Marin Yacht Club 24 Summit Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
Beale Island	The home of Marin Yacht Club, is situated at the northern shore of the San Rafael Canal entrance from San Pedro Bay. The Island and the belonging neighboring lands on its vicinity, occupy an area of six acres. The island was originally a marsh, occasionally covered by water, especially in winter months, during the strong south easterlies. The island was created when the Army Corps of Engineers straightened the Goose Neck bend to allow easier access to the San Rafael Slough.   In 1939, Marin Yacht Club purchased The Island, then a property of the Beale family, for the sum of $3,600.   Extensive dredging of the area for creation of the yacht basin, produced the sludge which was piled up and created the Beale island, home of Marin Yacht Club. The club has the following facilities;
Beale Island Before creation of Marin Yacht Club
The Club House	The Clubhouse is located at the western edge of the island. It overlooks the San Rafael canal and San Pedro Bay. The clubhouse has a large bar at the upper floor with spectacular view of the bay and Point San Pablo and the city of Richmond on the East bay. The ground floor houses a rather large dining room and well-equipped kitchen allowing catering for regular club dinners and functions for our guests. The capacity of the dining room is for 105 persons. Offices of the club are located at the ground floor. The newly constructed Bocce Ball court that was finished in June 2004 and is located near the Main Clubhouse is the pride and joy of the Club members. Our perfect California weather permits the use of this facility all year round and its close vicinity to the main Clubhouse allows ready access to the bar and the dining room areas.
Views of the Club House,Dinig Room and the Bar	Bocce Ball Court
The Docks	There are 3 Major docks, with 118 slips, that vary in sizes from 36’ to 80’. There are bathroom and shower facilities at the end of A dock, as well as inside the clubhouse building. The club members own almost all the slips, but a few are offered for rent or lease and are exclusively for the members of the club. There are a number of side ties available, which are reserved for visiting yachtsmen, however through previous arrangement, reciprocating yacht clubs may arrange for further slips to be made available by contacting the Harbormaster. The garbage disposal centre and recycling station is situated at a separate shed at the head of the A dock. The ice vending machines are situated at the head of A and C docks.
Beale Island Now With the view of the Docks and Clubhouses
The Small  Boat Dock	The Small Boat Dock is situated at the eastern part of the yacht basin, which is for temporary docking of guests and member yachts as well as small boat use.  Adjacent to the Small Boat Dock is crane with a lift capacity of 2,000 pounds for lifting of masts and smaller boats.  The Small Boat Dock is also equipped with pump-out facilities for member use.
Junior Sailors’ Facilities	Adjacent to the Small Boat Dock is the centre of activities for the Junior Sailors and their Laser dinghies. This is the area where junior sailing classes are held during the summer months for children between 9 and 14 years.
Harbormaster’s Residence	The Club’s harbormaster occupies a residence inside the club premises. The residence is a 2 story building in the northeastern corner of the property, adjacent to the entrance gate and the Tennis and Swimming facilities.
Parking and Dry Docks	There are ample parking areas for cars and dry storage facilities for the members’ boats.
Ancillary facilities	With the center of city of San Rafael’s financial district in the 4th street, another ½ mile away, one can also find pet shops, book stores, fitness centers, copying and printing facilities, bicycle and auto mechanic shops. Add to these requirements, a few more pricy restaurants,  beauty salons and barber shops, several banks with ATM, bars and video rental shops, we have close access to whatever a sailor away from home’s heart desires.
Shopping for Food and Eating Out	Marin Yacht club is situated within one-mile distance of Montecito Plaza, an open air shopping mall with a well sorted grocery store, and another two stores, some little distance further away.   In Montecito plaza, there are several restaurants, including a pizzeria, a hamburger joint and a Japanese restaurant as well as an Italian and a Chinese restaurant.
Banks and ATM	There are several ATM s in the Montecito Plaza. A branch of Bank of America is in the Grant street a short distance from the Montecito Plaza. However almost ½ mile away in the financial district of San Rafael, at 4th Street, almost all national and local banks are represented.
Hospitals with E.R., Pharmcy and Drug Store	Rite Aid pharmacy is located in the western corner of the Montecito Plaza. Marin General Hospital and Kaiser Permanente Hospitals are located within easy reach of the Club.
Shopping for Electronics	A branch of Radio Shack could be found in the junction of 4th street and D street as well as San Rafael’s own famous Electronic Plus shop which is a gold mine of difficult to come buy electronics tidbits.
Chandleries	Just before coming to Montecito Plaza, Western Boat shop is the closest chandlery with a limited supply of boat spares. Further north and in the area housing Loch Lomond Yacht club and Marina, there is another small chandlery.
Boatyards and haul out facilities.	There are abundance of boatyards, mechanics and chandleries in the close vicinity of the club. Helmut’s Marine and the Boatyard of the Loch Lomond Marina both within ½ mile of MYC have travel lifts for hauling out of larger boats.
Fuel and Pump-out Stations	Before entering the San Rafael Canal and Marin Yacht Club the Loch Lomond Marina which is on the north of the channel between Markers G3 and G5 affords fuelling docks. Inside the San Rafael Canal and past MYC one can find Western Boat’s fuel dock. Annexed to the marina the Club has a separate Clubhouse, three tennis courts, a small swimming pool and a jacuzzi. For further information please click here