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Sportsmen Yacht Club

Name: Sportsmen Yacht Club
Address: Oakley, US
Telephone: +19257531444

Oakley, United StatesSan Francisco Bay

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Type: Harbour

Private yacht club on the San Joaquin River side of the Delta near Oakley, with the 1894 ferryboat Sausalito moored as historic clubhouse.

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Approach and anchoring

Freshwater delta location reached from the San Joaquin River. No tidal lock. Visitor berthing for reciprocal yacht club members on request.

Practical

Member berths along the river, cabin rentals aboard the ferryboat Sausalito, dry storage for trailers and small boats. On-site restaurant open to members and guests.

History

Club founded on a September evening in 1930 in the basement of a sporting goods store in Oakland. The members leased Delta land in 1932 and bought the steam ferryboat Sausalito in 1934 as a floating clubhouse. The Sausalito had carried trains across San Francisco Bay from 1894 to 1932.