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Open to the public. Many sailors have learned how to boat safely at VYC. Call or stop by to learn more.
Attention Public! Our Captains are always looking for crew members to join in on the fun.
Contact our Fleet Captain Sail for more information.
Click here for Schedule & Results
Ships Store Online
Customized merchandise available with the Vallejo Yacht Club burgee & optional lettering.
Are you looking to purchase Boating, Sailing, Rowing, or other related products online? If So, Visit our Affiliates page first.
Open to the public. Many sailors have learned how to boat safely at VYC. Call or stop by to learn more.
Attention Public! Our Captains are always looking for crew members to join in on the fun.
Contact our Fleet Captain Sail for more information.
Click here for Schedule & Results
VYC Customs, Courtesies & Traditions
VYC has surpassed the 100 year mark, and is deeply rooted in yacht club traditions. Read More
Ships Store Online
Customized merchandise available with the Vallejo Yacht Club burgee & optional lettering.
Are you looking to purchase Boating, Sailing, Rowing, or other related products online? If So, Visit our Affiliates page first.
Click tab to stop and read.
General Public -- Come be our guest on Friday night from 5:30 until 8:30 PM and consider becoming a new member of this historic yacht club. It's always a fun time and we look forward to meeting you!
Please sign-in at the door and introduce yourself. Our officers would be glad to meet you and give you a tour. Want to know more about what Vallejo Yacht Club has to offer?
Email our membership committee. or download the VYC Brochure
We have acquired keelboat and our instructors will be available for appointments on both Saturdays and Sundays from October 11th thru November.
Email Dale Anderson to schedule your class.
This class is Open to the General Public and Membership is not required.
All of our instructors are experienced sailors with US Sailing Association certifications. They are also members of the club who volunteer their time to help keep the cost as low as possible and are committed to introducing everyone to this exciting sport by emphasizing and encouraging fun and safety on the water.
Want to know more...
2008 Learn To Sail Program.
The program includes various levels of instruction from Dingy to Keelboat with all classes located at the Vallejo Yacht Club.
This class is Open to the General Public and Membership is not required; however, we do have some special programs available for class graduates. Click here for more information.
All of our instructors are experienced sailors with US Sailing Association certifications. They are also members of the club who volunteer their time to help keep the cost as low as possible and are committed to introducing everyone to this exciting sport by emphasizing and encouraging fun and safety on the water.
Want to know more...
The upcoming cruise planned for May 21-26 is to go to the Sacramento Yacht Club for their 2008 Jazz Fest on the Water! Space is limited, and Sacramento needs to know how many will be attending by April 30th.
Check out the cruising calendar for more information!
Return the completed Reservation Form to the Cruise Chairs by
April 29, 2008
Daily updates on this situation will be posted on Ruben’s Blog
Click Here to read the latest Blog entry.
...After all, the mishaps are almost the best part of small-boat sailing. Looking back, they prove to be punctuations of joy. At the time they try your mettle and your vocabulary, and may make you so pessimistic as to believe that God has a grudge against you — but afterward, ah, afterward, with what pleasure you remember them and with what gusto do you relate them to your brother skippers in the fellowhood of small-boat sailing!...
The full article is a must read for all sailors.
Submit your Ship's Log entries to the webmaster.
The PICYA Club of the Year Competition results:
Vallejo YC 240 Points
Benicia YC 221 Points
Berkeley YC 200 Points
Remember, your Vallejo YC was the 5th member in the history of the PICYA, and it is still going strong!
Create a website like http://yourboat.vyc.org/ and have total control over the look, feel, and content.
Create a website to document and share your photos and stories with friends. Post a Calendar of your sailing dates for your crew.
We will provide you with 20 gigabytes of storage space and 1 Year free to get started. Experiment with building your site, and if you change your mind, cancel and owe nothing.
You also get unlimited email addresses (you@yourboat.vyc.org); unlimited MySQL databases; PHP v5.22 scripting capabilities; Install packages like Photo Gallery and WebCalendar and many many more. All this for $25/year, charged to your VYC account, after your 1 year introductory period.
Contact your VYC Webmaster today for all the details.
Can you paint, hammer a nail, change a light bulb, or organize a closet?
Whether you can spare 1 hour or 8 hours, the House Committee, Social Committee, and Port Captain could use your help.
Ask any of these individuals for a task list and then organize your own work party around your schedule!
Remember, if you want it done right, do it yourself!
April 26th, 2008 -- While attending the California Maritime Academy graduation party of Piet van Os, Roy E. Disney accepts an Honorary Membership to the Vallejo Yacht Club.
Piet van Os (left), Leslie DeMeuse (center), Roy E. Disney (right)
Piet van Os was recently part of "the youngest crew ever to sail TRANSPAC" aboard Morning Light, a 52-foot sloop racing in the 44th Transpacific Yacht Race (2007). The whole adventure can be witnessed in a documentory, Co-Executive produced by Roy and wife Leslie, that is expected to be available this Fall.
Photo: courtesy of California Maritime Academy
Mr. Disney an avid sailor and a well known supporter of junior sailing programs was presented with the membership along with a VYC burgee by Christopher Mendonca and Jack Higgins.
Vallejo Yacht Club
Change of Watch
October 18th, 2008
(more info soon)Friday Night Happy Hour!
Members -- Join your fellow shipmates for a drink and some snacks to celebrate the end of another work week (for some), or just because the sunsets are beautiful from the deck.General Public -- Come be our guest on Friday night from 5:30 until 8:30 PM and consider becoming a new member of this historic yacht club. It's always a fun time and we look forward to meeting you!
Please sign-in at the door and introduce yourself. Our officers would be glad to meet you and give you a tour. Want to know more about what Vallejo Yacht Club has to offer?
Email our membership committee. or download the VYC Brochure
2008 Learn to Sail - Keelboat Class
We have acquired keelboat and our instructors will be available for appointments on both Saturdays and Sundays from October 11th thru November.
Email Dale Anderson to schedule your class.
This class is Open to the General Public and Membership is not required.
All of our instructors are experienced sailors with US Sailing Association certifications. They are also members of the club who volunteer their time to help keep the cost as low as possible and are committed to introducing everyone to this exciting sport by emphasizing and encouraging fun and safety on the water.
Want to know more...
2008 Learn to Sail Program
Vallejo Yacht Club invites all aspiring sailors to join our2008 Learn To Sail Program.
The program includes various levels of instruction from Dingy to Keelboat with all classes located at the Vallejo Yacht Club.
This class is Open to the General Public and Membership is not required; however, we do have some special programs available for class graduates. Click here for more information.
All of our instructors are experienced sailors with US Sailing Association certifications. They are also members of the club who volunteer their time to help keep the cost as low as possible and are committed to introducing everyone to this exciting sport by emphasizing and encouraging fun and safety on the water.
Want to know more...
Jazz Fest on the Water!
The upcoming cruise planned for May 21-26 is to go to the Sacramento Yacht Club for their 2008 Jazz Fest on the Water! Space is limited, and Sacramento needs to know how many will be attending by April 30th.
Check out the cruising calendar for more information!
Return the completed Reservation Form to the Cruise Chairs by
April 29, 2008
Clubhouse Painting Work Party!
Contact John King for schedule
OUR VYC SEAWALL PROJECT
| February 23 | Click - Seawall Update, Part 1 |
| March 13 | Click - Seawall Update, Part 2 |
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Update on Shipmate Ruben Gabriel's Single Handed TransPac Adventure
On Sunday July 27th at about 11:45am, pacific time there was a gust of wind, and Ruben's mast broke 2 to 3 feet above his boom. Fortunately, there were no holes in the boat or in Ruben. He has put together a makeshift mast and is continuing on to Hanalei Bay.Daily updates on this situation will be posted on Ruben’s Blog
Click Here to read the latest Blog entry.
Small-Boat Sailing
Jack London joined the Vallejo Yacht Club in 1910. Below is an excerpt from an Article 1st published in Yachting Monthly August 1912 By Jack London...After all, the mishaps are almost the best part of small-boat sailing. Looking back, they prove to be punctuations of joy. At the time they try your mettle and your vocabulary, and may make you so pessimistic as to believe that God has a grudge against you — but afterward, ah, afterward, with what pleasure you remember them and with what gusto do you relate them to your brother skippers in the fellowhood of small-boat sailing!...
The full article is a must read for all sailors.
Submit your Ship's Log entries to the webmaster.
2007 Club of the year results!
The PICYA Club of the Year trophy is now in the Clubhouse where it is proudly on display!
Congratulations to all VYC members for their efforts!The PICYA Club of the Year Competition results:
Vallejo YC 240 Points
Benicia YC 221 Points
Berkeley YC 200 Points
Remember, your Vallejo YC was the 5th member in the history of the PICYA, and it is still going strong!
Your Boats Personal Website! Free!
Members, would you like your own website to promote your boating experience?Create a website like http://yourboat.vyc.org/ and have total control over the look, feel, and content.
Create a website to document and share your photos and stories with friends. Post a Calendar of your sailing dates for your crew.
We will provide you with 20 gigabytes of storage space and 1 Year free to get started. Experiment with building your site, and if you change your mind, cancel and owe nothing.
You also get unlimited email addresses (you@yourboat.vyc.org); unlimited MySQL databases; PHP v5.22 scripting capabilities; Install packages like Photo Gallery and WebCalendar and many many more. All this for $25/year, charged to your VYC account, after your 1 year introductory period.
Contact your VYC Webmaster today for all the details.
Help Wanted!
Member Volunteers needed!Can you paint, hammer a nail, change a light bulb, or organize a closet?
Whether you can spare 1 hour or 8 hours, the House Committee, Social Committee, and Port Captain could use your help.
Ask any of these individuals for a task list and then organize your own work party around your schedule!
Remember, if you want it done right, do it yourself!
Roy E. Disney visits VYC
Roy E. Disney Accepts Honorary Membership to Vallejo Yacht ClubApril 26th, 2008 -- While attending the California Maritime Academy graduation party of Piet van Os, Roy E. Disney accepts an Honorary Membership to the Vallejo Yacht Club.
Piet van Os (left), Leslie DeMeuse (center), Roy E. Disney (right)
Piet van Os was recently part of "the youngest crew ever to sail TRANSPAC" aboard Morning Light, a 52-foot sloop racing in the 44th Transpacific Yacht Race (2007). The whole adventure can be witnessed in a documentory, Co-Executive produced by Roy and wife Leslie, that is expected to be available this Fall.
Photo: courtesy of California Maritime Academy
Mr. Disney an avid sailor and a well known supporter of junior sailing programs was presented with the membership along with a VYC burgee by Christopher Mendonca and Jack Higgins.
Vallejo Yacht Club Sponsors
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- Office: (707) 643-1254
- Fax: (707) 643-1365
- Clubhouse/Bar: (707) 643-1369
- 485 Mare Island Way, Vallejo, CA 94590
