Founded in 1925 on the Point Loma waterfront, Southwestern Yacht Club now operates a 385-slip private marina and member clubhouse off Qualtrough Street, seating 750 members in one of San Diego's oldest continuously active yacht clubs. Reciprocal-burgee agreements extend member privileges to clubs including San Diego Yacht Club, the 1886-founded three-time America's Cup winner, letting Southwestern members moor transiently and use bar-and-dining facilities across SCYA-affiliated clubs. Three annual Benefit on the Bay fundraisers, a Gala, a Race with post-race BBQ, and an Anglers Tournament, direct proceeds to San Diego foundations, joining the club's support for the White Sea Bass Release Project and the Junior Foundation's youth sailing scholarships. The 2010-refurbished clubhouse houses member dining, meeting rooms, and a ship store, while the 385-slip marina runs 30-amp and 50-amp dockside power, Wi-Fi throughout, showers, laundry, and a cable-TV trunk supporting vessels up to a 70-foot maximum hull length. Junior Foundation scholarship recipients progress from club-run dinghy training into intermediate certification programs at schools like San Diego Sailing Academy before returning to crew in the Benefit on the Bay Race. The Shelter Island Yacht Basin position provides quick Pacific Ocean access through the America's Cup Harbor channel, supporting the club's longest-format events, offshore cruising to Ensenada, Catalina, and the Channel Islands on member yachts in multi-day flotilla formations.