San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club

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San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club
Sfbacc logo.png
Location8450 Enterprise Way
Oakland, California 94621
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Established1958
Club typeDedicated
USCA region Mountain Pacific
Sheets of iceFive
Rock colorsRed, Yellow, and Blue
   
Website http://www.bayareacurling.com

The San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club (SFBACC) is a non-profit corporation serving the needs for the play and development of the sport of curling in the San Francisco Bay Area and its surrounding outskirts. Headquartered in Oakland, California, it is the largest curling club in California as well as in the Mountain Pacific Curling Association.

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The San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club is a registered non-profit corporation in the state of California. The SFBACC is a member of the Mountain Pacific Curling Association and also of the United States Curling Association.

History

The San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club (SFBACC) was founded March 13, 1958 in Mountain View, California. In the club's early years, it had a dedicated curling facility called the Peninsula Curling Rink. [1] By the early 1970's the dedicated facility was closed and the club was curling on arena ice.

Starting in 1994 the SFBACC began curling at Solar4America Ice at San Jose, renting ice for short seasons until 2006 when regular league times were established. Also in 2006 the club expanded to nearby Fremont to begin curling at Solar4America Ice at Fremont. With interest in the sport continuing to grow throughout the San Francisco Bay Area the club expanded again in the summer of 2009 to Oakland.

From 2009 to 2018 the club conducted activities at the three separate locations in San Jose, Fremont, and Oakland. In early 2018 the SFBACC allowed the newly formed Silicon Valley Curling Club (SVCC) to take over all curling activities at Solar4America at San Jose and Solar4America at Fremont.

Oakland Ice Center

Prior to 2018, the SFBACC curled at Oakland Ice Center, located in the city's Uptown district. The rink is owned by the city of Oakland and operated by Sharks Ice, LLC. As of December 2019, the club's affiliation with the Oakland Ice Center had ended.

Current facilities

In March 2022, the club opened a new 5-sheet dedicated facility in East Oakland. [2]

Events

The SFBACC has hosted the Golden Gate Bonspiel annually each spring during Memorial Day weekend since 2008. [3] The tournament was previously held at Solar4America Ice at Fremont and will held at the new dedicated facility in Oakland moving forward.

The club teaches Learn-to-Curl events throughout the year to expose new people to the sport. During the Winter Olympic Games interest is especially high and so the club hosts numerous Learn-to-Curl events, lesson series, and instructional leagues to teach thousands of people.

In October 2013 the SFBACC played host to the World Curling Federation Olympic Celebration Tour, which brought 2010 Olympic silver medalist Carolyn McRorie to Oakland to participate in multiple clinics.

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References

  1. "History". San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  2. Metcalfe, John. "The world's best new curling facility just opened in Oakland". The Mercury News. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. "Golden Gate Bonspiel 2018 | Golden Gate Bonspiel". goldengatebonspiel.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  4. "Dallas Fort Worth and Cleveland Skating Club win 2018 Arena Nationals". Team USA. Retrieved 2018-05-10.