Harbour

Morro Bay Yacht Club

Name: Morro Bay Yacht Club
Address: Morro Bay, US
Telephone: +18057723981

Morro Bay, United StatesCalifornia

Type: Harbour

Member-run yacht club inside Morro Bay harbour on the central California coast, with six mooring buoys and a 150 ft visitors dock at 541 Embarcadero.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Enter the harbour past Morro Rock, a 576 ft volcanic plug at the mouth, then follow the marked channel south along the Embarcadero. The bar entrance carries a Coast Guard hazardous bar warning up to 40 days a year on swells over 8 ft. The harbour monitors VHF 12 and 16. Strong tidal currents on the moorings.

Practical

Six club mooring buoys and a 150 ft dock taking boats up to 75 ft for visiting yachts. Showers, heads and laundry in the clubhouse for visiting crews. Contact 805 772 3981 ahead of arrival. The club is run by members.

Ashore

Embarcadero walkway with restaurants, chandlery and the harbour department on the doorstep. Morro Rock at 1 km on foot along the waterfront. Morro Bay State Park natural history museum at 2 km south. Sandspit beach across the bay by tender.

History

Founded in 1956 by a group of local sailing and power boat owners, the club spent its early years lobbying for channel buoys in the bay. The 1964 tsunami from the Great Alaskan earthquake sank its houseboat clubhouse. The present clubhouse was built by members and dedicated on 18 May 1980.