sfYachtClubs app for iPhone and iPad

sfYachtClubs represents a convenient reference for locating and contacting 60 major yacht clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing both a searchable list of clubs and a user location-aware map displaying all clubs geographically. As many water activity events are planned for the Bay Area in the immediate future, as well as annual and seasonal sailboat racing events, its yacht clubs are the primary landmarks for various social activities and entertainment, and the availability of sfYachtClubs app is very timely.

From app startup, the user can search for a specific yacht club in the Bay Area, view the club’s web site for social activities, search for local resources and businesses geographically, or contact each club directly. The user may also tap the “Map” button and see all clubs on the Bay Area map, and with Location Services activated, can view their proximity in relationship to all Bay Area clubs, which may assist first-time visitors and those from abroad locate their venues of interest geographically, as well as driving directions to the places searched locally of nearby clubs.

There’s no need to leave the map of the San Francisco Bay Area to communicate with any specific club, since tapping on any of the red pins for each yacht club will provide the club name and coordinates, plus tapping on the blue & white chevron will reveal the identical useable contact information of the specific yacht club from within the map area, as available by tapping a club in the list and selecting “Show Club Information”. The user may quickly query any number of yacht clubs while remaining within the map context by tapping the blue and white chevron of any club for detailed contact information, and then return to the map area to query another yacht club.

Users can also edit essential contact information of any club by selecting the "Edit Club Info" button on the popup screen when a specific club is touched. The editing feature provides a means for updating the club contact information which is subject to change periodically, or personal contact information, if preferred.

sfYachtClubs is useful as a handy reference for both Bay Area yacht club members and visitors who need a handy reference, for distant travelers, event cruisers by land and water, club members, and prospects.