Guide to the Southern California Yachting Association records
MS.R.009
Finding aid prepared by Lynette Stoudt and Adrian Turner, 2000; updated by Zoe
MacLeod, 2021.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
(cc) 2021
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Southern California Yachting Association records
Creator:
Southern California Yachting Association
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.009
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
(13 boxes) and 12.6 unprocessed linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1921-1965
Physical Location: Stored offsite at SRLF. Forty-eight
hours advance notice is required for access to the records.
Abstract: This collection contains the
administrative files of the Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA) from 1921 to the
mid-1960s, including articles of incorporation and by-laws, manuals for member clubs,
meeting minutes, yacht club membership rosters and yearbooks, correspondence, circulars and
flyers, master calendars, and other official records. Also included is a small collection of
material on other yachting organizations in California and Arizona, as well as affiliate
organizations of the SCYA.
Language of Material:
English .
Access
Collection is open for research. Forty-eight hours advance notice is required for access
because materials are stored offsite.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by
the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish,
please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Southern California Yachting Association Records. MS-R09. Special Collections and Archives,
The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Southern California Yachting Association via Paul W. Hiller, SCYA Historian, in
1966.
Processing History
Processed by Lynette Stoudt and Adrian Turner, 1999-2000.
Organizational History
The Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA) was founded as an association in Los
Angeles in 1921 to promulgate yacht racing rules and promote wider participation in yachting
activities. Its articles of incorporation were adopted in 1922 and later revised with the
addition of by-laws in 1938. SCYA became a nonprofit corporation in 1950 or 1951. By 1953
the association represented 28 member clubs spanning from Ventura to San Diego counties. As
of 2000, the association boasts over 80 member clubs. Further information concerning the
SCYA can be found on their website, http://www.scya.org.
The first and largest yachting association in Southern California, the SCYA promoted wider
participation in yachting activities through its publicity campaigns, particularly through
annual regattas, boat parades, and races. Members adhered to SCYA rules and regulations
governing all aspects of boat racing, addressing such issues as boating safety and yacht
maintenance. Today, the SCYA continues to support and foster amateur and professional
yachting through its support of boating education, races, regattas, and safety at sea.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains the administrative files of the Southern California Yachting
Association (SCYA) from 1921 to the mid-1960s, including articles of incorporation and
by-laws, manuals for member clubs, meeting minutes, yacht club membership rosters and
yearbooks, correspondence, circulars and flyers, master calendars, and other official
records. Also included is a small collection of material on other yachting organizations in
California and Arizona, as well as affiliate organizations of the SCYA.
The majority of material consists of meeting minutes and official correspondence with
member clubs and affiliate organizations dated between 1922 and 1965. These records document
association membership and dues; club delegates and officers; regattas, boat parades,
trophies, and races; reports from meetings; harbor and boating regulations; deeds of gift;
and dinners, dances, and galas. All correspondence is arranged chronologically, not
topically. Also included within the correspondence are ephemera such as newsclippings of
articles featuring the SCYA. Topical files contain material issued by individual member
clubs about their activities.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographic prints
Yacht clubs -- California, Southern -- History -- Sources
Yacht racing -- California, Southern -- History -- Sources
Yachting -- Societies, etc.
Southern California Yachting Association -- Archives
box 1, folder 1
Articles of Association
1922-1938
box 1, folder 2
Board of Governors lists
1921-1929
Correspondence, circulars, and ephemera
box 5, folder 2
July-December and undated
ca. 1958
box 5, folder 3
January-December and undated
1959 ca. 1959
box 5, folder 5
July-December and undated
ca. 1960
box 6, folder 8
July-December and undated
ca. 1962
box 7, folder 8
June-December and undated,
ca. 1965
Manual, SCYA publication
General note
Includes text of articles of incorporation, by-laws, rules and regulations, flag
routine, and dress codes.
box 8, folder 2
Master calendars
1951-1965
Meeting minutes and extracts from minutes.
General note
Meeting reports originally filed in Correspondence remain there.
box 10, folder 7
Photographs of SCYA meeting at Santa Monica and Commodore Graye, Secretary of
the SCYA, and undated.
1963
Physical Description: 3
items.
General Physical Description note: no content
Regattas
General note
Includes circulars, rosters, flyers, brochures, and guides. Other correspondence
relating to regattas are filed in Correspondence under the year of the regatta.
Rosters of SCYA officers and member club officers, delegates, and
directors.
General note
Other lists of individuals involved in SCYA member clubs are filed in
Correspondence.
box 11, folder 4
California boating law and mooring procedures,
ca. 1959-1962
Member clubs and affiliates,
1946-1965
box 11, folder 5
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (Long Beach)
1961-1964
box 11, folder 5
Arizona Yacht Club (Phoenix)
1960
box 11, folder 5
Balboa Yacht Club (Balboa Island)
1949
box 11, folder 5
California Boating Council, Inc. (Rodeo),
1958
box 11, folder 6
California Yacht Club (Los Angeles)
1961
box 11, folder 6
King Harbor Yacht Club (Redondo Beach)
1961
box 11, folder 7
Lake Arrowhead Yacht Club
1946
box 11, folder 7
Lido Isle Yacht Club
1959
box 11, folder 7
Little Ships Fleet of Long Beach,
1957
box 11, folder 7
Long Beach Yacht Club,
1965
box 11, folder 7
Mission Bay Yacht Club
1958
box 11, folder 7
Newport Harbor Sailing Association
1960-1961
North American Yacht Racing Union (New York),
1957-1958
box 11, folder 8
Report of the annual meeting,
1958
box 12, folder 1
Pacific Coast Yachting Association
1959-1965
box 12, folder 1
Pacific Cruising Class Yacht Racing Association,
ca. 1949
box 12, folder 1
Pacific Handicap Racing Fleet (Long Beach)
1964
box 12, folder 1
Palos Verdes Yacht Club
1962
box 12, folder 1
Pomona Valley Sailing Association
1960-1961
box 12, folder 1
San Diego Association of Yacht Clubs
ca. 1960s
box 12, folder 1
San Luis Yacht Club (San Luis Obispo)
1962
box 12, folder 2
Sierra Sailing Association (Delano)
1961-1964
box 12, folder 2
Silver Gate Yacht Club (San Diego), undated
box 12, folder 2
South Shore Sailing Club, undated
box 12, folder 3
Transpacific Yacht Club, 1948-ca.
1953
box 12, folder 4
Voyagers Yacht Club (Newport Beach)
1963
box 12, folder 4
Westward Cruising Club (Hermosa Beach)
1960
box 12, folder 4
Win'ard Yacht Club (Redondo Beach)
1960-1961
box 12, folder 4
Windjammer Yacht Club (Playa del Rey)
1961
box 12, folder 5
Minutes of the Small Craft Harbors Commission Meeting
1958-1959
Year book and
Yachting
yearbook
, SCYA publications
box 12, folder 7
with subscription flyers
1965
Unprocessed addition 2001 Accession 2001.042
1932-1974
Physical Description: 0.6 Linear
Feet(1 box)
box accn2001.042 001
Box 1
1932-1974
Scope and Contents Note
Comprises seven publications and one letter concerning the SCYA yearbook.
Publications include SCYA yearbooks and manual, Newport Harbor Yacht Club yearbooks,
and log of yacht races.
Unprocessed addition 2010 Accession 2010.008
1927-2009
Physical Description: 12 Linear
Feet(12 record cartons)
box accn2010.008 001
Box 1
1978-1981, 1990-1998
Scope and Contents Note
minutes, correspondence, and other materials, 1990-1998 correspondence, 1979
newsletters and handouts, 1978-1979 attendance sheets, 1978-1980 minutes, 1979,
1981
box accn2010.008 002
Box 2
1984-1990
Scope and Contents Note
minutes, correspondence, and other materials, 1984-1990
box accn2010.008 003
Box 3
1970-1978
Scope and Contents Note
minutes, correspondence, and other materials, 1970-1978
box accn2010.008 004
Box 4
1982-1987
Scope and Contents Note
minutes, correspondence, and other materials, 1982-1987
box accn2010.008 005
Box 5
1963-1967, 1980
Scope and Contents Note
minutes and other materials, 1963-1966 revenue and expenses, 1966-1967 correspondence
and other materials, 1965-1970 minutes, correspondence, and other materials, 1980
box accn2010.008 006
Box 6
1962-1972, 1991-1999
Scope and Contents Note
minutes, correspondence, and other materials, 1991-1992 attendance record, 1962-1971
BOAT, CMPHA, NAYRU, PICA materials, 1972 minutes, correspondence, and racing bylaws
and information, 1969-1971 correspondence and regatta flyer, 1965-1966 account balance
sheets, 1996 account balance sheets, tax forms, and other materials, 1994-1996
minutes, correspondence, and other materials, 1998 correspondence, flyers, and other
materials, 1995-1999 yearbook data, 1998-1999
box accn2010.008 007
Box 7
1972-1987
Scope and Contents Note
minutes, correspondence, and other materials,1972-1987
box accn2010.008 008
Box 8
1961-1976
Scope and Contents Note
individual association files, 1961-1970 correspondence and other materials, 1969-1970
by-laws, amendments, and other materials, 1966-1974 annual membership reviews, 1966
International Yacht Racing Union minutes, 1969 Southern California Boating Safety
Advisory Group by-laws, 1976
box accn2010.008 009
Box 9
1966-1990, 1993-2002
Scope and Contents Note
tax review, 1987-1990 correspondence, flyers, and other materials, 1996-1999 Service
Center procedures, 1995-1999 correspondence, reports, and other materials, 1997-1998
general meeting minutes, 1993 board meeting minutes, 1993-1994 minutes, reports, and
other materials, 2007-2009 Peggy Slater Memorial Award applications and other
materials, 1995-2008 reports, minutes, and other materials, 2006 correspondence and
budget sheets, 1996-2002 correspondence, minutes, and other materials, 1969-1970 tax
forms, balance sheets, and other materials, 1994-1998 minutes, correspondence, and
other materials, 1975-1978, 1986 minutes, 1966-1969 check transmittal letters and
other materials, 1978-1985 insurance pamphlet, 1985 pamphlets, brochures, and other
materials, 1986-1987 correspondence, 1971, 1975 yearbook club data, 2000-2002
clipping, 1985
box accn2010.008 010
Box 10
1927, 1940-2009
Scope and Contents Note
yearbooks, 1978-2009 Sea yacht register magazine, 1940-1956, 1969 race calendar,
1981-1986, 2009 Balboa Yacht Club roster, 1987, 1992 yachting protocol guidelines,
1995 manuals, 1951, 1962 Pacific Coast Yachting Association, 1927, 1970-1979 North
American Yacht Racing Union, 1969 Sojourner, 1979 Anacapa Yacht Club handbook, 1985
The History of Yachting in Southern California, undated 80 Years of Western Boating,
1977 The Olympic Classes Regatta, 1970 United State Olympic Committee constitutions,
by-laws and general rules, 1969 pamphlets, 1982, 1987, 1997 race calendar, bylaws and
appeals, 1969, 1978-1988 photographs, 1991-2004 compact discs, 2005-2006, undated
floppy discs, 2000-2005, undated
box accn2010.008 011
Box 11
1990-2000
Scope and Contents Note
receipts, invoices, bank statements, 1995-1996 Xerox invoices, agreements, and other
materials, 1990-2000 receipts, 1997-1999 cancelled checks and receipts, 1996-1998
box accn2010.008 012
Box 12
1963-2009
Scope and Contents Note
receipts, invoices, bank statements, 1997-1998 duplicate yearbooks, 1978-2009
duplicate protocol guidelines,1995 duplicate pamphlets, 1966, 1982, 1997 duplicate
minutes, 1963-1966, 1981 duplicate The History of Yachting in Southern California,
undated duplicate Pacific Coast Yachting Association, 1979