Events
Click on the events below for more details. For upcoming IYC races and registration, visit jibeset.net.
 Join Encinal Yacht Club, Island Yacht Club and Oakland Yacht Club for the Estuary's biggest race. Registration is now open on Jibeset!
Date: Sunday, July 31 First warning: 1155 VHF channel: 69 View the Notice of Race. More information (including registration) at: https://www.jibeset.net/EYC000.php?RG=T007823501 Organizing Authorities
For additional information, please contact rearcommodore@encinal.org Venue: Boathouse, 2030 Clement Ave, Alameda Time: 8pm 'till close Next Friday is our Island Days #5 race! Immediately after will be our Marks Boat Benefit, to raise money for new and improved gear for IYC's Race Committee. Keep racing going! Live music will be provided by IYC members Deborah Crooks Kwame Copeland (Bay Station Band) and Joe Adams.
All 🎵 tips jar proceeds will go towards upgrading our Marks Boat! IYC Members, you are warmly invited to participate in our IN PERSON Member Dinner at Brotzeit Lokal, on Friday, May 27 @ 6pm! Reserve your seat below.  IYC May Member Dinner Location: Brotzeit Lokal, 1000 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94606 Date and time: Friday, May 27 @ 6pm (Tip: Arrive before 6pm for happy hour prices!) Dinner and drinks will be à la carte; there are no tickets, but we do ask that you RSVP so we can hold a seat for you. This event has ended. IYC raised over $1,200 - thank you everyone! Enjoy sunset views, a hearty dinner and a beer or two with fellow members. We will also be raffling decadent prizes, to raise money for the tuition of Joslynn Watts! Read about Joslynn & donate here.
See you at our Member Dinner!  Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022 Time: 4pm onwards Location: Clipper Cove Island Yacht Club's annual Summer Sailstice Clipper Cove Cruise-in is on June 18 - and we're excited to sail in with members and friends! Each year, we invite all boaters to join us in either rafting up, or dropping anchor in Clipper Cove. You can either then stay for the day or stay for the weekend. For those with dinghies, kayaks and other tenders - there is the option of exploring Treasure Island, including its numerous breweries, wineries and restaurants. Raft-up will be 4pm Saturday 'till Sunday. See below for overnight anchorage permits. Hail us on VHF Channel 68. Visit Treasure Island Yacht Club, stay for chicken dinner! IYC will be providing a water taxi service from boats anchored / rafted up in Clipper Cove, to TIYC (via Treasure Isle Marina). Hail us on VHF Channel 68. TIYC will be serving baked chicken dinner for $28/pp (optional). Please RSVP below if you wish to come ashore and party!  Pro tip: On entry to Clipper Cove, hug the Treasure Island Sailing Center dock. Sail near the shoreline until you reach the anchorage. Boats with < 6ft draft ok! Plan to stay overnight? Apply for a Clipper Cove Short-Term Anchorage Permit here. Date: Saturday, October 22 - first warning 1255 Entry fee: $30 IYC & US Sailing members, $35 everyone else. Entry includes a souvenir neck gaiter / buff! In 2022, Island Yacht Club is honoring Linda Newland - our wonderful mentor and founder of our annual Women’s Sailing Seminar - by renaming our annual Sadie Hawkins event to the Linda Newland All-Women's Skipper Race.  You are warmly invited to join us for this uplifting Estuary race. Registration is now open to all boats with a skipper that identifies as female. The course: Our start line is between Coast Guard Island and Alameda Marina–with a course that extends from Jack London Square (West), to Union Point Marina (East). View our Notice of Race. Visiting boats can inquire about guest slips with Alameda Marina on: (510) 521-1133 Join us for our Skipper’s Meeting - Thursday, Oct 20 - 1800 In the 30th year of WSS, we are delighted to update our landmark race to focus on women empowering other women. We will be hosting a skipper’s meeting via Zoom on the evening of Thursday, October 20 at 6pm, to give both new and experienced women skippers the opportunity to share knowledge and have their questions answered. All racers - skippers, crew and interested women and girls - are welcome to attend. Linda Newland after-party and awards - Saturday, October 22
Where: Boathouse Alameda - 2030 Clement Ave, Alameda When: 1530 ‘till finish Following the race, everyone is welcome to celebrate women’s racing with us at Boathouse Alameda (2030 Clement Ave). Food and beverages will be available to purchase for racers, Race Committee and our allies. Visiting boats can inquire about guest slips with Alameda Marina on: (510) 521-1133 Thank you so much for your support - we look forward to seeing you on the start line! With power, Ros de Vries Commodore, Island Yacht Club |