Georgian Yacht Club, Owen Sound, Ontario Canada
GYC and the wonderful oasis that is White Cloud Island over the years. As the weather turns, think happy thoughts. This is my happy place! Some photos taken from members’ posts over the years, some from my own personal stash.
Sarah Fenton
Those of you who attended Cam Graham and Hubert Van Alphen’s presentation on the Little Ships of Dunkirk might also enjoy this recent article on the little ships from Soundings magazine, Aug.31, 2018.
Here’s the link:
https://www.soundingsonline.com/features/living-legacy-the-little-ships-of-dunkirk
Marine/Rail History Day 2008
Text Reads: “SEASON’S END – Vacant mooring slips at the Georgian Yacht Club reflect in the calm waters of Owen Sound bay as the boats are drydocked nearby signifying the end of another sailing season. All but a few of the yachts kept at the club have been taken out of the water for the winter.”
Text Reads: “GETTING READY – It’s almost time for sailors to head for open water. Preparation for the summer boating season has started at the Georgian Yacht Club in Owen Sound where Stan Weatherall and Alan Fawcett are repairing the wooden docks.”
GYC Float in a Summer Parade, 2007
Jamie Nicol volunteers his fully restored classic wooden boat “The Dream” to be the GYC’s float in a summer parade in 2007.
Pictured from left-to-right: Herb Nicol, Bob Fenton, Ed Griffith, Jamie Nicol.
Sail Races 1976
Sailpast in 1978
Dredging and Expansion in 1974
“YACHT CLUB WORK – Although the yachting season is over at the Georgian Bay Yacht Club [sic], work is still going on to expand the facilities for next year. Dredging is being done and walls constructed at the channel and the bank alongside the clubhouse has been removed.”
Fish Fry and Corn Roast 1981
Food supplied by Warren Lougheed, J. D. McArthur, Jim Knott. Photos by Earl Taylor
Don Capel’s Ajax in 1962
