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Friendliest Club, Best Room on the Bay

Winner 33rd and 34th america’s cup and home yacht club to team oracle usa.

Located on a jetty east of historic Crissy Field at the end of Yacht Road in San Francisco, The Golden Gate Yacht Club sits as tribute to those who have made the Club what it is today – a friendly, relaxing gateway for good friends, great sailing and boating, and remarkable views.

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Join the three hundred plus members of the Golden Gate Yacht Club and enjoy an active social calendar and network with with other sailors.

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With its picturesque location on San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Yacht Club is the premiere site for your banquet or meeting.

On the Water

Golden Gate Yacht Club offers a variety of options on and near the water. Club Sailing and volunteering with our Race Committee are crowd favorites!

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St. Francis Yacht Club

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St. Francis Yacht Club was founded in 1927 by a group of 21 San Francisco yachtsmen with a vision of a club in the City. It was an offshoot of the San Francisco Yacht Club, which was founded in 1856 and had its facility in Sausalito, across the Bay. That facility burned to the ground in the mid-twenties and a fierce debate raged after the fire between those who lived in Marin County and those who lived in San Francisco. The city-dwellers wanted to relocate to San Francisco—not surprising given that this was before the Golden Gate Bridge, so SF members had to travel by water to their club. Members from Marin found a suitable location in Belvedere against the wishes of their SF membership and pulled some fast and furious moves to secure the right number of votes to make it happen. This so offended the SF members that they chose to leave San Francisco Yacht Club and form their own club: the St. Francis Yacht Club.

Today, there is great camaraderie between the two clubs and many members belong to both.

For the club’s full history, click here .

St. Francis Yacht Club Honors Hall of Famers

The St. Francis Yacht Club honored their Hall of Famers at a dinner on October 28, 2014 with 200 people attending.

Those honored included National Sailing Hall of Famers Tom Blackaller, Paul Cayard, Stan Honey and John Kostecki, plus America’s Cup Hall of Famers Lucy and Fritz Jewett. Another Hall of Famer, National Sailing Hall of Fame President Gary Jobson, was the Master of Ceremonies.

Here are some photos of the event, courtesy of photographer Igor Capibaribe, and a short video tribute that was played during the dinner.

L-R: St. Francis YC Commodore Bruce Munro, John Kostecki, Stan Honey, Lisa Blackaller, Lucy Jewitt, Paul Cayard, Gary Jobson, St. Francis YC Commodore George Dort

Video: Tribute to the St. Francis Yacht Club Hall of Famers (4:15)  :

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Liholiho Yacht Club

February 27, 2023

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The shaved pig head salad from Liholiho Yacht Club will overwhelm you with awe. You know, the kind inspired by a top-down, golden hour drive over the Golden Gate Bridge. Frisée and Asian pears, tossed in a zingy fish sauce vinaigrette, surround glossy slices of pig head like an edible halo. And the meat melts the second it hits your tongue. The salad is a spot-on indicator of what this Lower Nob Hill spot does best: completely original dishes that are in their own class. 

A lot has changed in Liholiho Yacht Club’s world since their two-year hiatus starting in 2020. The restaurant underwent an interior refresh. And the team opened Good Good Culture Club , the lively sister spot in the Mission and one of the most fun places to eat in the city. What hasn’t changed is that Liholiho is a bucket-list restaurant for milestone life moments you’ll be telling stories about for the next ten years.

The menu is described as “heritage driven,” and here that translates to salads, snacks, and meats and seafood influenced mostly by South and East Asian cuisines. Liholiho is doing its own thing, combining every flavor under the sun to turn out dishes that feel new. And the impressive presentation makes them almost too pretty to eat.

Just look to the rendang curry that arrives with an entire turmeric butter naan baked over the top. It’s one of six rotating entrées, and one to get on your table. Stab the bread’s shell to release the fragrant steam like it’s a pore-opening facial. The swordfish katsu is the other standout. It’s decorated with a Russian dressing drizzle, radishes, and gherkins, and stays crisp atop light caper butter. Smaller plates are as deserving of the spotlight. Beef tongue and miso aioli between soft steamed buns are saucy and umami-packed, gulf shrimp are leveled up with sweet longanisa stuffing, and the previously mentioned pig head salad is, quite simply, a masterpiece.

While the food is the main event, the space is where you want to be on nights that call for multiple rounds of wine, and pandan or li hing mui-infused cocktails. The open kitchen, smack dab in the middle of the airy, brick-lined dining room, is a hub of constant movement. Staff add the finishing touches on some katsu, light sparklers on top of a baked Hawaii, and move around so fast they blur. Get to this buzzy place for any celebration you can think of, including to experience a dinner that's unlike anything else in SF.

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San Francisco Yacht Club

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“ In the summer you can sit on the deck and enjoy the water/sun/breeze like a true boater. ” in 4 reviews

“ Full Disclosure : Members since 1996. ” in 2 reviews

“ Funny that a yacht club named San Francisco Yacht Club is located across the bay in Tiburon. ” in 2 reviews

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98 Beach Rd

Belvedere, CA 94920

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This is a private club for members, their guests and members of cooperating clubs. The location is 5 Star. deck looks over the marina and to the bay beyond. We just went for appetizers and drinks. They were very good and came fast. try the coconut shrimp or the chips and salsa. service great as well

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Friendly staff, great food, wonderful location. The race committee was fantastic and provided a fun weekend for everyone.

This review is for an employee that was very rude to me. I think her name was Lauren. I believe she's new at the front desk. She told me that a party that I wanted to go to, the Tiki party was booked and I couldn't get in. However, that same day a friend of mine and her husband got into the party. I'm wondering what happened. When I asked Lauren about it, she was very rude and shortly said she was sorry. I pay a lot of money to be a member and didn't appreciate the way I was treated by her. She needs to go into another line of work where she doesn't deal with people!

This is a very lovely private club venue with a charming, subtle view of San Francisco across the water. Unfortunately, the restaurant is at sea level so diners must look through the yachts to enjoy the view. The second floor dining room view that the Golden Gate Club offers is more captivating. The indoor dining room is elegantly appointed with sailing photos and some excellent paintings on the walls. There is a magnificently hand-sewn quilt depicting sailing scenes from the area and I feel it is a big mistake to have relegated this masterpiece to the ladies' powder. The porch dining is casual and lots of shade is provided. The food and drinks were very good. There are some rather original items on the menu, for example, tacos topped with fried eggs!! The burrata was quite good but not the best I have had. The interior of the mozzarella was not as creamy as it should be. Portions are ample and the bread basket contained a variety of tasty baked items . The butter was served in little balls which is a nice touch. Parking is convenient and the lot is spacious. I cannot comment on cost as we were guests and no check appeared on the table. I was disappointed to have read Phoebe's post that the venue refuses reciprocity. Shame on them if that is true.

wonderful location and premises. OK food. Bartenders are great, waiters are hit and miss.

Funny that a yacht club named San Francisco Yacht Club is located across the bay in Tiburon. But this club is actually the oldest club in the Bay and the predecessor to the St. Francis Yacht Club, which IS located in San Francisco. SFYC is a charming contrast to St.FYC in that the club house is a low-key single story building with casual almost residental-like layout. Indeed, it's located in a residential neighborhood so it had to blend in with the million dollar houses surrounding the club. I enjoy arriving at SFYC early on regatta weekends and have a full breakfast on the patio and enjoy the warm morning sun before the pre-regatta hussle begins. It's very casual, friendly and has easy access and parking in contrast to the more downtown location of Corinthian YC down the road. Food is very good, wait staff is friendly. I particularly like to have a cup of coffee there on Sunday mornings sitting by the docks in the sun, the air is fresh, breakfast is good and just enjoy the calm and size out the competitors before the race. The only down side is the shower facilities are a little cramped given the size of the club, but workable. Walking to down town is a wee bit of a hike from SFYC but not terribly stressful. It's nice to check out the neighborhood and local color while walking. The other bonus is there's easy access to grocery and other stores for quick provisioning if you are without transport other than boat.

If you're not a member then you can't come here unless you're with a member. So we had a couple of drinks after the Giants game and wow... ordered almost 12 drinks and the tab was only $30. I was told that this isn't your "ordinary bar" and were they right. The patrons and staff are super friendly as well.. great views.. stiff drinks.. maybe I should be a member....

The views here are really spectacular, the patrons are a little snobbish. Staff were nice and friendly, a little abrupt with us at times, but we were a group of 20 ish people and so I imagine it wasn't the best crowd to service on a football sunday. Bar tender wasn't experienced in drinks which is disappointing, and the chef made a decision to serve me a burnt english muffin with my eggs benedict, which is really a shame when you consider the price; it doesn't take that long to re do it, and yes, you think the egg will hide it, but that shouldn't be an excuse for serving burnt food. I would have said something about it if someone had made it round to check on me. Also, it never ceases to amaze me when restaurants carry just one or two hot sauces, you have so many dishes, with so many different ways to customers to compliment them! Diversify. Please.

Disappointed in the decision to serve a burnt English muffin assuming it wouldn't be seen owing to the eggs florentine.

A private club that offers a nice dining experience. They also rotate the food on the menu so if you go here often it's not always the same.

Bread and butter while you wait for your food.

I just had the most delicious, fresh tuna tartar and Phil's famous Mai Tai!! Excellent food and service! Thanks Reny and team:))

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