Seventeen boats logged in for the September club night. The club minutes can be found here 🔒. Andy Sigrist (Cassiopeia) and special guest Sarah White gave a detailed presentation on the intricacies of boat surveys. The PowerPoint of the presentation can be found here 🔒, and the video of the…
The MYCBC family is heartbroken to report the passing of Fred White (Drag-n-Fly) on August 4, 2026. Fred and his partner, Clara Miller, joined the club in 2015. Fred’s hearty smile and cheerful enthusiasm brought joy to everyone who interacted with him, and he will be truly missed. Our deepest…
Blue Water Yachts has announced that the manufacturer that they’ve ordered centerboards and daggerboards from has shut down. While they are actively seeking for a replacement manufacturer, at this point they are unable to fulfill orders for centerboards or daggerboards.
Eleven Macgregors (Undaunted, Teacher’s Pet, Mover, Cedar Wind, Windchime, Mist-A-Sea, Puffin, Out to See, Kittiwake, 2 Wish’N, Rapture) and one Grand Banks attended this year’s August Cruise at Otter Bay Marina. On Sunday we were also joined by three more members (Steve and Cathy St. Amour and Ron Gillies), as…
Step-2 MacSailing Confidence Cruise June 27, 2026 Congratulations to our latest group of club members who successfully completed Step-2 (MacSailing) of our 3-Part Confidence Cruises Series: Alan Harrer and Serapiglia, Sharron McGowan, Rich Harder. Special thanks to Alan and Andrea for volunteering O-Bay-Ba to be our “Host-Boat” for us to…
This year’s MacRendezvous at Union Steamship Marina on Bowen Island was attended by 10 boats (Impulse, Mover, 2 Wish’n, Windchime, Journey, Later Mate, Cassiopeia, Rapture, Maquinna, and Undaunted) and four extra crews (Ken and Carole, Teacher’s Pet, Puffin, and Vlad). Saturday morning arrived with a tremendous downpour, but everyone just…
Our first on-the-water event of the 2026 season took place this past Saturday, as we kicked things off with the MacSkills (Step-1) Confidence Cruise. We sailed with a full complement of five crew, all eager to take part in every aspect of handling the boat and working the sails –…
Twenty boats came together to hear Ken and Carole (Nauti Moments) describe their journey “From Vancouver to Panama 🔒“. The dream of blue water cruising was in everyone’s hearts as we listened to descriptions of Costa Rica, the Sea of Cortez, Central American, and crossing through the Panama Canal from…
Twenty-two boats attended the March club meeting. Education officer Darry (Windchime) gave a talk titled, “How to Catch Your Dinner”. The video of the presentation can be found here 🔒, the PowerPoint can be found here, and a PDF can be found here. Darry covered how to catch crabs, prawns,…
Twenty-two boats attended our first Zoom club night of 2026. Andy (Cassiopeia) and Brian (Later Mate) gave an excellent run-down of the latest apps for navigation, tides and currents, weather forecasting, etc. A PDF of the talk and the accompanying video can be found here (just scroll to the bottom)….
