Royal Vancouver Yacht Club hosted a “Championships of Champions Regatta” October 21-22, 2023 . This invitational had teams from Seattle and Victoria; and included 5 past Olympians. The regatta was sailed in 13 Elliot 6M’s owned by Royal Van YC with teams of 3. After 12 races, the Seattle team of Dalton Bergan, Jen Morgan, and Lindsay Bergan edged out Ross Macdonald, Jason Rhodes and Alex...
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The West Vancouver Yacht Club (WVYC) proudly and successfully hosted the 2023 Canadian Opti National Championships, bringing over 90 skilled sailors from across Canada representing their provinces and 14 yacht clubs. This event highlighted Canada's largest one-design fleet, nurturing young racers aged up to 15. Beyond competition, it forged lifelong friendships and shaped Team Canada representation (Opti Class) for 2024 global regattas. The week featured exciting fleet...
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Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (RVYC), a prestigious yacht club located in beautiful Vancouver BC is seeking qualified and enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Summer Sailing Instructors. As a Summer Sailing Instructor, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality sailing instruction to children ages 5-13 in our Wetfeet, Opti Fun (intermediate and advanced), Summer Race Team and Opti Summer Race Team programs. This is a temporary...
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Come and try sailing a VX One at West Vancouver Yacht Club’s Sport Boat Try-It Day, 1-4pm on April 30, the day after the WVYC/VARC Collingwood Channel race. The VX One is a 19’ sport boat. Sailed by teams of two or three, it is fast and responsive: finding crew to race with is easy. With a large comfortable cockpit, intuitive controls and light line loads,...
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Basic Cruising Instructor Wanted - MacSailing (Vancouver) MacSailing provides high quality sailing instruction for beginner to advanced sailors in Vancouver, Canada. We offer a variety of programs starting in May to October each year. https://macsailing.com/courses/ We are currently looking for a cruising instructor. The successful candidate must have a suitable keelboat for instructing groups of 3 or more people. We are searching for a long term partner and...
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Senior Sailing Instructor Wanted - MacSailing (Vancouver) MacSailing provides high quality sailing instruction for beginner to advanced sailors in Vancouver, Canada. We offer a variety of programs starting in May to October each year. https://macsailing.com/youth-sailing-vancouver/summer-camps/ We are looking for full time senior sailing instructors for our adult & youth sailing programs. The ideal candidate will hold the following qualifications – Trained or Certified CANSail instructor with 3 or more...
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Opti Pumpkin Bowl Regatta West Vancouver Yacht Club October 15th & 16th, 2022 Event Page Here Pumpkin Bowl Regatta (Lasers & Doublehanded) West Vancouver Yacht Club October 22nd & 23rd, 2022 Event Page Here...
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BC's First Foiling Camp Update ⛵️ • Across two days, over 30 participants from ages 13-70; participated in BC's first foiling camp. Many sailors foiled for the first time, while those with experience learnt useful tips and tricks from Guest Coach, current Waszp World Champion; Sam Street!@_sam_street_ • The coaching was made possible by the Isabella Bertold Next Gen Legacy Fund together with BC Sailing and the...
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Waves Regatta 2022 Royal Vancouver Yacht Club June 17th-18th, 2022 Event Page Here! Note to competitors The BC Covid-19 Guidelines will now allow visitors, gatherings and competitive sport events to take place in accordance with ViaSport and BC Sailing guidelines. Accordingly, WAVES 2021 will proceed as planned. As previously noted, this year WAVES will be an exclusively on-water with no shore gatherings, banquet or prizegiving. Our pricing structure reflects...
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