Mission Bay Yacht Club

It all started in 1900. Tom was six when his publisher father, F.T.Scripps, moved his family to the north end of Mission Bay to be near the excellent duck hunting in the marshes. In the early 20s Tom and Austin Brown raced their Flappers against anything that appeared on the water, but they were frustrated by losing to larger boats. Tom talked this over with Alonzo de Jessop who suggested they establish a club and organize handicap racing. It was a humble beginning on Crown Point, but it was... more