captain — San Francisco
Q
- YardQuincy Adams Yacht Yard 1932 – 1968, on a site working from 1906Germantown, Quincy, Massachusetts
R
- DesignerKnud H. Reimers 1906 – 1987Naval architect — Stockholm
- YardReliance Boat & Ways Co. 1920 – 1925Second and Main, Sausalito
- ClassRhodes 33 first built 1938; 40 builtPhilip Rhodes design No. 441, 1938
- DesignerPhilip L. Rhodes 1895 – 1974Naval architect and marine engineer — New York
- YardRice Brothers 1894 – 1956East Boothbay, Maine
- YardRichardson Bay Boatworks 1986 – presentSausalito
- InstitutionRichmond Yacht Club founded 1932Brickyard Cove, Richmond
- DesignerArthur C. Robb 1908 – 1969Naval architect — New Zealand, Scotland and London
- DesignerWilliam J. Roué dates not researchedNaval architect — Halifax, Nova Scotia
S
- InstitutionSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Park established 1988Aquatic Park and Hyde Street Pier
- InstitutionSan Francisco Yacht Club founded 1869Belvedere Cove, Tiburon
- DesignerEdson B. Schock 1871 – 1950Naval architect — New York, Vancouver, Los Angeles
- DesignerEdson I. Schock 1897 – 1988Naval architect and professor — Rhode Island
- DesignerWilliam 'Bill' D. Schock dates unverifiedBoatbuilder — Newport Beach and Costa Mesa
- DesignerCarl Schumacher 1949 or 1951 – 2002Yacht designer — Alameda, California
- ClassSan Francisco Bay Scow Schooner peak c. 1880; last built in the 1930sThe Bay's cargo craft, c. 1850 – 1930s
- ClassSea Witch Ketch from c. 1937; still builtAngelman & Davies, from c. 1937
- DesignerBen Seaborn c. 1916 or 1920 – 1960Yacht designer — Seattle
- DesignerCharles Sibbick 1849 – 1912Designer and builder — Cowes
- YardSmith and Rhuland 1900 – 1967 or laterLunenburg, Nova Scotia
- DesignerA. Cary Smith 1837 – 1911Naval architect and marine painter — New York
- ClassSnowbird designed 1921; over 500 wooden hullsWillis Reid, 1921 — Newport Harbor's junior class
- DesignerSparkman & Stephens founded 1929, still operatingNaval architects and brokers — New York
- YardSpaulding Boatworks / Spaulding Marine Center 1951 – present600 Gate Five Road, Sausalito
- InstitutionSpaulding Marine Center yard from 1951; nonprofit from c. 2002600 Gate Five Road, Sausalito
- DesignerMyron Spaulding 1905 – 2000Naval architect, boatbuilder and concert violinist — Sausalito
- ClassSpidsgatter from 1914; classes standardised late 1920sDanish double-enders, from 1914
- InstitutionSt. Francis Yacht Club founded 1927The Marina, San Francisco
- YardStephens Brothers Boat Builders active from the early 20th centuryStockton, California
- YardW. F. Stone & Son / Stone Boat Yard 1853 – 2004Hunters Point → Tiburon → Harbor View → Oakland → Alameda
- DesignerW. Frank Stone died 1923Designer and yard principal — San Francisco Bay
- DesignerAlbert Strange 1855 – 1917Artist, art-school headmaster and yacht designer — Scarborough
- DesignerTord Sundén died 1999, aged about 90Naval architect — Sweden
- YardSvendsen's Boat Works 1963 – 2016 under the founder's nameAlameda Marina, Alameda
T
- ClassTahiti Ketch published 1935; amateur-built ever sinceJohn G. Hanna, 1935
- ClassThunderbird from 1958Ben Seaborn, 1958 — the plywood era's great success
- YardMatthew Turner 1825 – 1909Shipbuilder — Hunters Point, then Benicia
U
- YardUnion Iron Works / Bethlehem San Francisco 1849 – 1982 under BethlehemPotrero Point, San Francisco
W
- YardW. D. Schock Corp 1958 – present (family-owned to 2011)Newport Beach, Corona and Santa Ana, California
- DesignerWinthrop L. Warner 1900 – 1987Naval architect — Middletown, Connecticut
- DesignerGeorge Lennox Watson 1851 – 1904Naval architect — Glasgow
- DesignerJ. Murray Watts dates unverifiedNaval architect — Philadelphia
- DesignerGeorge H. Wayland 1885 – 1947Naval architect — Seattle, then San Francisco
- DesignerJoel White 1930 – 1997Naval architect and yard owner — Brooklin, Maine
- DesignerFenwick C. Williams 1901 – 1992Naval architect — Massachusetts
- YardWilmington Boat Works 1920 – 1958400 Yacht Street, Wilmington, California
- ClassWindward Class from 1947Philip L. Rhodes — first boat launched at Oakland, 1947
- DesignerRalph E. Winslow 1886 – 1957Naval architect — Boston
- InstitutionWoodenBoat magazine founded September 1974Brooklin, Maine — magazine and school
- DesignerBert Woollacott dates unverifiedYacht designer — New Zealand
- DesignerTom Wylie birth year unverifiedYacht designer — Canyon and Watsonville, California
Y
- VesselYankee 1906 – presentGaff schooner, 52 ft — W. F. Stone, 1905; launched 18 April 1906
- ClassYankee One Design 42 built, 1937–1963W. Starling Burgess, 1937 — and the last one built at Alameda
Z
- VesselZaca 1929 –Schooner — Nunes Brothers, Sausalito, 1929
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