After storm surges, the Santa Barbara Yacht Club events on hold while the “yellow-tagged” building gets inspected

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - After it was impacted multiple times by aggressive surf more than a week ago, the Santa Barbara Yacht Club is getting a full damage inspection.

The building is currently out of use and "yellow tagged" by the City of Santa Barbara.  That means none of the regular activities can take place there and only repair work is allowed.

The structure on the sand west of the harbor is holding, although the protective sand berm is gone.  It was completely taken out by high tides and a relentless storm surge.

A special team is assessing each of the pilings.  It is the same crew that inspects another landmark, Stearns Wharf.

The bottom of the Yacht Club was hit hard, especially when sand was eroded away and the area was exposed.

All of the electrical, plumbing and sewer lines along with heating and air conditioning are being checked out.

Currently some windows are boarded up prior to this weekend's King Tides.

The Yacht Club Commodore David Sadecki says all events are off until at least January 25, and he said he remains positive that the building and its operations will return to normal quickly.