The Club’s Bridge is looking for member feedback on next year’s Club Cruises. To make providing the feedback easier we are using a MICROSOFT FORMS survey to gather and collate member’s feedback. Your feedback is very important and it will play a large role in determining what next year’s Club…
The next Club Event is our Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM will be held via ZOOM on October 15, 2022, starting at 02:00 PM (PDT) and running for approximately 2 hours. Meeting login details are available on the Annual General Meeting page. Click the link to access the login…
Our next Club night will be held via ZOOM on September 16, 2022 at 07:00 PM (PDT). Topics will include discussions on our Annual General Meeting and our Year End Dinner. The presentation will be an open table discussion on winterizing your boat, motoring in rough seas, and other topics…
Unfortunately we are forced to cancel the Raft-up as a Club Cruise for this year. We need a minimum number of boats to attend the event to make the Raft-up worthwhile. Only two boats were able to make the event. Sucia is a beautiful boating destination and we highly recommend…
Our next on the water event is the Raft-up. A zoom meeting will be held on August 26, 2022 at 08:00 PM (PDT) to discuss the event. The access link can be found on the MacEvents Calendar. Click on the link to go to the calendar. We hope to see…
The scheduled date for the September Raft-up is rapidly approaching. Are you planning to attend? If so please respond to this post and confirm your attendance. We need to get an accurate count of the boats planning to attend.
The Cruise was held at Telegraph Harbour Marina and 10 member boats were represented. 2 Wish’n, Aerwyna, Business, Cassiopeia, Dreams Happened, Mist-A-Sea, Rapture, and Zephyr moored at the dock. Teacher’s Pet arrived as a crew member on Zephyr and Dragon Fly {Nanaimo} drove down to attend on Saturday. Our members…
Marine VHF frequency usage and restrictions in Canada are set by Industry Canada Spectrum Management and Operations Branch. www.OffshoreBlue.com has neatly summarized the Canadian marine VHF frequency usage in a table. Historically, the Club has been using Channel 71 for intership communications during our on the water get meetups for…
Our sailing season is in full swing with three successful MacEvents under our belts this year. The next event is the PAST COMMODORE’S CRUISE. This is a reminder that we will be holding a ZOOM® meeting to discuss the Cruise. The ZOOM® meeting will be held on July 14, 2022….
For the latest information of the liquidations of parts and inventory from the past British Columbia dealer for MacGregor sail boats please click on the link: Liquidation Update
The date of the ZOOM meeting for the Past Commodore Cruise has been changed from June 23, 2022 to July 14, 2022. The meeting will start at 07:00 PM (PDT). A ZOOM Meeting reminder and an invitation will be sent out to members closer to the meeting date.
Affordable Dream Boats was once the British Columbia sales agent for MacGregor sailboats. The company went out of business but we received an email for Brian Finnie from the Bfinnie Group giving Mac Owners first crack at the inventory before it is opened to the public. Brian Finnie wrote: “We…
Ahoy MYCBC members! We are having a pre-Commodore Cruise Zoom planning meeting this Thursday (that’s tomorrow!) at 7 PM. The MYCBC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Commodore’s Cruise Planning Meeting Time: Jun 16, 2022 07:00 PM Vancouver Click here to go to the link on the…
Spring is here and it is time to turn our attention to getting our boats ready for and year of sailing. As part of readying the boat, check your flares. Canadian regulations state flares must: Be no older than 4 years from the date of manufacture. Consist of six pyrotechnic…
Are you getting ready for sailing season? Are you forgetting one of the most important tasks to prepare for on-the-water events? You do not know what that is? It is passage planning or sometimes called sail planning.This planning is a critical safety task that every boater should undertake. This applies…
The April Club Night was well attended with 28 member boats represented. Meeting minutes can be viewed by clicking on this link that will take you to the Club Night page in the MacEvents Calendar. Attending members were treated to an informative presentation on Passage Planning. For those that could…
While daydreaming and looking forward to our first on-the-water event an error was made in the Club Night Schedule. The email sent to members and the notification posted on Facebook incorrectly indicated that our last Club Night before the start of our on-the-water was the April Club Night. The last…
Canadian Federal Government COVID-19 regulations are still adding difficulty to cross the border. Being prepared and being fully vaccinated will make your crossing easier. (Note: The bolded red text below contains links that reference Government web pages on the subject). Be sure to fill out the ArriveCan app BEFORE getting…
eVDSDs can now be used in lieu of approved rocket parachute flares, multi-star flares, hand flares or a watertight flashlight on pleasure boats >6M and <9M in length (MacGregors). Transport Canada (TC) approved smoke signal still needs to be carried with the eVDSD for daytime alerting. The eVDSD carried on…
On behalf of the MacGregor Yacht Club of BC Club we wish you all the best that life can bring. Here is a greeting for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family. “May a gentle breeze forever fill your sails. May sunshine warm your…
