he British Virgin Islands Yacht Club was officially formed on 25 July 1973 with 76 members. The first Commodore was Peter Wright with the following committee members: Tudor Williams (Vice Commodore), Norma Riegels (Secretary), John Green (Treasurer), Gary Turpin (Sailing Secretary) and Val Steinberg (House Member). Michael Helm later joined the group representing power boating. The new yacht club had four Sunfish dinghies for the use of it’s members and in April 1974 moved into it’s first club house when […]
Way back in the 1930s, competitive sailing on St. Croix started to develop when a friend of Anton Teytaud (a founder of the St. Croix Yacht Club) built a Snipe from plans published in Rudder Magazine. Anton then purchased another Snipe in Puerto Rico so that there could be some spirited racing between the two every Sunday. A class of similar boats grew to four and a competition with St. Thomas Snipe sailors was undertaken. Unfortunately the St. Croix sailors […]
St. Thomas Yacht Club
Yacht Racing in Trinidad on a national scale began officially in 1950, with the formation of the Trinidad Yacht Racing Association. This Association controlled yacht racing in the San Fernando Yacht Club and Point-a-Pierre Yacht Club. In 1964 the name was changed to the Trinidad Yachting Association, and the objectives were as follows:- To encourage and promote sailing by amateurs To organise yacht racing in Trinidad and Tobago To organise international and inter-island yacht racing On Independence Day, 1972, the […]
En 1927 se formó el Yacht Club Olivos (YCO) gracias a los esfuerzos de un grupo de jóvenes apasionados por la vela. Carlos Collet fue su primer Comodoro y antes de cumplir su primer año, el club ya tenía su propia sede en la escollera sur del Puerto de Olivos, así como sus propios barcos. El objetivo del club desde el principio fue acercar a la juventud a la práctica del yachting, espíritu que se fue incrementando a través de […]
El Club de Pesca es el tenedor del fuerte del Pastelillo desde la expedición de la ley 30 de 1943, según la cual la custodia, conservación y cuidado de este bien de propiedad de la Nación fueron restituidos a la Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas de Cartagena – después de haber estado un tiempo encargados a la Armada Nacional – con el fin de que la Sociedad de Mejoras continuara la organización y desarrollo que allí se habían venido adelantando, como […]
A finales del año 1974 y principios del 75, un grupo de amigos se reunió para estudiar la posibilidad de formar un Club deportivo destinado a la practica de la navegación a vela en el Paraguay. Los primeros meses del año 75 fueron de análisis. Entre otros temas, existían diversas propuestas para el nombre del Club: Yacht Club Lago Ypacarai, San Bernardino Yacht Club, y finalmente Yacht Club Ypacarai, que prosperó. El día 5 de abril, en la casa del […]
Abbey is a small, family friendly sailing club with a great social side and an informal and friendly atmosphere, why not pop along for a chat. We run handicap races on Sundays and Wednesday evenings. The clubhouse is also open on other social occasions during the year, other people will potter about on the water, or carry out maintenance tasks at any time and catch up with friends. We have good facilities; including a club house & bar, changing facilities with showers and a large & […]
Aldeburgh Yacht Club, situated on the Suffolk coast, is a large and thriving club catering for all aspects of sailing. Located between the sea and the River Alde one mile south of the town of Aldeburgh the Club is able to organise racing on the river and, for dinghy open meetings and certain other events, on the sea. Founded in 1897, the Club now benefits from some 1,800 members and has a large modern purpose-built clubhouse constructed in 1992 and […]
Aldridge Sailing Club is a small friendly club based just outside Aldridge in the West Midlands. If you’re looking to join a sailing club, we extend a warm welcome to beginners and experienced sailors alike.
The Club has a Clubhouse comprising an attractive Clubroom overlooking the river, a licensed bar, galley, changing rooms, shower & toilet facilities, and a store for sailing gear.Outside there is a large patio/quarter deck. Dinghy storage along the river bank is available with good launching facilities. There is a car park and trailer park.Aquarius Sailing Club is a private members sailing club which is affiliated to the RYA (Royal Yachting Association). We are located on the River Thames about midway […]
Arden Sailing Club is a Royal Yachting Association Training Centre and has good training resources and lots of experience at helping newcomers into the sport. Some people prefer to enrol on one of the Club’s regular sailing courses; others simply join the Club and rely on the help and guidance which members readily give. Safety is the most important consideration and newcomers quickly get to learn the best way to start, and are backed up by friendly and encouraging advice […]
Ashdown Sailing Club could be a friendly club with members starting from terribly seasoned sailors, to novices UN agency have not set foot on a ship before. The club puts crew and boat house owners along on club cruises and rallies, each within the sound space and additional abroad. generally, new members would work into in a veryll|one amongst|one in every of} three categories:Novice or very little expertise If you’ve got no expertise in the least of sailing you’ll be […]
Attenborough Sailing Club
Following discussions some local people had when sailing particularly on the River Avon or the Gloucester Sharpness Canal and chats on the bank, it was decided to hold a meeting to discuss the formation of a Sailing Club in the Tewkesbury area. An Inaugural Meeting was held in the Office of Lt. Col. Alex Hattrell at Newton House, Church Street, Tewkesbury on Tuesday 8th October 1949. There were eight people present: Lt. Col Alex Hattrell. (Who was Chairman […]
Babbacombe Corinthian Sailing Club was founded on Saturday 22nd June The Club’s headquarters were established in an old fisherman’s hut on Oddicombe Beach, the stone walls of which now form the bottom storey of the present Club House. The Club’s first race was sailed on 6th July 1935 in which six boats competed – the race being won by ‘Bumble Bee’ sailed by Mr S W Francis. In February 1936 the Club became affiliated to the Yacht Racing Association […]
Banbury Sailing Club is a family friendly club, formed in 1950 and ever since has been training and developing its members. The Club is open to all ages and experience levels – from keen racers, family sailors through to those who are new to sailing. We sail on Boddington Reservoir, which is around 90 acres in size and is set in attractive, unspoilt countryside. The reservoir is located near Byfield, Northamptonshire (about 7 miles north of Banbury), and draws sailors […]
It was in late 1986 that the newly elected Commodore, Michael Larkam asked me to write a history of the Club. Now, at the end of Philip Everard’s term of office as Commodore it is finished. How it will be published or in what form it will be available for present and future members to read, I leave to the Committee. It has approximately 60,000 words and mathematically that works out at an average of 33 per day! Nothing […]
Bartley Sailing Club is situated on Bartley Reservoir in the south-western outskirts of Birmingham. Close to the M42 and M5 we have 120 acres of clean water and generally excellent wind conditions. The Reservoir at Bartley Green, Birmingham was built around 1900. The water in Bartley runs entirely by gravity from the Elan Valley in Wales. The club was founded when a few hardy souls from existing local sailing clubs began sailing on Bartley Reservoir in the late 1970s. Our […]
Bassenthwaite Sailing Club is privately run by its members for the use and benefit of the membership. It is privileged to enjoy the right to sail on the ONLY lake in the Lake District; there is no public right of navigation over the lake and it is undisturbed by motor boats other than rescue craft. A really beautiful inland sailing water surrounded by the northern fells of The Lake District National Park. One of the largest Cumbrian lakes 4 miles […]