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BAY-WAVELAND YACHT CLUB
CLUBHOUSE REMINDERS
During the regatta, the clubhouse will be open from 0800 daily. The men’s and women’s locker rooms downstairs will be open continuously for your use. Food will be available in the Trophy Lounge from 1130, and the dining room will be open as listed on your schedule of events.
1.	CHILDREN under the age of ten years must be accompanied by an adult while on the club premises.
2.	PETS are not allowed on the club premises, including the beach area, for the safety of children and others.
3.	SWIMMING shall be confined to the pool area, and to the designated beach area. The BWYC assumes no liability concerning swimmers. Swimming in the harbor and from the club pier is prohibited.
4.	BOATS AND TRAILERS using club facilities must be registered at the club office Trailers must be parked in designated areas, and not left near launch or hoist areas. Visiting yachts and campers please register with the Harbormaster.
5.	SHIRTS and shoes must be worn in the clubhouse. Informal attire is acceptable in the Trophy Lounge.
6.	LITTER barrels are provided at various locations for trash. Please help us keep the club clean.
7.	TELEPHONE calls may be made at the local phone provided for your use at the second floor hallway.
8.	MESSAGES may be left at the Regatta desk.
9.	PARK vehicles in designated areas.
10.	ALCOHOL may not be sold to anyone under the age of 21. Please drink responsibly.
PLEASE LAUNCH EARLY EACH MORNING TO AVOID DELAYS.
History of the Bay-Waveland Yacht Club
The Bay-Waveland Yacht Club was founded in 1896. Newspapers of the day describe its first annual regatta and the name of its commodore, a gentleman named Richardson. The clubhouse, constructed at a cost of $2,500 and described as a double story over the water with “water works and departments for accommodations of ladies as well as for gentlemen,” was formally opened in 1897 with a ball in grand style.
In 1901 the BWYC became a charter member of the Southern Gulf Coast Yachting Association, but a hurricane destroyed the club’s facility in 1915, resulting in decreased activity and no dues collection.
The BWYC was reorganized in 1921 as the Bay-Waveland Yacht and Athletic Club and admitted to the Gulf Yachting Association in 1922. Inactivity set in during the Depression years and continued through World War II and into the late 1940’s.
The club was reorganized again in 1949 by a group of yachtsmen and civic leaders, with John E. Bell, Jr. serving as commodore, and the clubhouse was built on the present location. In 1963 BWYC won its first Junior and also its first Senior Lipton title. Today, club members are active regionally and nationally as both competitors and administrators.
Club members are proud to be part of the long tradition of yachting on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a way of life that has survived hurricanes, wars, epidemics, and hard times. The 1999 Chapman Regatta is a special celebration for yachting here along the Gulf Coast.
Compiled from various sources by
Com. Walter Chamberlain, BWYC Historian