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1932 YachtClub incorporated October 3 by Directors Betts, Fox, Hackley, Jaun,
McComber, Pier, Van Nuys and Commodore Woestmann; LAYC’s fleets
included the Arrowhead Sloop, Geary 18, Rainbow Skimmer; unlimited speed
motorboat racing began
1942 Installed Marina on North Shore
1943 Installed small marina on South Shore below Village
1945 Purchased land on South Shore; unlimited speed motorboat racing was
changed to predicted time racing in the interests of safety
1946 Start of Olympic class Star Fleet, Arrowhead Woods and lake purchased by the
Los Angeles Turf Club; added to marina on South Shore
1948 Leased North Shore Tavern for clubhouse and operated it as a hotel
(The present UCLA Conference Center)
1949 First Spring Dinner Dance in Los Angeles
1951 Abandoned North Shore Tavern as clubhouse
1954 Built clubhouse on South Shore lot and discontinued operations of hotel at
North Shore Tavern
1955 Start of C-Scow Fleet; Sports Illustrated covered Fleet Review
1957 LAYC members participated and placed first in both “A” and “B” classes of
annual International Geary 18 Invitational
1958 Start of Lido 14 Fleet
1959 Installed concrete marinas replacing wood marina
1960 Constructed bar, kitchen and restroom buildings and made extensive
alterations to original small clubhouse.
1961 Arrowhead Woods and lake purchased by Lake Arrowhead Development Co.
1963 Exchanged upper road frontage to increase lake frontage and gained
permanent easement on access road, installed 40-slip marina.
1964 Geary 18 International Regatta
1967 Arrowhead Woods purchased by Boise Cascade Corporation
1969 Motorboat and water ski competition discontinued
1970 Start of the Olympic Finn Fleet
1987 First Lady Commodore elected to office
1996 First float in Blue Jay Christmas Parade
1997 First National “California Cup” Regatta for C-Scows; new Race Committee
pontoon boat commissioned
1998 Established Chapter of International Order of The Blue Gavel (IOBG).
Established website “LAYC.net”
1999 1st time C-Scows & Geary 18s competed in National Offshore One design
(NOOD) Regatta.
2003 Floating Sailboat Racks Installed; Old Fire & Cedar Fire destroy over 350
homes on east side of Lake Arrowhead and caused over 2 Billion dollars in
damage throughout San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
2004 Lake level lower than it’s been since records began in 1921.*
Hobie fleet rejoined the Yacht club
2005 Record rainfall; Lake level reaches full in February 2005
2006 New bar and sliding doors
2010 New Ship’s Shop, club offices and Anchor Room construction completed