Cruise-out to St. Francisc YC
March 9 - 11

Join other OYC members for a cruise to the Saint Francis Yacht Club. The Saint Francis is located near Marina Green, Crissy Field, and the Presidio.

The St. Francis Yacht Club, founded in 1927, is the premier sailing club on the San Francisco Bay. The club will hosted over 70 sailing events in 2011, and is well known for its “Big Boat Series” every September.

Facilities include a Grill Room for casual dining and The Pacific Room for upstairs formal dining, a gym, men’s and women’s locker rooms with sauna and steam rooms, and a gift shop for souvenirs. Be sure and take some time to browse the St. Francis Yacht Club’s impressive model and art collection and visit the Club’s library which contains rare and old sailing tomes.

The location in the marina is perfect for hiking, exploring, and picnicking. Among many of the sites to see are the Exploratorium, the Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Point, and the new Walt Disney Family Museum.

Saint Francis Yacht Club will not charge the Oakland Yacht Club dockage fees for the cruise in. Dock space is limited to 8 boats. Both 30 and 50 amp power is available as well as water and an ice machine at the dock. There is free parking on the west side of the club for those who may drive in for any of the events.

On Friday take advantage of the areas many restaurants, including local favorites “Liverpool Lil’s”, “A16”, Perry’s and “Izzy’s Steak House”.

On Saturday night a dinner will be held at 6:30 pm upstairs in the main dining rooms Mezzanine area, we are limited to 20 guests. Drinks are available at the bar before dinner and wine will be served with dinner. We will have a choice of 4 starters, 5 entrees, and several desserts of the day.

A Coat for gentleman is required (Ladies wear equivalent dress). Cost for the meal will be approximately $75/per person and includes dinner, wine, tip and tax. It will be billed to your club account.

Club rules require men to remove their hats and restrict the use of cell phones on the clubs premises. Guest cards will be issues by the front desk upon arrival. Prior to the cruise I will send additional information to all who sign up.

Sign-ups begin the week of February 8th and end March 3rd. We are limited to 8 boats, so if a members plans change and they are unable to attend after signing up, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can offer the cruise to the next member on the signup sheet.