The Royal Victoria Yacht Club is located along the shores of Cadboro Bay[1] in The Uplands a neighbourhood of Oak Bay, adjacent to the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and has facilities at Tsehum Haven near Sidney.
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| Short name | RVYC |
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| Founded | 1892 |
| Location | Oak Bay, British Columbia |
| Website | https://www.rvyc.bc.ca |
History
editThe Royal Victoria Yacht Club was formed on June 8, 1892, and moved in 1912 to its current location, at the location of the old Hudson's Bay Company cattle wharf.[2] The Royal Victoria Yacht Club is the oldest yacht club in British Columbia.
Through the years, the club has hosted a number of regattas and sailing races, including a racing program for young sailors[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ MotorBoating. August 1921. pp. 39–. ISSN 1531-2623.
- ^ Murdoch, G. "History of the Municipality of Oak Bay" (PDF). pp. 11, 189–192. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ Andrew Hempstead (April 15, 2014). Moon Vancouver & Victoria: Including Whistler & Vancouver Island. Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-1-61238-745-1.
- ^ Motorboating - ND. 1948. pp. 1–.
- ^ "Victoria sea cadets off to nationals". Times Colonist, April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Swiftsure yacht race wraps up with near-record times". Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist, May 24, 2015.
- "The History of Oak Bay Website". Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- "A Brief History of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club". Retrieved October 9, 2021.
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