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Balboa Yacht Club
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- 1801 Bayside Drive , Corona Del Mar , CA , 92625
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Founded in 1922, Balboa Yacht Club is one of the oldest clubs on the Pacific Coast. The Club, with its beautiful setting on Newport Harbor, is widely recognized as one of the premier yachting facilities on the West Coast. We operate a full-service restaurant and bar, marina, and outpost facility in Whites Cove on Catalina Island.
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The Balboa Yacht Club kicked off its centennial Saturday night during its annual installation of new officers and end-of-year meeting, with 200 members enjoying dinner and fireworks at what Centennial Committee chair Stacie Brandt said would be the first of many upcoming celebrations.
“We have all-year events,” said Brandt. “There’s a lunch in March, a ball in April and a regatta in August.”
According to Brandt, a group of men from the Newport Harbor Yacht Club who wanted to focus more on small-boat sailing in 1922 founded the Southland Sailing Club, which became the Balboa Yacht Club in 1928.
With its prime location near the entrance to the Newport Harbor on Bayside Drive in Corona del Mar, the club sits directly across the water from the second clubhouse on Little Balboa Island. “They found a beach cottage on the [Balboa] Peninsula, which was their first clubhouse,” said Brandt. “Their second clubhouse, between 1926 and 1941, was on the [southeast] tip of Little Balboa Island until their lease ran out, and they built the current club in 1941.”
Many of the attendees at the event had positive things to say about their club memberships, some of which extend back decades.
Russell Miller, who had worked at Balboa Yacht Club as the food and beverage manager from 2008 until 2014, said he felt lucky to come back as the club’s general manager in 2019.
“It is immensely satisfying to me that I get to celebrate the club’s centennial year with the people who, outside of my family, mean the most to me in my life,” said Miller. “BYC is truly an exceptional club filled with exceptional people.”
Morrie Kirk, who has been boating since he was 3 years old and has been an active member of the club since 1969, is the senior staff commodore and oldest staff commodore. He was commodore in 1977.
“The biggest change is in the city and how much it’s grown,” said Kirk. “The club is very much the same, we’re a boating club, friendly, family-oriented club, same location since 1941.”
Kirk explained that the club was originally all sailing, and today there are more powerboats than sailboats. The current membership of 600 has changed over the years due to attrition, but the club still has 50 members who joined the club more than 50 years ago.
On Saturday, Kirk was selected by the incoming commodore, Paul Blank, to be the “installing officer” to relieve the current board of responsibilities and introduce the new commodore.
“I chose him because he’s a great man, a good friend, has contributed greatly to BYC through several decades and has the most seniority among the staff commodores,” Blank said.
Blank, a Corona del Mar resident and the Newport Harbormaster, has been a member of the club for 37 years. “The location is excellent, friendship built from shared passion on the water activities that I have not found at other clubs,” he said. “The camaraderie, support, improved seamanship, adventures near and far, small and large, all trying to make each other better.”
While boating innovation has changed over the last 100 years, the shared passion for water activities among members remains consistent.
Blank has seen changes in manufactured-boating styles and opportunities for boating innovation, such as speed and vessel foiling, like hydrofoil sailboats flying out of water. “Boating has changed, style, availability and increased variety,” said Blank. “What has remained consistent is the passion for getting out on the water no matter what the vessel is.”
A burnished wood plaque from 1926 that hangs today over the present club’s dining room fireplace reflects that attitude. The first commodore, Isaac B. Potter, originally donated the plaque, which includes a quote from 20th U.S. President James A. Garfield that calls for gutsiness, courage and determination to meet danger or difficulty: “A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.”
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Newport beach wooden boat festival returns to balboa yacht club june 10, 2023.
Newport Beach, CA – (April 26, 2023) – After nearly four years, the popular Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival is returning to the Balboa Yacht Club (BYC) June 9-11, and will be open to the public June 10, 2023.
The event was established in 2015 by the late Ralph Rodheim, a BYC member, community leader, and wooden boat enthusiast, who envisioned the festival as yachting’s equivalent to a Concours d ’Elegance, a competition of elegance where prestigious vessels are displayed and judged for best in class.
“The Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival has been on hiatus since 2019, but I am pleased to announce the Wooden Boat Festival is returning to Balboa Yacht Club on June 9-11, 2023,” said event Chair Mike Sullivan.
The event will showcase some of the most iconic wooden vessels from around the state, drawing more than 4,000 visitors in previous years.
Once such vessel, Aviator, a 94-foot World War II-era, downed rescue pilot vessel will be on display and available for tours. After being moth-balled for decades after the war ended, Aviator was lovingly restored by owner Nico Santucci into a state-of-the-art, world-class luxury yacht.
“As one of the West Coast’s premiere events, the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival has captured notable attention by bringing together all facets of Newport Beach excellence in a themed, community-wide, family-friendly open house,” added event Vice-Chair, Steve Paljieg.
In addition to being able to view and board nearly 25 wooden boats, the family-friendly event also includes live music, maritime art and exhibits, food and libations, and a silent auction.
As is custom, each year an original painting commemorating the festival is created and sold during Saturday’s silent auction. This year’s featured artist is the renowned local artist, Scott Kennedy.
Hosted by Balboa Yacht Club, the event is also made possible in collaboration with the City of Newport Beach, the County of Orange, and Visit Newport/Newport Beach & Co.
In 2017, the event was officially recognized by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, who proclaimed the second weekend in June the “Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival Weekend.”
Complimentary parking and shuttle service will be available at 1600 East Coast Highway, Newport Beach (turn onto Clubhouse Drive from PCH and follow the signage). Entry to the event is $10 for adults, with children 12 and under free.
For more information, visit www.newportbeachwoodenboatfestival.com or call (949) 673-3515.
ABOUT THE NEWPORT BEACH WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL In just 10 years, the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, presented by Balboa Yacht Club, has grown into a must-see event for Newport Beach residents and visitors alike. The event is the Concours d ‘Elegance of yachting, showcasing the most diverse and valuable collection of wooden boats in California.
The event is open to the public and has been officially proclaimed “Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival Weekend” in perpetuity by the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
The vision of its founder, the late Ralph Rodheim, is a legacy event with national stature and the finest showcase of wooden boats on the West Coast in the similar luxury class of Pebble Beach for automobiles. The festival salutes the passion, time, and effort the owners have put into their vessels to preserve the heritage and timelessness of seafaring adventure.
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Balboa Basin Yacht Club (BBYC)
by Marie Rogers | May 19, 2023 | Yacht Club Members
Balboa Basin Yacht Club (BBYC) balboabasinyachtclub.org 829-38 Harbor Island Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 (714) 746-1341
Total: 94 members and families, mixed sail and power.
Facilities: Small dockside clubhouse open for meetings and social gatherings at Balboa Yacht Basin.Most of BBYC’s boats are located in Balboa Yacht Basin, 829 Harbor Island Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660. “Galley” restaurant at marina, other restaurants within walking distance. Boatyard and ship chandlery adjacent to marina.
Membership: Any person who can contribute to the interests of yachting shall be considered eligible for membership subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. First year’s dues are $450, thereafter annually $400
Comments: The Balboa Basin Yacht Club is a family-oriented cruising club with monthly activities consisting of cruises, parties and related events. Our members actively use their boats and are eager to pitch in and help any member who needs assistance or experience. The BBYC is a growing club and welcomes active new members!
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Yacht Club is inspired by summers in Southern California. The thrill of driving across the Balboa Bridge seeing all the shiny white boats with flags flying never gets cold. From the Newport Beach Harbor you can catch a whale watching boat, get a Balboa bar, or just enjoy watching the boats go by. Be sure to wave at the friendly sea lions who call the docks home!