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A private boat club born at the dock.

A handful of Bird Rock families. One coveted slip at Mission Bay Yacht Club. One good hull, shared well — and a flag of our own.

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How this started

Friends first. Then a flag.

We met the way Bird Rock dads do — school pickups, birthday parties, beach days — most of our kids walking the same halls at Bird Rock Elementary. The boat talk was always there. The math never was… for any one family alone.

Then one of us, after six years on the list, was offered a wet slip at Mission Bay Yacht Club — the kind of thing people wait a decade for. We had a choice: let it pass, or build something.

So we're building something. A member-owned club — one hull, real house rules, a booking calendar, poker on the flybridge, kelp-forest mornings, Rady Shell nights — and dues that cost less than a gym-and-golf habit.

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What we're building

One boat. Four ways to love it.

Dock nights

The floating clubhouse: sunset hangs, cards in the salon, guests welcome, never leaving the slip.

Bay days

Flat-water family loops on Mission Bay — the easy, every-weekend use that makes it all worth it.

Blue water

Kelp-forest spearfishing off La Jolla, rods off the back, the occasional Coronado Islands run.

Big nights out

Around Point Loma into San Diego Bay — concerts at the Rady Shell, dinner at Bali Hai, city lights home.

Founding round · August 2026

Three commitments make you a founder.

1

$250 founder deposit

Non-refundable, credited to your buy-in at closing. It locks your seat and carries the slip while we hunt for the boat.

2

Your three numbers

Up-front, monthly, and emergency capacity — into the group tracker. The boat we buy is decided by the money, not the group chat.

3

Declare your lane

Budget band, equal or flexible buy-in, and readiness to file your MBYC membership application this month.

Membership

Reserve your founder seat.

Founding membership is capped at seven families. The deposit is credited in full against your capital share when the boat closes.

Pay the $250 Founder Deposit Set Up Monthly Dues (soon)

Payments are processed by Stripe. BRBC never sees your card details.

Want the full numbers first? The founding deck lives in the Wardroom ↓

Members only

The wardroom.

Enter the club passcode.

Enter

Welcome aboard. The ship's papers, ready to read or download.

Booking calendarReserve your slots — engine-hour caps and the holiday draft apply. (Coming with the boat.)
House rules & operating agreementPosted here once the founding group signs. Drafts circulating now.
Trip log & treasuryEngine hours, fuel billing, reserve balance, and monthly statements.