The traditional Opening Day ceremony can be traced to the 1800s with the opening of the drawbridge at Beach Road and Main Street in Belvedere to allow arks and boats back into the bay after wintering in the Belvedere Lagoon. In 1963 the Corinthian created the blessing of boats as a part of Opening Day. It is still held every year in Raccoon Strait, just off the clubhouse. 2016 Opening Day will be April 23-24.