San Diego Yacht Club – Point Loma

Founded in 1886, the San Diego Yacht Club is one of the oldest and most storied yacht clubs on the West Coast, set on the Point Loma waterfront overlooking San Diego Bay. The San Diego Yacht Club roof replacement covered two of the club’s signature buildings, the Main Clubhouse and the Pavilion. Both had weathered wood shake roofs that had reached the end of their service life in a demanding coastal marine environment.

The Clubhouse’s distinctive pyramid roofline and cupola have been a fixture of the waterfront for decades, so preserving that classic shake appearance was a priority.

Sylvester Roofing was chosen by the San Diego Yacht Club as the primary contractor to complete a full tear-off and re-roof of both buildings, totaling 19,335 sq ft. On the Clubhouse and Pavilion steep-slope roofs, we installed 14,547 sq ft of CeDUR synthetic shake roofing, including all underlayment, copper flashings and gutters, backed by a 50-year manufacturer’s warranty. The Clubhouse’s 4,788 sq ft of low-slope roof areas were converted from built-up roofing to a UL Class A fire-rated, fully adhered 60 mil felt-back PVC single-ply roof system over mechanically attached protection boards, with all related sheet metal flashings.