South Bay Yacht Club (San Jose, California)

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The lg building is the historic South Bay Yacht Club. The Yacht Club traces its origins to the late 1880's. The club house was built in 1903, but was moved to its current location in 1985 to protect it from flooding.
1491 Hope, Alviso, CA 95002
(408) 263-0100

The Alviso Marina used to be an active small craft harbor. Unfortunately, dredging was required to keep it navigable. In the 1970's, dredging was stopped for environmental reasons, and reeds and silt filled the marina, stranding a few remaining boats. The marina docks and gates are still in place, but are mostly abandoned.

baytrail.abag.ca.gov/vtour/map3/access/BTAlviso/Btalvis...
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Coordinates:   37°25'35"N   121°58'45"W

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  • Visited in the summer of 2012, and the Marina was just as pictured, with the three fishing boats tied to the north portion of the dock, which was still accessible to the water, and appeared to be used. The balance of the marina and docks were silted in and completely overgrown. As pictured, there were still a few boats moored in the central part of the docks, but the boats were locked in & stranded by the overgrown vegetation. Clubhouse still looked in good shape.
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