Golden Gate Yacht Club
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| Founded | 1939 |
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| Clubhouse | Latitude:37° 48' 27.79", Longitude:122° 26' 33.37" |
| Country |  United States |
| Website | http://ggyc.com |
The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) was founded in 1939, when members built a clubhouse on a barge in the San Francisco Marina. After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake severely damaged the club, members pulled together and rebuilt it.
Today, GGYC is a popular cruise and regatta venue on the San Francisco waterfront. The Club is located on the jetty directly east of the St. Francis Yacht Club and north of the Marina Green, at the end of Yacht Road in San Francisco. The most well-known of current members is Oracle Corporation founder Larry Ellison.
The Club entered the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup sponsoring the BMW Oracle Racing team. BMW Oracle Racing were eliminated in the semi-finals.
America's Cup Management announced on July 5th, 2007 that the protocol for the 33rd America's Cup has been agreed between the Defending yacht club, the Société Nautique de Genève (SNG) of Switzerland and its Challenger of Record, the Club Náutico Español de Vela of Spain. Golden Gate Yacht Club sued, successfully arguing that Club Náutico Español de Vela was not a valid challenger. Golden Gate Yacht Club's team, BMW Oracle Racing, is scheduled to sail against SNG represented by the Alinghi team, in February 2010 in Valencia, Spain[1]. The boats will be 90-foot multihulls. Certain issues remain subjet to ongoing litigation between the parties.
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Coordinates: 37°48′27.79″N 122°26′33.37″W / 37.8077194°N 122.4426028°W
