Your skipper for the day is Don Balser
Dock 22 is to the right of our old Dock F. You’ll drive over the “Island Way” bridge, make a right turn and find a parking spot. If you never sailed out of Dock F, you can put “Dana West Yacht Club” in your GPS and park just pass the club.
Phone: 949-637-3763 Email: donbalser@gmail.com
Join your fellow LWYC Members for the annual picnic in Dana Point!
LWYC Picnic Monday September 8, 2025 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Dana Point Harbor near the Richard Henry Dana statue
$ Free Members $5 Non-members
+ $8 per grilled item
Price includes water and your choice of Hot Dog, Hamburger or Veggie Burger
Thursday September 4th is the deadline to register
Must be prepaid, no walk-ins
check-in 12:00 - 1:00, grilling ends at 1:00
Please bring a dish to share - by last name
A - I Side Dish
J - R Dessert
S - Z Salad
No Mayo in the dishes for safety reasons
BYOB, no glass and officially no alcohol
Bring your own seating and shade!
NO REFUNDS
Change of date from September 26th to the 24th due to a major music festival going on the 26th.
We are reserving a private sailing adventure on the Spirit of Dana Point, tall ship, on Wednesday, Sept. 24 2-5 pm. The cost will be $58 for yacht club members. There is room for 45 people. If we don't fill it out with our members, we will open it up to others at $65. People need to be there at 1:30 PM. Free parking is at the Institute or along Dana Point Harbor Drive. We encourage car pooling due to the limited number of parking spaces.
The Spirit of Dana Point is a traditionally built replica of a 1770s privateer schooner used during the American Revolution.
Registration is now open!
Register for LWYC “Catalina Day”
Thank you for your interest in registering for the Laguna Yacht Club’s “Catalina Day” event Thursday October 16, 2025. Registration for members is $79, guest registration is $84. Each registration includes the group round trip Catalina Flyer fare of $79.
Once you are registered you will want to CLICK ON THIS LINK to go to the “Catalina Day” web page where you can do the following:
This page will also be reachable from the lwyc.us home page. We will be updating this page with more specific information as Catalina Day approaches, so be sure to check back.