Napa Valley Yacht Club About Us

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About NVYC

Our History

The Club has been the major center for Napa River recreation since 1954. The non-profit Napa Valley Yacht Club was chartered in 1987, purchased the facilities, and merged membership with the Napa Boat Club to further promote boating and water recreation on the Napa River.

Location

Conveniently located near downtown Napa, the Napa Valley Yacht Club is located about 12 miles up the Napa River from the confluences of the Carquinez Strait, San Pablo Bay and the Mare Island Straits. The trip takes about 1½ hours by boat.

Address:

100 Riverside Drive
P.O. Box 5951
Napa, CA 94581
Phone: 707.252.3342

Directions by Car & Boat

Membership & Organization:

NVYC membership currently numbers over 100 families over 90% of whom live in Napa. The Club is led by a dedicated group of fun-loving volunteers who maintain a busy schedule of boating and social activities including cruise-outs around the Bay and Delta, cruise-ins by visiting yacht clubs and special events. As a 100% volunteer and non-profit club, the members contribute hundreds of hours each year toward club and community activities. No tax dollars are spent for recreation activities at the Club.

It is not required to have a boat to join the Club. Boat ownership
includes about 30% cruising vessels, 50% a variety of smaller craft, including row boats, electric boats and dinghies while the remaining 20% do not own boats.

Napa Valley Yacht Club welcomes new members.
Click here for membership information.

Activities:

Cruising: During the year a fleet of 12 to 20 boats cruise to ports
within the Bay Area and Delta. Cruises are both weekend events and two cruises are a week to nine days long.

Hosting Visitors: Over 500 visitors will experience Napa by boating to the Napa Valley Yacht Club. There are 95 clubs from the Bay Area and Delta who will visit with 12 to 24 boats. The visiting boaters enjoy walking to downtown and winery excursions.

Safety: The Club sponsors Coast Guard safety inspections, which are open to any interested boater. CPR classes are also held. The Club was a major supporter of the no-wake ordinance passed by the City Council.

Model Boats: Monthly, model sailboat regattas are open to any interested boater.

Social: Each Friday 40 to 65 members and guests arrive by boat or car to share a Barbeque or volunteer cooked meal. Club members and guest have an active program including Crab Feeds, Halloween Party, fund raising for the Sea Scouts, Blessing of the Fleet, change of Watch, Hawaiian Luau and more. Several have DJ or live music and dancing.

Napa Seniors: Each Christmas several thousand dollars are raised for Napa Seniors for gift baskets.

Lighted Boat Parade: An event that Napa residents look forward to each December.

River Cleanup & Symphony on the River: The Club is a major participant in these annual activities.

Summer Youth Days: Fun and safety on the Napa River for Napa youth. Kayaks, water education, tours of Coast Guard boats.

Facilities:

Facilities owned by the Club include: A small clubhouse building, 185 feet of dock with power and water service, parking area for 42 cars, a storage building, and a small boat ramp.
Contact our Port Captain for information about use of these facilities.

Other Clubs:

Recognizing the economic and recreational value of boat and yacht clubs, several other cities besides Napa have leased land for club use including:
St. Francis, Golden Gate, South Beach, Berkeley, Vallejo, Pittsburg, Martinez, Coyote Pointe (San Mateo) and many more.