Harbour

Elkhorn Yacht Club

Name: Elkhorn Yacht Club
Address: Moss Landing, US
Telephone: +18317243875

Moss Landing, United StatesCalifornia

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Type: Harbour

Private club marina in the north harbour of Moss Landing, on Monterey Bay, with around 60 berths.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Enter the harbour through the jettied channel off Highway 1, then bear into the north basin. Monterey Bay swells can build on the bar in a westerly, time the entry on slack water. The harbour master monitors VHF 9 and 16.

Practical

About 60 berths, mostly member moorings. Visiting yachts from reciprocating clubs by prior arrangement on 831-724-3875. Showers, laundry and a fuel berth on site. Public services and the wider Moss Landing harbour are 0,7 NM south.

Ashore

Sea otter rafts gather along the slough channel just behind the clubhouse, Moss Landing State Beach is a 10 min walk west, and Elkhorn Slough reserve trails start 1,5 km up the road.

History

Founded in 1946, the club built its mooring basin and clubhouse in 1951 on the north side of Moss Landing harbour, which had grown from a 19th century whaling and shipping station serving the Salinas Valley.