Relaxing on the aft deck of the Gandydancer four months later, having just returned from an Avalon outing, the three skippers were mulling around the idea of having a yacht club here at Sunset Aquatic. Now Bill, Harry, and Don knew nothing about starting a yacht club but with a little advice from a knowledgeable harbor master, they put their plan into action. Not knowing the interest level of the boat owners in the marina, flyers were printed and put on each boat inviting them to meet at the marina office for coffee and donuts. The response was overwhelming and the meeting room overflowed. From that meeting, committees were formed, officers selected, and SAYC began the journey which has now become part of all of us.

The most visual symbol of SAYC is the club burgee. Jane Kennedy Warren was 14 years old when she designed our burgee. Marilyn made the first burgee which proudly flew from the Gandydancer's staff. It was back to the sewing machine when someone mentioned to Marilyn that the waves were going backward. More and more burgees were made and to this day, the SAYC burgee is one of the most recognizable yacht club burgees to fly over Southern California waters.

When Ed and I spend those quiet times with Marilyn and listen to her wonderful stories of past cruises and club functions we realize how thankful we are that on a stormy weekend many years ago, the Gandydancer and her sister ships traveled to Orange County and made their home in Sunset Aquatic Marina.