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History of the Bremerton Yacht Club Scanned, Organized, Edited & Presented by Bob Wheeler (BYC Historian until 2006), Bob Bachman (Commodore during Anniversary Year and BYC Historian since 2006), Members of the BYCWebteam and Many Additional Authors & History Buffs BYC Historian(s) Gerri Bachman Bob Bachman Table of Contents Anniversary Contributions Introduction (Bob Bachman) Sylvia Wilson's Anniversary Logo | [Large Size] CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF BOATING AT BYC [Summary of 2004 Anniversary Activities] The First Decade [Excerpt from the 1938 Annual] Detailed Narrative of BYC History 1929 - 1970 More Detailed Table of Contents Abstract / Short Version of Narrative Floyd Phillips and the Birth of BYC The First Work Party, By-Laws & Initial Activities The 1930ties The 1940ies The Discovery of Phinney Bay The B-29 Tanks and the Work Party to End all Work Parties The Towline 1947 - 1956 2700 Yacht Haven Way (1958) More Print-Friendly Versions of this Narrative: Part I (1929-1945) Part II (1945-1970) The Commodores BYC's First Commodore (Photo) List of Commodores [with Links] PC Photo Gallery 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000-06 Print Version (all on one, reduced) Photo: Joanne Gonzalez BYC Bridge, Christmas 1997

Skipperettes' History Skipperettes' History (May 2004) [Pat Downs] Skipperettes' History (detailed, 1938-1994) [Dottie Risch] Presidents of Skipperettes (1938-2003) Skupperettes (1951-2003) BYC Clubhouse and Property Development [Text: Bob Wheeler] 1929 - 1946 1947 - 2004 The Evolution of BYC's Clubhouse Concept Plans for the Future from the Past Development of BYC Docks and Floats or "Tanks for the Memories" The Evolution of the BYC Floats (Photos) Bulkhead Restoration 1992 A Bit of BYC Log Racing History [Mike Henry] Heavy Weather: Selected Historical Snapshots Slide Show of Heavy Weather History IPBA Past Commodores [doc] History of the BYC Youth Program [Mike Knight] Oro Bay Outstation History of Burwell's Landing (Part I) [Bill Burwell] Oro Bay Outstation Development -- (Part II) [Bill Burwell & Mike Henry] History of Christmas at BYC [Bob Wheeler] History of the "Special Peoples Cruise" at BYC [Gerri Bachman] Reminiscings of "BYC Brats" A BYC Dog Story from the Olden Days [Lew Belden] Other Historical Pages and Documents P/C Bob Wheeler remembers the Big Boat Crash in the Ballard Locks in 1995* (Parts I & II, posted in 2006) Jenny Hardgrove interviews Cal McDonald (September 2006)* Race Passage Winning the Vic-Maui Race in 1976 with a Corrected Time of 10d:19h:37m:14s (Skipper: Paul McCULLOUGH) The Bell [by Gerri & Bob Bachman] Crossing the Bar Archive of Selected Towline Articles Other Archives (Under Construction) Some BYC Web Site History Links to Selected Historical Web Sites [PUGET SOUND, BOATING & BREMERTON] Search your Attic ... No doubt, many authors have contributed to this account over the years. The reader's help in identifying more of them would be much appreciated. Those who have been explicitly credited so far are: Ray J.Hart Jr. Norm R. Smith Ralph Smith We are also interested in any addition of omitted events, correction of facts or clarification of possible ambiguities. In addition, we would welcome any elaboration, anecdote or photo from our long-time members or stories which the children and grandchildren of members who were active during the first 30-40 years of BYC might remember. If appropriate, we would add your contribution as a vignette or special insert (with credit) to the existing text. Finally, we are beginning to assemble materials for the more recent decades and are looking for volunteers to contribute brief segments based on their personal experience and good memory. Please send your contributions and inquiries to the BYC Historian or the WebGuy (via the BYC Store). Thank you! from the Towline, Dec 2009 from the Towline, May 2009 Towline, December 2002 Russ Sweany, a local real estate broker, couldn’t see a yacht club happening in Port Orchard anytime soon. He cruised his boat under the Manette Bridge and through Port Washington Narrows to Bremerton Yacht Club and asked if he and his wife could become members there. They wanted to belong to a club that had some moorage and the Bremerton club seemed to have everything a boater could want. They had just recently been established as a yacht club and their property was on a protected bay just inside the approach to Dye’s Inlet. They were denied! They went back home licking their wounds when a short time later they got word from the Bremerton club with the reason they were rejected: The BYC members had already decided to help the Port Orchard yachtsmen form their own club. Source: http://www.poyc.org/history.htm. Return to BYC Home Last update: December 2008 (gk) BYC WebTeam