GULF YACHT CLUB HISTORY – By Tony Swain GYC HLM In the early 1960’s, False Creek and Coal Harbour were very different places.  Dozens of small yards and wharves existed along a scruffy commercial waterfront, a fascinating wonderland. Separate from the mighty Yacht Clubs, a marine mélange of builders, live-aboarders, and weekend sailors of average means haunted the wharves to gossip, bargain, and simply look at boats, …a casual network of friends.   Tony Swain, owner of the SUZY-B, a […]

Hollyburn Sailing Club has been an integral part of the West Vancouver waterfront for over thirty years, and is conveniently located next to Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. Hollyburn Sailing Club, a dream of a few dedicated people in the spring of 1963, became a reality in June of the same year. Doug Sutherland and Roy Holland met at that time with a group of interested parents to form a dinghy sailing club with the main objective of training North […]

Our club, founded in 1967, is a small club of dedicated sailors with the emphasis on fun rather than protocol and blue blazers. We maintain a fleet of club boats from 14′ to 24′, a club house, 200 ft. of docks and 10,000 sq. ft. of harbor on beautiful Big Lake, Alaska.

The Anchorage Rowing Association—fostering interest and enthusiasm for the sport of rowing in Anchorage, Alaska since 1998

The Burrard Yacht Club is dedicated to: The development and encouragement of yachting The encouragement of yacht and power boat building, yacht sailing and power boat cruising by amateurs The development of seamanship and the acquisition by its members of a knowledge of navigation The cultivation and appreciation of the cruising advantages of the waters of British Columbia, Alaska, and the State of Washington To provide and maintain clubhouses and mooring facilities for the use of members of the Club […]

Brief History of the Club by Sam Caldwell Prior to 1960, sailing was virtually an unknown sport in the Birmingham area except for a handful of enthusiasts who were willing to travel two hours or more to the lakes of North Alabama or an equal distance south to lakes near Montgomery, Alabama. This situation began to change in early 1960 when the Alabama Power Company started construction of Logan Martin Dam on the Coosa River some 40 miles east of […]