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Club History

The Club’s history is a testament to its culture – as retired Club Historian John Prothero recounts below, our beginnings were rooted in youth sailing and our Club facilities have always been a product of cooperative effort.  The list of original members who generously invested their money in debentures in order to buy the property and build the facilities can be seen here , as part of a Clubhouse plaque recognizing their contributions.

Our Sailing School program has recently grown exponentially with renewed energy and enthusiasm, and we still have a junior racing team.  A Marina Renovation Project was completed in the last decade or so through the dedicated volunteerism that has become a hallmark of our Club, resulting in a topnotch marina. And more was done in 2019 and 2020.

The Club history, as John notes, is an engaging and on-going story.  As for how we got an elephant in our burgee, there is a story there, too.   Click here for a brief synopsis of the HMS Ganges story, provided to the Club in 2023 by David Nanton, who also generously donated these carved bookends of the HMS Ganges .  Note that a full outline of how the Club’s logos came to be can also be found in the annual yearbook, of which every member has a copy.

Early Days and Wooden Shoes

The history of the Saltspring Island Sailing Club is a fascinating story, starting with the intense co-operative activity of an able group of students chiefly under the guidance of two individuals: Lawrie Neish, Industrial Arts teacher at GISS, and his wife Aileen.

It’s an old saw that if you have a horse you need a farm. Likewise, if you have a sailboat, you need to learn to sail. So Lawrie and Aileen Neish, and Marshall and Norah Sharp, took the students out in their keel boats ( Clarion and Sonsy , respectively) for some preliminary lessons. Then these aspiring young sailors were pushed off with Aileen leading them like a mother duck with her brood as Lawrie remarked. He escorted the students in a Sea Scout Lightning, yelling out instructions.

Not surprisingly, the students were soon racing. The Saltspring Island Sailing Club was formed in 1969 and registered with the Canadian Yachting Association in 1970. By 1972–3 the Club acquired a group of adult supporters, many of them junior sailor parents. Club members competed in regattas all over BC, taking first place in virtually all of them. In the Club’s first outside event, Aileen and Robert Neish took first and second place in the Royal Victoria Yacht Club’s Frostbite Regatta. Club members won the under-13 BC sailing championship 10 years running. Over time about 100 Sabots were constructed. These striking successes testify to the talent and enthusiasm of the competitors, and to the quality of their instruction. Moreover, they squarely owe something more to Lawrie, who took shrewd advantage of the tolerances allowed in the Sabot specifications to squeeze out the best possible performance. Lawrie’s crucial contributions to our Club are recognized in his appointment as the Club’s first Commodore (1970–1972).

Evolution and a New Home

Meetings were held early on at Dick and Barbara Toynbee’s home to discuss enlarging the Club, which in 1973 led to a request to the student-based Club to accept adult members. This was ultimately approved and David Smith became the Club’s second Commodore.

A committee was struck, and it reported on May 12, 1977, recommending purchase of the present property, subject to purchase of a $1,000 debenture by each of at least 30 members. In fact, over time, 52 members purchased debentures. The late Peter McMillan (Commodore 1977-78) made the down-payment for purchase of the property.

Seen in this synopsis of the Club’s history is a wholesome tradition of self-help, ingenuity, determination and vision which continues to the present day. There is much to celebrate.  And in 2019, the 50th year since the sabot start in 1969, we have been looking back at some of the founding and longer time members in a series of articles called the Founder Profiles.  Click on the following links for the first three:   Lawrie and Aileen Neish , Don and Alicia Baxter , and Roger and Kathie Kibble .  If you are already logged-in, you can click this link for a list of the first members of the incorporated Club:   Historical Supplement of First Members .  You can also access the latter document via the Documents page (also requiring a login.)

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Royal Vancouver Yacht Club

The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club ( RVYC ) is a yacht club located in Vancouver , British Columbia. Royal Vancouver Yacht Club currently operates two marinas, the one at Jericho Beach in English Bay and another in Coal Harbour . The Jericho site includes a clubhouse, two restaurants, and berths enough for 350 as well as a dinghy dock. In 2017 the award-winning Dock Building was completed, designed by Michael Green Architecture , providing offices for the Harbour Master, instruction and amenity space and workshops to maintain boats, sails, and gear. [1] The Coal Harbour site has approximately 350 berths, some with covered moorage, and is the location of the floating restaurant called The Mermaid Inn. [2] The club also has seven offshore stations in BC waters.

List of Offshore stations

Notable members, external links.

The club was founded as the Vancouver Yacht Club in 1903. [3] The club officially became the 'Royal Vancouver Yacht Club' in 1906. J. Kennerly Bryan and his partner Mr. Waterson designed the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club club house in Stanley park (1910). [4] The permanent yacht club located at Jericho Beach was opened 21 years later in 1927. [3] Fred Laughton Townley & Mr. Matheson designed the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club club house on Point Grey Road at Highbury Street in 1926 [5]

In 1940–41, the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves scheme for training yacht club members developed the first central registry system. [6]

In 1970, George A Cran edited 'Annals of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, 1903–1970' which was condensed and rewritten from records of G.B. Warren, first historian of the club, and the personal recollections of the members of the History Committee, R.V.Y.C., by Norman Hacking.' The Club Annals provides a history of the RVYC's "founding, granting of the Royal Charter, prominent early yachtsmen, racing contests and trophies, officers of the Club, and a general review of sail and power boat activity for sixty-two years in the waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay, Vancouver, B.C., and Gulf of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada." [7]

In 1986, M. Watson MacCrostie edited 'Annals of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, 1971–1985': an updating of the history of Club's members, boats, events and trophies as they appear (or have been amended) in the Year Books, Seabreezes and Annual Reports of the years 1971–1985. The information was taken and rewritten from the records and pictures in the Archives of the Club [8]

In 2003, as part of the Club's centennial celebrations, James P Delgado wrote 'Racers and rovers: 100 years of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club.' [9]

The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club has a collection of model yachts. 'My Calliope', for example, designed by naval architect Jack Hargrave was donated to the club on 31 May 2012. [10]

• Tugboat Island , Silva Bay (1960)
• Alexandra Island , Centre Bay (1965)
• Secret Cove , Sunshine Coast (1972)
• Salt Spring Island , Scott Point (1977)
• Wigwam Inn , Indian Arm (1985)
• Garden Bay , Sunshine Coast (1989)
• Cortes Island , Cortes Bay (1993)
• Colin Hansen , former provincial politician
• Jimmy Pattison , businessman
• Jason Priestley , actor
• Nardwuar , radio personality
• Andrew Saxton , former federal politician
• Chip Wilson , founder Lululemon

• List of International Council of Yacht Clubs members
• ↑ "Royal Vancouver Yacht Club" . www.royalvan.com . Archived from the original on 7 December 2002.
• 1 2 "Royal Vancouver Yacht Club" . www.royalvan.com . Archived from the original on 8 March 2003.
• ↑ http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1231 J. Kennerly Bryan Dictionary of Architects in Canada
• ↑ http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1360 Fred Laughton Townley Dictionary of Architects in Canada
• ↑ http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-07-14T14%3A20%3A40Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=893484&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam&lang=eng Royal Canadian Naval Reserve – Scheme for Training Yacht Club Members
• ↑ 'Annals of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, 1903–1970 (Vancouver, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club,1984)
• ↑ M. Watson MacCrostie edited 'Annals of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, 1971–1985' (Vancouver, B.C.   : Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, 1986)
• ↑ James P Delgado 'Racers and rovers: 100 years of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club.'(Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2003)
• ↑ http://www.royalvan.com/announcements/history-committee-my-calliope 'My Calliope' model @ RVYC

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“ Oh wait, have some random kid come up to you before you walk down the aisle and tell you that you look like a princess might help too. ” in 2 reviews

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We had a party here for my in-laws 40th anniversary. It is a beautiful place in a great location, with that grandness you would expect from a yacht club. They set us up in a separate room and there was a set menu. The meal started with some butternut squash soup. This was very nice. It was followed up with a Caesars salad that was just OK. The main course was salmon with veggies and rice. The salmon was overcooked, but this happens often in groups. My favorite part was the dessert, pecan pie with ice cream. Worth visiting.

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*This is a review of the yacht club as a wedding locale only* What better place to feel like a princess for a day than someplace with "Royal" in the title. Oh wait, have some random kid come up to you before you walk down the aisle and tell you that you look like a princess might help too. Hubby and I were lucky enough to get married here going on a few years ago, but I've always wanted to yelp about how special this place was and made for an absolutely perfect day. I know, cliche right? But believe it or not, I'm not one of those people who dreamt about a wedding day and I didn't want to get overly involved with the details. I was the anti-Bridezilla. The person in charge of events at RVYC took care of a lot of the details since I was planning my wedding from California. I've heard about some wedding locations that have a lot of rules (no personal flowers or decorations, etc.) but the people at RVYC were very accommodating. We ended up getting married on the lawn behind the club which is perfect for a small to medium size wedding. We had to rent the chairs ourselves but that was relatively pain free. My bridesmaids and family also decorated the dining room themselves. They have several preset menus to choose from. We ended up doing a midday wedding and had a great assortment of hot and cold dishes. For a yacht club the prices were not ridiculous and at the time we actually thought it was pretty reasonable. The food was all five star. The desserts were absolutely incredible. They are also able to accommodate canapes and beverage service. No matter what the weather wants to do, the huge windows in the dining area provide a gorgeous view of the water, which is perfect for a place where it can potentially rain just about every day of the year. I come from a sailing family so I was lucky enough to be able to have a wedding here. At the time (I don't know what the rules are now) you had to be a member or closely associated to one. If you can snag it, I say by all means look at having your wedding at this yacht club.

Is a beautiful day watching this 6-meter world's from the upper deck at the rvyc The sashimi was very good tuna and salmon served very nicely and they had a really nice bison burger with melted cheese that was really nicely done as a special today Wonderful location It is not open to the public. A private club

Out of all the yacht clubs I've been to, this is definitely top 3. The clubhouse is beautiful, the location unbeatable, great service, good food, and a vibrant sailing community to mingle with. To dine here or use the club facilities, one must have a membership to the club or at a reciprocating club, so many simply can't go, but there is a way - start sailing! The Club maintains the most visited directory of sailors looking to crew for racing. Learn to sail a bit, sign up on the crew bank. Someone from the club will likely contact you asking you to crew on the recreational Wednesday night races, after which there is always a social gathering at the bar/restaurant for the sailors. If you sail on a member's boat, you'll likely be invited into the club for a drink or dinner. So, start sailing! Of course, if you like, you can always apply for membership, and knowing how to sail and having a sponsor for the club racing community won't hurt ;)

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We attended a 50th birthday party at the RVYC this past weekend. We were impressed with the view, the service and the food. It was a fantastic venue and everyone one that attended had an amazing time! We also had a family dinner here a couple years ago with our children (7 & 2) and the lower level restaurant was also lovely, tasty food and very family friendly.

Came here for our work Christmas dinner party. Beautiful venue with view of the water. Nicely decorated in and out, not over done. The buffet dinner was fabulous! Good selection of seafood and the carvery had prime rib and turkey with all the fixings. The dessert table was just as long as the dinner buffet. Every dessert imaginable was available. Servers were attentive. Wonderful atmosphere.

Great food, great people, great view! A club worth joining if you are a boater of any type.

I've been attending the Christmas buffet with my family, and coming here for special occasions since I was a baby. The food has always been great and the Club itself is gigantic and beautiful. I love the giant wooden spiral staircase. On sunny days you get an amazing view of all the boats, the ocean, and the mountains in the distance. The staff have always been warm, friendly, and attentive. The buffet this year was as great as expected. Although I felt slightly limited because I am a vegetarian and none of the hot dishes had labels, so I avoided anything that wasn't obviously a potato or something. The dessert buffet was to DIE for. I'm so glad I left room.. I piled my dessert plate high and headed back to the table. The chocolate cream pie was amazing, the cheesecake was creamy and wonderful.. one of the best I've ever had, and the eggnog creme brulee was incredible. I've been talking about it for days to anyone who will listen. The Christmas dinner buffet does have a dress code of "informal festive". Basically no jeans or athletic shoes. I was disappointed to see a few attendees ignore this. You are also not permitted to use your cellphone inside.

The view alone is worth five stars!!! We had the sushi and sashimi the toro was amazing!!! The tuna tartar also amazing. If you know a member get them to take you. If the wind is down you may even get to paddle board!

I must say, in the interest of full disclosure that I am not generally a fan of clubs unless they are professional ones. I have been to yacht clubs like this one where guests treated the staff as if they worked exclusively to satisfy their needs (demands?). From my experience here as a guest I have been impressed with the down-to-earth, caring staff and members who didn't seem to be there merely in order to be seen. The food at lunch is tasty. The club sandwich was so big that half each was more than enough. I really liked the random, home made look of the turkey instead of that bleached-white chicken or turkey in razor thin slices that is often used. The lobster bisque was tasty with juicy, not mushy pieces of seafood. The dessert choices could be more creative but that's a minor quibble. If you are lucky enough to be here on a clear day, the view is fantastic and it's a great place to dream. And maybe drink Moet et Chandon as the people sitting next to us were.

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Viola star /conductor Yuri Bashmet's touring "Moscow Soloists" played just two Canadian concerts this week, including a stop at the Orpheum Thursday evening. Their program was an extensive proposition, perhaps designed to more to demonstrate the ensemble in a variety of favourable situations than to provide overall coherence

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Viola star /conductor Yuri Bashmet's touring "Moscow Soloists" played just two Canadian concerts this week, including a stop at the Orpheum Thursday evening. Their program was an extensive proposition, perhaps designed to more to demonstrate the ensemble in a variety of favourable situations than to provide overall coherence. Even so, it was a considerable treat to hear such exhilarating, distinctly Russian string playing.

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The evening began with Grieg's Holberg Suite, a sturdy example of music in a faux 18th century style. The eighteen member ensemble's fundamental sound is as rich as a Valentine's Day box of chocolates, their glorious tone matched by the subtlety of their colours, carefully chosen and meticulously delivered, without any hint of staleness or over-preparation.

Max Bruch's popular Kol Nidrei was the first of two vehicles for Bashment the performer. He is a remarkable violist, with an unusually large sound palette and considerable interpretive sophistication. The first half of the program ended with Stravinsky`s rather infrequently programed Concerto in D, a hard--as-diamond example of neoclassicism produced in the midst of Stravinsky`s long years of exile. The fussy writing and dry counterpoint was given striking vitality by the ensemble One could hardly avoid thinking that even after decades in the West, the idiomatic Russian string sound was exactly what Stravinsky had in mind.

The second half of the program began with another viola showcase, a so-called Concertino derived from one of Paganini's chamber works, but re-scored for Bashmet and his ensemble. Paganini's flashy works were never more than stylish virtuoso vehicles and this adaptation serves Bashmet's purpose well. Though the viola is slower to speak than either violin or cello, Bashment handled all the florid material with agility and a suave theatricality.

For the sizable Orpheum audience, however, the best was left for last, a performance of Tchaikovsky`s Souvenir de Florence. Originally conceived for string sextet, Tchaikovsky's work never quite measures up as convincing chamber music. For string orchestra. on the other hand, it's arguably more effective. Bashmet and his band performed with memorable elan and intensity, before offering a generous selection of encores.

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