Sequoia Yacht Club

Sequoia Yacht Club
Burgee of Sequoia Yacht Club
Founded1939
Location441 Seaport Court, Redwood City, California 94063, United States
FocusRecreational boating and sailing
Websitewww.sequoiayc.org

Sequoia Yacht Club is a private, member‑owned sailing club in the Port of Redwood City on the San Francisco Peninsula in Redwood City, California.[1] Established in 1939, the club organizes cruising and racing for keelboats and dinghies on the South San Francisco Bay and operates a junior sailing program on Redwood Creek.[2][3]

History

Sequoia Yacht Club was founded in 1939 by boat owners based in Redwood City who formed a separate association to promote small‑boat cruising and racing on the southern part of San Francisco Bay.[2] The club later obtained a site within the Port of Redwood City and developed a clubhouse and berthing for member boats.[1]

The Port of Redwood City is one of four deep‑water ports on San Francisco Bay that can accommodate visiting yachts, along with San Francisco, Oakland and Stockton.[4] Since the mid‑20th century the club has added youth instruction and charity regattas to its activities, including events that raise funds for local educational and sailing programs.[5][6]

Facilities and guest berths

The club occupies a single‑story clubhouse on Seaport Court within the Port of Redwood City, facing the municipal marina and the port's deep‑water turning basin.[7]

Visiting boats can obtain berths through the Port of Redwood City's municipal marina or, on a limited basis, by arrangement through the club's port‑captain for reciprocal yacht‑club visits and regatta participants.[8][9]

Keelboat sailing and cruising

Sequoia Yacht Club organizes keelboat racing on the South Bay for a mixed fleet of cruising and racing designs, including boats between about 30 and 42 feet and an Open 5.70 one‑design group.[10][11] Boats from the club occasionally appear in regional sailing media, including Latitude 38 coverage of South Bay racing and photo features from the Redwood Creek area.[12]

The club runs a program of weekend regattas and evening handicap races during the sailing season, and some of its events form part of the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay's weekend series.[13][14] In addition to racing, Sequoia Yacht Club publishes a cruising schedule for trips to other marinas and yacht clubs around San Francisco Bay and the California coast.[15]

Junior sailing

The club operates a junior sailing program on Redwood Creek for young people.[16] A 2025 survey of youth sailing by Latitude 38 lists Sequoia among Bay Area clubs offering multi‑week instructional courses using small dinghies and notes that its junior sessions take place in the sheltered basin at the Port of Redwood City.[3]

Instruction is delivered in club‑owned dinghies such as El Toros, Lasers and RS Zests, with classes that cover boat handling, basic racing skills and seamanship.[16]

Regattas

Sequoia Yacht Club hosts several open regattas each year that attract sailors from other Bay Area clubs, including events on the Yacht Racing Association weekend calendar and women's‑series racing.[10] The Westpoint Regatta, run jointly by Sequoia Yacht Club, Treasure Island Yacht Club and Westpoint Harbor, is a destination race from central San Francisco Bay to Redwood City that forms part of the YRA Weekend Regatta Series.[17][18]

The club also hosts the Hannig Cup, a charity regatta established in 2006 that combines a short South Bay race with on‑shore fundraising for Peninsula‑based youth and community organizations.[5][6] Coverage in Latitude 38 and other local publications has described the event's role in raising funds for programs in areas such as youth sailing, marine science and health‑related charities.[5][19]

Membership

Membership at Sequoia Yacht Club is open to boat owners and non‑owners and follows a sponsor‑based application process set out in the club's bylaws and membership information.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us". Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Our History". Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b "San Francisco Bay Area Youth Sailing Programs". Latitude 38. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Our Story". Westpoint Harbor. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  5. ^ a b c "Hannig Cup Gets Celeb Guest". Latitude 38. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Sequoia Scope, August 2010" (PDF). Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Marina". Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Port of Redwood City Municipal Marina". Dockwa. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Cruise‑ins & Guest Dock". Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Regattas & Weekend Races". Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Open 5.70". SailboatData.com. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Merit 25s and the Photo of the Week from Sequoia Yacht Club". Latitude 38. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Wednesday Night (Sunset) Races". Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Westpoint Regatta". Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Cruising". Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  16. ^ a b "Junior Sailing Program". Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Westpoint Regatta Is Part of YRA Weekend Regatta Series". Westpoint Harbor. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  18. ^ "VOLUME 445 July 2014". Latitude 38. July 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  19. ^ "Klarion, Fall 2022" (PDF). Kainos. Fall 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  20. ^ "Membership". Sequoia Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
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