On Tuesday, Sept. 10, 45 BCYC members and friends boarded Holland America’s cruise ship Volendam in Boston harbor for an 11-day trip up the New England coast and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Most cruisers arrived a couple of days early to walk the Freedom Trail, tour Boston, eat at Union Oyster House, visit Cheers of Boston (the pub that started the television craze), or attend a [...]

The House Committee was hard at work with many projects around the club over the summer, improving function and aesthetics. The landscaping had major upgrades in plants, color and lighting. The Bayside Drive sidewalk access to the club now has improved illumination, as well as lighting accents on property trees. Our junior sailors saw a complete upgrade of their new junior classroom that [...]

On Saturday, Aug. 31, the Ronald McDonald House Orange County (RMHOC) reopened their newly expanded home for families who have a seriously ill child being treated at CHOC. The Kerbs Family Building doubled the size of the original house to 44 guest rooms. BCYC adopted RMHOC in 2022 as our official club charity. In the past two years, members donated funds to sponsor one of the guest rooms [...]

Well, here we are in October already – how time does fly! September was a very busy time at the club. The Commodore's Cruise, an 11-day adventure to Newfoundland and New England was a great success. And the Avalon CIYC cruise closed out September in grand style. September also saw the start of the process for electing directors at the club. An email was sent to all members, which [...]