Aeolian Yacht Club

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Aeolian Yacht Club

Established in 1906, Aeolian Yacht Club is a neighborhood harbor on tranquil San Leandro Bay These were the charter members of the Aeolian Yacht Club.

On September 21, 1906, thirty-two enthusiastic men with an average age of 25 years, met on the ark Bugaboo moored along the shore of San Leandro Bay on the east end of the Island of Alameda on San Francisco Bay. In the two weeks following this meeting, the charter membership expanded to 52.At the next meeting, a burgee and the name Aeolian Yacht Club relating to Ae**us, the Greek God of Wind, were

agreed upon. The first social event, a clam bake on Bay Farm Island, was set for September 30, nine days after the first meeting. With an initiation fee of $5 and dues of $1 per month (or $10 per year, if paid in advance), along with theater parties, enough money was raised to buy a small parcel of land at the present site of the club and have piles driven and capped. During the last half of 1907 and the early part of 1908, the club members built a clubhouse. The first meeting in the uncompleted building was on March 6, 1908. Before the second floor was added, the building burned down in early November, 1908. With $1,000 in insurance money, they contracted to have the first floor rebuilt, and by April of 1909, they were using it for meetings. the second story was added by club members during 1909, and this is the basic modern-day Aeolian clubhouse. Since the beginning, Aeolian members have been active in all forms of yachting around San Francisco Bay. Under the leadership of the first commodore, Larry Knight, and subsequent commodores Carl Strom and Louis Ward, the club joined the Pacific Inter Club Yachting Association in 1907. In 1910, an Aeolian yacht, the Molilou, skippered by commodore Louis Ward, entered the Transpac Race. In 1923, Larry Knight, still one of the club’s most active members, published the first Northern California Yachting Year Book, which has been published annually since 1923. The Claude H. Benham Trophy, awarded annually for yacht club participation in the Opening Day parade, was established in honor of the Commodore of Aeolian Yacht Club in 1929. Today the Aeolian yacht club has approximately 200 members and has an active gathering at its back porch nearly every day, meals in the clubhouse, cruise outs, cruise ins, work parties, and other activities.

03/02/2024

Baked Potato Bar and Salad Bar at the club tonight! Come by for Suds and Spuds!

02/10/2024

Great first night for our newest bartender Sam! Tonight was Bingo and Taco Night at the Aeolian Yacht Club!

02/03/2024

Come join as the Aeolian tonight! Shuffleboard tournament is in full swing! Plenty of pizza and friends!

01/27/2024

Come on down to the club tonight for Eva’s Falafel Dinner.

01/26/2024

01/23/2024

01/21/2024

Come on down to the club. Monthly Breakfast is in full swing!

01/20/2024

Great Night at the Club tonight. Barbara made meatloaf and Gina is bartending. Come on down! Don’t forget to where your pajamas!

01/14/2024

Very Moving Memorial and Pool Room Dedication for Well Respected and Loved Member, Paul Cahalen. Lots of family, friends and Aeolians in attendance. We Miss You Paul!

01/13/2024

Taco/Bingo Night was huge success! Over 30 members attended! Thanks to all the volunteers who helped!

01/06/2024

We**ie night at the club! C’mon down!

Address

980 Fernside Boulevard
Alameda, CA
94501

Telephone

(510) 523-2586

Website

http://www.aeolianyc.org/

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