St. Francis Yacht Club

The history of st. francis yacht club  , becoming st. francis, a yacht club in the city, the club buys an island.

With San Francisco summers often foggy, windy and cold, StFYC members started a search for a warmer option in the mid-1950s. In 1958, that destination was secured when a small group of members pooled personal funds and purchased a 21-acre, overgrown island in the Delta for $10,750. Our little slice of heaven on the San Joaquin River, Tinsley Island, was founded. A plaque commemorating those generous visionaries may be found in the lighthouse on Tinsley Island.

WE STARTED SOMETHING BIG

In 1964, St. Francis Yacht Club welcomed eight yachts to the inaugural St. Francis Perpetual Trophy Regatta. Four boats came from Southern California:  Odyssey ,  Kialoa ,  Audacious  and  Kamalii ; and four from Northern California:  Athene ,  Baruna ,  Ocean Queen IV  and  Santana . The regatta was soon nicknamed the “Big Boat Series.” Since then, the Rolex Big Boat Series has earned a reputation as the West Coast’s premier regatta. St. Francis Yacht Club is proud to host hundreds of sailors each September, drawing great sailors from all the great ports of the blue planet to race in our famous front yard.  

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St. Francis Yacht Club was founded in 1927 by a group of 21 San Francisco yachtsmen with a vision of a club in the City. It was an offshoot of the San Francisco Yacht Club, which was founded in 1856 and had its facility in Sausalito, across the Bay. That facility burned to the ground in the mid-twenties and a fierce debate raged after the fire between those who lived in Marin County and those who lived in San Francisco. The city-dwellers wanted to relocate to San Francisco—not surprising given that this was before the Golden Gate Bridge, so SF members had to travel by water to their club. Members from Marin found a suitable location in Belvedere against the wishes of their SF membership and pulled some fast and furious moves to secure the right number of votes to make it happen. This so offended the SF members that they chose to leave San Francisco Yacht Club and form their own club: the St. Francis Yacht Club.

Today, there is great camaraderie between the two clubs and many members belong to both.

For the club’s full history, click here .

St. Francis Yacht Club Honors Hall of Famers

The St. Francis Yacht Club honored their Hall of Famers at a dinner on October 28, 2014 with 200 people attending.

Those honored included National Sailing Hall of Famers Tom Blackaller, Paul Cayard, Stan Honey and John Kostecki, plus America’s Cup Hall of Famers Lucy and Fritz Jewett. Another Hall of Famer, National Sailing Hall of Fame President Gary Jobson, was the Master of Ceremonies.

Here are some photos of the event, courtesy of photographer Igor Capibaribe, and a short video tribute that was played during the dinner.

Golden Gate Bridge view from St. Francis YC

L-R: St. Francis YC Commodore Bruce Munro, John Kostecki, Stan Honey, Lisa Blackaller, Lucy Jewitt, Paul Cayard, Gary Jobson, St. Francis YC Commodore George Dort

Video: Tribute to the St. Francis Yacht Club Hall of Famers (4:15)  :

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Boys to Men: Growing Up Sailing at StFYC

Paul Cayard

St. Francis Yacht Club

January 19, 2022

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Editor’s Note: Paul Cayard, the Executive Director of US Olympic Sailing, cut his teeth as a youngster at St. Francis Yacht Club Now he’s on to “the hardest job I’ve ever had.” To raise the game for Olympic hopefuls, one of Cayard’s goals is to build squads of sailors who will learn together, share together, leapfrog each other again and again and push the lot of them toward excellence. In a recent edition of the uniquely-international publication, Seahorse Magazine , Paul shared his memories of growing up at StFYC. In our adapted version, you can see where he’s coming from as he recounts his own road to excellence.

– Staff Commodore Kimball Livingston, for St. Francis Yacht Club

Every period of our lives has a special significance. It seems that the ones in our youth leave the strongest impressions. Such is the case for me and my junior sailing.

I started sailing at eight, by accident. A classmate in second grade invited me sailing on a boat borrowed from the Rec department on Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland. My classmate’s family weren’t big sailors, and no one in my family sailed. From there, I had a 35-year professional sailing career, and now I’m leading the US Olympic Team. How random is that?

My father built me a boat in our garage in San Francisco in 1968, and I raced on lakes around the Bay Area. While sailing in the Sears Cup, I met older kids, godly 16-year-olds, who were members of St. Francis Yacht Club’s junior program. They had 420s and invited me to go for a sail. I got my 1971-era wetsuit on and went out for a burn with Zan Drejes, a hippy kid from Marin. A 420 with trapeze and spinnaker seemed so big to me at 13. Soon I was crewing on Fireballs while still racing my El Toro, and I won the North American Championships in both classes in 1975. It was then that the powers at St. Francis Yacht Club asked me to join.

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The Junior Program at St. Francis was led by Paxton (Packy) Davis and Don Trask. Both are still with us at the age of 90. These outstanding humans gave of themselves to cultivate a Squad that included John Bertrand, John Kostecki, Craig Healy, Ken Keefe, Steve Jeppesen, Zan Drejes and Russ Silvestri. We invited Jeff Madrigal to hang with us even though he was from another club. The Laser class had just started. StFYC bought 10 and doled them out. Don was building the Lasers in San Rafael. The Club bought a van, and Don and Packy built a custom trailer that would hold all 10 Lasers. They gave us a gas card. (Amazing what you could buy on a Chevron gas card!) We travelled up and down California, from Newport Beach to Clear Lake to Tinsley Island. We had big rivalries with Jimmy Buckingham, Scott Mason and Tony Watson of Newport Harbor YC. Every weekend was an adventure.

While we were having fun, unbeknown to us, we were building a powerful Squad. A pocket of talent that would go on to win the America’s Cup, Round the World Races, and Olympic Medals. We were always together…a gang, a squad, a band. We learned to drive together, we played basketball together, we dated girls together, we land-surfed on skate boards with maxi bags as sails. Mostly, we sailed together…even weekday afternoons, after school. Don and Packy would often join us in a Whaler (no RIBS back then). We would race around fixed marks on a short track. Laps, Reps. Inflatable marks weren’t invented yet. If you hit steel, it hurt.

Our playing field was San Francisco Bay. On a summer afternoon, with the current going two knots out the gate and a 59-degree wind pushing in at 25—that’s when we would rig up. I can’t remember ever rigging up in 10 knots. When we would go to So Cal, we would get our tails kicked by Buck & Co. But when they came to SF, we owned them. Remember the Opti Heavy Weather Slalom? Dave Perry does. Carl Buchan does. Fourth of July weekend. Two courses, side by side; four buoys over 100 meters, top to bottom. 32 competitors, 4-minute races in 25-30.  Winner goes forward. Loser goes home. Best regatta ever!

I remember training heavy-air gybes just outside the south tower by the red nun buoy in 2+ knots of ebb, gybing every 20 seconds for 30 gybes in a row. If you made all of them, you luffed for two minutes to catch your breath. If you capsized, you had a long sail downwind to get back to the group. We always went out as a Squad to cover each other’s backs. One day, Billy George broke his boom out by Point Bonita (three miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge) in a 2.5 knot ebb. There were no reinforcements in the booms in those days and there was no coach boat.  The vangs were three-strand!  Anyway…I took his mainsheet, tied it to my traveler and towed him in. The challenge of keeping my boat upright in 25 true, while planning down four-foot waves and being yanked backwards every time his boat loaded up, was something I will never forget. I got us both in after two hours of hard work. Maybe that was my first training session for the Whitbread!

[Editor’s note: Keeping up with changing standards for youth sports in America, the StFYC junior program has since tightened our procedures and oversight by great gobs. But those were halcyon days, and there was a lot to like.]

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Because of where we sailed, all of us looked forward to windy races, in any class of boat, because we knew we would be racing and not just surviving. That is a gift for any sailor who grows up on San Francisco Bay.

The yacht club gave us grants to travel. I remember having to answer to the Board for crewing to 4th in the Star Worlds and 2nd in the 505 Worlds in a six-month period: “Why don’t you focus on one class?” I was cross-training; just didn’t know it. Bertrand had a great coach in high school named Bill Monte. Bill was important in the psychological development of John. He spent time with the rest of us as well. John also took ballet lessons because he felt that agility and body control were paramount in the Laser. John went on to win two Laser Worlds and the Finn Gold Cup before getting a Silver at the LA Olympics of 1984. John took his sailing to the next level.

In 1980, R.C Keefe, a Staff Commodore and leader of the St. Francis 6-Metre program, saw fit to pass the torch to the 22-year-olds. StFYC Sixes had won many World Championships and Australian-American Match Race series under the helm of Tom Blackaller. Now, with Bertrand as skipper, myself as tactician, Ken Keefe and Craig Healy on the sheets and Steve Jeppesen on the bow, we took over the Club’s flagship, St, Francis VII . We won everything there was to win in 1981 and continued our growth into big boats. For Ken Keefe and me, that meant landing in our first America’s Cup in 1983, with Blackaller skippering and Gary Jobson calling tactics on Defender .

The takeaways are these:

  • Without the leadership, mentorship, nurturing and financial support of Davis, Trask and St. Francis Yacht Club, none of this would have happened.
  • Without the desire to work together, to compete constantly and openly every day, none of this would have happened.
  • And maybe, just maybe, without the ice-cold water, the 25-knot winds, the wild downwind rides…all that seems like such a turnoff to many, none of this would have happened.

This is why, for me, St. Francis Yacht Club is my Church. Everything I have achieved in sailing can be traced back to my opportunities at St. Francis. A big thanks to Packy, Don, Tom and many, many, more who have supported me not only in the 1970s but through my America’s Cup efforts and my Olympics.

Now comes my turn to pay it forward.

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St. Francis Sailing Foundation

MISSION STATEMENT

The St. Francis Sailing Foundation, a 501c(3) charitable organization with TIN 94-2956977, has been created to encourage, promote, and enhance the sport of sailing. It provides support to young sailors just beginning their sailing careers, competitive sailors as they advance, and elite sailors seeking world class competition. Additionally, it assists various programs that introduce sailing to students, underserved youth, and individuals who face physical challenges.

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ERIKA REINEKE, CAMPAIGNING THE LASER RADIAL FOR THE 2024 OLYMPICS

The St. Francis Sailing Foundation, formerly the St. Francis Yacht Club Foundation, was established in 1985 and is the preeminent Foundation of its kind in the country’s sailing community with a long tradition of leading the development and funding of Olympic sailors.

The founders were Paxton Davis, William Hoehler, Bill LeRoy, Jim Kennedy, and Tom Allen. Past presidents include Paxton Davis, Bill LeRoy, Jim Cascino, Bob Billingham, Carolyn Patrick, Bill Kreysler, and Pamela Healy. Rolf Kaiser is the current president. The Foundation accomplishes its fund-raising goals through individual contributions and an annual auction event.

Annual grants typically consume 100% of the net proceeds from fundraising events and contributions from individuals. The Foundation must finance its mission and provide for the future; income from its investments, including both the Tom Allen Endowment and our General Fund, is used as necessary augment grants from donations, pay administration expenses and add to investments. The Foundation regards reinvestment of income as the most prudent way to enhance its financial strength and maintain meaningful grant-making. Over time, the Foundation hopes to reduce or eliminate its reliance on fundraising events and periodic solicitations by financing its mission solely with income from investments.

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A Parade Of Festive Illuminated Boats Will Set Sail On The SF Bay This Holiday Season

St. Francis Yacht Club's annual Lighted Boat Parade will take to the San Francisco Bay on December 15, 2023.

Dana Flynn

San Francisco’s annual Lighted Boat Parade returns this Friday, December 15th, at 6 pm. This beloved holiday event hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club dates back to 1994 and is a welcome sight along the waterfront every year.

A procession of about 2 dozen illuminated boats will set sail from Pier 39 around 6 pm and cruise along the waterfront to Crissy Field. Once they reach Crissy Field, the lighted boats will turn around and sail back to Pier 39. The lighted boat parade is a beloved tradition and great for enjoying holiday lights in a uniquely coastal way. The procession goes leisurely, taking about 2-3 hours. You can bring a picnic and watch the glowing boats for the evening. Just don’t forget some layers and a blanket to keep you warm.

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The best viewing is along Pier 39, the parking lot east of St. Francis Yacht Club, the Marina Green, Crissy Field, and Aquatic Park. If you have a boat, then be sure to grab a front-row seat right on the water. The St. Francis Yacht Club is members-only, so the public has no viewing opportunities inside the yacht house.

If you miss the procession on the SF Bay, consider catching the San Mateo Holiday Lighted Boat Parade on Saturday, December 16, at 5 pm. The best viewing is along the berm in front of the Coyote Point Yacht Club. You can also check out Winter Fest in Sausalito, which hosts a boat parade on December 9 starting at 6 pm .\

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About the St. Francis Yacht Club

The St. Francis Yacht Club began in 1927 as an offshoot of the San Francisco Yacht Club, which dates back to 1869 . In the 1920s, a debate emerged between its members about relocating the club to San Francisco from its original location in Sausalito. After all, this was pre-Golden Gate Bridge, and it was a long commute across the Bay.

The Marin County club members resisted the move, and the club eventually split into two groups : The San Francisco members started the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, and the Marin County members relocated the San Francisco Yacht Club to Belvedere. These days, the two clubs have a great relationship, and many members belong to both.

The St. Francis Yacht Club hosts the Rolex Big Boat Series every year, which is known as a premier regatta on the West Coast. The event happens every September, bringing hundreds of sailors to San Francisco.

By Jamie Ferrell and Dana Flynn

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Hundreds of Sailors Ready to Race in the 60th Edition of Rolex Big Boat Series

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One of the best sailboat racing venues in the world, iconic San Francisco Bay, is ready to turn it on for the 60th edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club, September 11-15, 2024. The most prestigious regatta on the West Coast drew 71 boats and nearly 700 sailors to the docks of St. Francis Yacht Club, to hear what classes will race for Rolexes and perpetual trophies on Wednesday night, and to start preparing for the first race on Thursday, September 12. With a strong turnout in one design classes and ORC divisions, organizers are thrilled to welcome members and guests to be a part of the action on the water and shoreside.  

“Having been involved in this epic West Coast regatta for some four decades, it is my honor and privilege as Commodore to welcome our members and guests to the 60th edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series,” said Chris Perkins, 2024 Commodore of St. Francis Yacht Club and a past winner of the event. “I wish the best of luck to our competitors who are here to compete in one of the world’s most spectacular racing venues. Sail fast and enjoy our outstanding hospitality.” 

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Rolex Big Boat Series’ extensive history of champions is a tribute to the depth of talent that graces the event and this year, a solid fleet stacked with talented and tough competition is expected.  

“We have 30 J/105s starting again this year, which is great to see, and the ORC fleet is diverse and deep in talent with past winners returning to defend their titles,” says Felix Weidling, Race Director of St. Francis Yacht Club. “We always have our competitors’ best interests in mind and after taking in sailors’ feedback from last year, we continue to improve this important event which is a cornerstone of West Coast sailboat racing.” 

Perennial Rolex Big Boat winner in the J/105 class, Ryan Simmons and his well-seasoned team on Blackhawk are eager to see how the competition will play out in the competitive San Francisco-based J/105 fleet. Blackhawk took first in class in 2019, 2021 and 2023, and second in 2022. Simmons does not take for granted that his luck will bear out for another win, although he and his crew are talented enough—and hopeful.  

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“We’re lucky, we have low turnover on our team—we’ve been sailing together a long time and it’s the big difference,” says Simmons. “Our competitive edge this year will be consistency. In the first two days of the regatta, you can’t lock in the win, but you can definitely take yourself out of contention, so sailing smart the first couple of days is key, but Saturday and Sunday are really where the championship will be won.” 

Hot to prevail against Blackhawk is NeNe , owned and skippered by Tim Russell who has played bridesmaid many times, often finishing in the top three. He’s currently leading the local J/105 fleet in the class championship series, making him a serious podium contender.  

“A first place on NeNe is alluding me!” says Russell. “You have to take chances and I usually approach every regatta being super conservative. On my starts I’m trying to win one end or the other and let our boat speed take care of itself and minimize mistakes, but in Big Boat you have to gamble.” 

Peter Wagner won last year’s ORC-C division on Skeleton Key, the J/111 he’s owned since 2015. Winner of the J/111 North Americans for two years in a row and St. Francis Yacht Club’s Sailor of the Year in 2023, Wagner is a tough act to follow. He’s been racing Rolex Big Boat Series for almost 25 years and is looking forward to the solid competition, great conditions and fun social gatherings. 

“It’s always one of the highlights of our season and certainly the highlight of racing on San Francisco Bay,” says Wagner. “In this particular event we’ve raced in various one design classes as well as ORR and now ORC and we’re really excited about the momentum around ORC. I think it will be a really competitive event. Some of the best, most reliable and most fun sailing conditions in the world are this time of year at this venue, the race management is second to none and the social side is always spectacular. There is always a great group of sailors that convenes around RBBS.”  

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Other boats returning to defend their 2023 titles include the J/88 Pelagia owned and skippered by Christos Karamanolis, Cape 31 M2 owned and skippered by Marc McMorris, and J/109 Reverie, owned and skippered by John Arens. Peter Wagner won last year’s ORC-C division on Skeleton Key, the J/111 he’s owned since 2015. Winner of the J/111 North Americans for two years in a row and St. Francis Yacht Club’s Sailor of the Year in 2023, Wagner is a tough act to follow. He’s been racing Rolex Big Boat Series for almost 25 years and is looking forward to the solid competition, great conditions and fun social gatherings. 

“It’s always one of the highlights of our season and certainly the highlight of racing on San Francisco Bay,” says Wagner. “In this particular event we’ve raced in various one design classes as well as ORR and now ORC and we’re really excited about the momentum around ORC. I think it will be a really competitive event. Some of the best, most reliable and most fun sailing conditions in the world are this time of year at this venue, the race management is second to none and the social side is always spectacular. There is always a great group of sailors that convenes around RBBS.” 

Other boats returning to defend their 2023 titles include the J/88 Pelagia owned and skippered by Christos Karamanolis, Cape 31 M2 owned and skippered by Marc McMorris, and J/109 Reverie , owned and skippered by John Arens.

TROPHIES & ROLEXES 

At the Competitors’ Briefing on Wednesday, September 11, at 1600, St. Francis Yacht Club announced which classes will be racing for the six perpetual trophies and two Rolex timepieces. 

J/105 

As the largest one-design fleet this year, the J/105s will compete for StFYC’s Commodore’s Cup. The top J/105 skipper will also receive a Rolex timepiece. 

ORC-A 

The St. Francis Perpetual Trophy, which was anonymously donated to StFYC in 1966 to encourage competition between large offshore racing yachts, will be presented to the winner of the ORC-A fleet. 

ORC-B 

The ORC-B division will be racing for the City of San Francisco Perpetual Trophy, which has been contested since 1968 and features one of the original spades from the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. The winner of this division will also take home a coveted Rolex timepiece. 

ORC-C 

The Atlantic Perpetual Trophy, featuring a ship’s bell from the 1905 Transatlantic-record-breaking schooner Atlantic, will go to the winner of the ORC-C fleet. 

EXPRESS 37 

The Express 37s will race for the Keefe-Kilborn Perpetual Trophy, established in 1976 to honor the memory of late StFYC members Harold Keefe and Ray Kilborn, 

The Richard Rheem Perpetual Trophy, named for longtime StFYC member and skipper of Morning Star—the yacht that proudly broke the Transpac course record in 1949 and 1953—will go to the winner of the J/88 class. The PCYA Jesse L. Carr Perpetual Captain and Crew Trophy will go to the winner of the top J/88 finisher. 

CLASSICS  

The Classics will compete for the Classic Cup Perpetual Trophy. 

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ADDITIONAL AWARDS 

All three ORC divisions will also be contesting the West Coast Championship. 

The Storm Trysail Team Trophy to the three-boat team who have entered and achieved the best score. The team must be comprised of one boat racing in an ORC class, one from a one-design class, and one from any other class. 

“I’m excited to lead the Rolex Big Boat Series in its 60th anniversary year,” says Susan Ruhne, who chairs the regatta and is the 2024 Rear Commodore of St. Francis Yacht Club. “The event is such an important part of the StFYC’s history and a favorite for so many sailors and spectators to experience. There is nothing like watching 70-plus boats on three race courses duke it out on San Francisco Bay, including the classic downwind run from the Golden Gate Bridge back to the club. I am also very proud that we continue to maintain Rolex Big Boat Series’ status as a Clean Regatta, a foundation of the event.” 

The 2024 Rolex Big Boat Series is targeting Platinum Level Clean Regatta status, the highest distinction from Sailors for the Sea. A pre-regatta volunteer event with the Parks Conservancy was held at Crissy Field on Wednesday morning. Organizers have taken efforts to remove all single-use plastic from the event, and competitors spectators are invited to meet local non-profits who serve as Sustainability Partners for the event. Sail to Shelter will be collecting old sails on site to recycle into shelter for humanitarian aid.  

Quantum Sails will be hosting Daily Weather Briefings every race day at 0730. All sailors are invited to tune in for the forecast from experts at Sailflow Weather and to hear local knowledge about San Francisco Bay conditions and currents. 

Racing is set to begin tomorrow, September 12, at 1100 local time for most classes and 1300 for the Classics. 

Follow the action online on Instagram and Facebook . 

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    The St. Francis Sailing Foundation, formerly the St. Francis Yacht Club Foundation, was established in 1985 and is the preeminent Foundation of its kind in the country's sailing community with a long tradition of leading the development and funding of Olympic sailors. The founders were Paxton Davis, William Hoehler, Bill LeRoy, Jim Kennedy ...

  12. St. Francis Yacht Club's Lighted Boat Parade In San Francisco

    The St. Francis Yacht Club began in 1927 as an offshoot of the San Francisco Yacht Club, which dates back to 1869. In the 1920s, a debate emerged between its members about relocating the club to San Francisco from its original location in Sausalito. After all, this was pre-Golden Gate Bridge, and it was a long commute across the Bay.

  13. Visiting & Docking

    The St. Francis Yacht Club is open for members, guests of members and reciprocal club members. Located on the shores of San Francisco Bay, StFYC boasts incredible panoramic views that span from the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz Island. Guests should note that the Club is open all days of the week, but observes quiet days on Mondays and ...

  14. Rolex Big Boat Series

    One of the best sailboat racing venues in the world, iconic San Francisco Bay, is ready to turn it on for the 60th edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series at St. Francis Yacht Club, September 11-15, 2024. The most prestigious regatta on the West Coast drew 71 boats and nearly 700 sailors to the docks of St. Francis Yacht Club, to hear what classes will race for Rolexes and perpetual trophies on ...

  15. Race Committee

    The St. Francis Yacht Club Race Committee is renowned for running some of the best sailboat, kiting and windsurfing races in the world. Comprised of over 200 member and non-member volunteers, our Race Committee's dedication to the sport shows in the 140+ days they spend on the water each year.

  16. St. Francis Yacht Club Management Team

    St. Francis Yacht Club Management. St. Francis Yacht Club employs 76 employees. The St. Francis Yacht Club management team includes Ronald Banaszak (General Manager and Chief Operating Officer), Maurice Fitzgerald (Member Board of Directors), and Kathryn Sylvester (Human Resources Director). Get Contact Info for All Departments.

  17. St. Francis Yacht Club, 99 Yacht Rd, San Francisco, CA 94123, US

    St. Francis Yacht Club +1 (415) 563-6363. More. Directions. Advertisement. Advertisement. 99 Yacht Rd. San Francisco, CA 94123 +1 (415) 563-6363. Own this business? Claim it. See a problem? Let us know. United States

  18. Beginner Sailing: Teras, Fevas and FJs

    St Francis Yacht Club. Beginner Sailing: Teras, Fevas and FJs. This course is designed for beginners and for sailors looking to build confidence. Beginning classes cover rigging, points of sail, capsizing, tacking, gybing and safety. Younger sailors will sail single or double-handed in the Teras and the older group will sail double-handed boats ...

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    Pestovo Golf club is built in accordance with international standards and it doesn't have any analogs in Moscow and Moscow Region. The championship course is prepared for games at the highest level — it can host prestigious major tournaments. Professional coaches of the Golf academy can teach a beginner or give valuable advice to already ...

  20. Web Cams

    St Francis Yacht Club. Web Cams Live Dock Cam. Please note that what you see via the Docks Camera is not always an accurate representation of dock availability. Prior to your visit, please arrange dock space with our dockmaster at [email protected] or 415-813-9741. Live Race Deck Cam.

  21. Cityfront Sailing Camp

    Additional Information. All camps and courses are open to members and non-members alike. Scholarships are available. Contact Sailing Director Brent Harrill for more information at 415-820-3729; [email protected]. ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB. 700 Marina Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94123. T: 415-563-6363.

  22. PDF St. Francis Yacht Club Rules and Regulations Section 4

    St. Francis Yacht Club Rules and Regulations Section 4 - House Rules. ClubRules and Regulations Section 4 - House Rules4.3 DRESS POLICY4.3.1 ATTIRE IN CLUBHOUSE — Members have always been careful to res. ect each other's feelings, with respect to dress in the Clubhouse. These guide- lines are an expression of the customs and tradi-tions of t.