West Vancouver Yacht Club

Whatever your boating passion, whatever your age – it starts here. Celebrated competition, exceptional cruising, learn to sail education, quality facilities for you and your yacht, fine food and camaraderie.A possible Club site at Caulfeild was located but a clause in old Mr. Caulfeild’s will excluded that kind of operation. As another possibility, the road end at Sandy Cove was secured. As cement was rather expensive then, some was located and purchased for the building of the Clubhouse. Unfortunately one member of the Parks Board at that time and a resident of Sandy Cove adjoining the Club Site, quashed the agreement. Some of the aforementioned cement is still serving as a mooring at Sandy Cove! In the next year Pat Foster was elected as Commodore and tried to secure a site at Lighthouse Park until it was discovered that the Federal Government had the lease and would not release it. 1949 brought Paul Zuest as Commodore and he made another unsuccessful attempt at a Lighthouse Park site. By now there were 138 members and 33 boats.The International Flattie Championships were hosted by the Club that year. Late in 1950, a group of members moored together at Elkins Point and started talks about forming a syndicate and offering mooring for those members of the Syndicate at Horseshoe Bay. In 1951, the Syndicate comprised of 18 members of WVYC purchased a parcel of land (now part of our current property), negotiated a foreshore lease in the name of the Club, arranged for the dredging of the basin and drove in piles. In accordance with the terms of the Syndicate Agreement, the Club undertook to build floats, install electrical power and water connections and provide parking facilities. In return Syndicate Members were each entitled to the use of a 40 ft Club slip at an annual cost not to exceed $52 and were accorded reduced membership fees.