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Saturday November 5 Float 30 Restaurant Reed Point Marina 850 Barnet Hwy, Port Moody, BC Registration is now closed Response has been great, we will have 43 members and 1 guest attending It promises to be a great event! For full details follow the link below https://www.mycbc.ca/clubnight-november/
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….
Twelve boats enjoyed the hospitality of Port Sidney Marina with the first boats arriving Wednesday, June 29th. More boats arrived Thursday followed by the final boat on Friday. Boats in attendance were Zephyr, Tickety-Boo, Cat’s Cradle, Mist-A-Sea, Nauti Moments, Mover, 2 Wish’n, Mari-Mac, Business, Heaven Sent, Rapture and Yemaja. We…
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…
12 Boats and 4 crews without boats attended the MacRendezvous at the Union Steamship Marina on Bowen Island June 3-5. Saynomore, Zephyr, Cassiopeia, Windchime, Mover, Tickety Boo, Nauti Nuff Time, Heaven Sent, DeeSeas, Gemini, 2Wish’N and Blackjack arrived with their boats and the Crews of Summerzcool, Rapture, Aurora and Impulse…
13 Boats and 3 members without boats attended this year’s Regatta. Windchime, Mover, Summerzcool, Gemini, Saynomore, 2Wish’n, Cassiopeia, Later Mate, DeeSeas, NautiMoments, Teacher’s Pet, Serena, MistaSea, Marlon, Rapture, Harmony Saturday started with a “How to Fly a Spinnaker” demonstration by Darry followed by Todd demonstrating the new “Roller Furling Spinnaker”…
Immediate Past Commodore Rick would like to thank all the members who joined the Club Night Zoom Meeting last night to assist with planning the Regatta and MacRendezvous. Thanks also to the many members who volunteered to help with the many duties at these events. The 2022-05-13 Minutes of 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…
