Convair Sailing Club has been part of San Diego for decades. It was started by the Convair division of General Dynamics as an employees benefit.
When General Dynamics left, the members got together and re-structured the Club as a nonprofit corporation under California law.
All of the work of the Club is done on a volunteer basis by the members; including administration, maintenance and training. Members are expected to participate where they can and you will be called upon occasionally to do just that. We have a broad range of volunteer activities and one is sure to be in your wheelhouse.
The Convair Sailing Club fleet is located on San Diego
Bay in the Harbor Island West Marina.
Harbor Island is one of the best locations for easy ac-
cess by car and for easy boat access to San Diego Bay.
There is always plenty of parking. Their Deli has outdoor
seating with a panoramic view of the harbor. They have a
swimming pool and restrooms with showers.
Our slips are located at the end of the dock, offering in-
stant access to the channel. Members receive sail train-
ing as part of their membership dues. They are granted
access to key cards as soon as they are checked out as
Skippers for the Victory fleet.
The Convair Sailing Club is a unique organization in the world of sailing clubs. First: it is not a commercial business. It is a group of folks banded together to enjoy sailing and “messing about in boats”.
It is wholly owned by the members themselves and has no paid employees or officers. Costs of the Club are covered by an annual registration fee and a very small boat use fee, apportioned as the boats are used.
The Convair Sailing Club is a non-profit corporation under the California Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law. As such; it is a recreational club, owned by the members of the club and operated according to the By-laws registered with the State. The By-laws provide for the election of principal officers of the club and the appointment by those officers of additional officers to form a Board of Directors to manage the affairs of the club.
The eight principal officers elected to the board by the membership are:
The Commodore from the previous year is called the Junior Staff Commodore and also serves on the Board. In addition to the members of the Board of Directors, several other members are given special responsibilities for specific areas of activity by appointment of the Board. Currently these are Chief Dockmaster, Chief of Communications, Chief of Checkout and Registrar.
The duties of the officers listed above, elected and appointed, are evident by their titles and are detailed in the By-Laws, a copy of which is given to each member upon joining the club.
