News, Projects, Tips & In Memoriam
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Thrills & Skills Kiwanis Cup Youth "Un-Regatta"!
February 19, 2024
There’s a new youth regatta starting being launched this August, and it’s happening at Fanshawe Yacht Club.
On Saturday, August 10, 2024, we’ll be hosting the Thrills and Skills, Kiwanis Cup Youth Un-Regatta.
Fanshawe Yacht Club and Sailing School
Open House 2024 - FYC Welcomes the Public!
Fanshawe Yacht Club was founded in 1953.
Join us at the Annual FYC Open House as we celebrate more than 70 years of fun on the water in London!
Fanshawe Yacht Club welcomes members of the public to tour our facilities and to try sailing (weather permitting)!
Our club will be open Saturday, May 25 & Sunday, May 26, 2024
Times: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Photo below: one of our happy Open House Visitors who won an FYC Cap and other visitors trying out sailing in the background.
Main Dock & Shoreline Project – An Ongoing Analysis for the Future
Updated Feb. 18, 2024
The FYC Main Dock, which follows the shoreline along the protected harbour for 152.4m (500′), was constructed in 1966. It forms the edge of the harbour where many of the club’s larger sailboats are moored. It has a 1.8m wide (6′) wide asphalt surface with a steel sheet pile wall down into the water. It is key to helping prevent shoreline erosion.
The main dock lines the woods along the protected harbour and is where sailors tow their boats in from their moorings in the harbour or dock their boats during sailing events such as regattas or fun days for visitors. During the sailing season, car tires and carpet remnants are hung along the wall to protect boats as they dock. Most importantly, it provides a level place for our members and many visitors to safely traverse the shoreline from the launch ramp at the south end to the stairs up to the Doug MacKenzie Hall clubhouse at the north end.
Over the years, the dock has required some repairs. The information below catalogues the current and ongoing repairs needed in order for the main dock to exist for sailors for another 50 years!
Further Update: February 2024
Click the links below to learn more about this project or members can contact Rick G for more info on his committee’s findings and recommendations.
- 1 Facilities Review 2017-11-20
- 2 Facilities Survey & General Observations 2018-01-30
- 3 Facilities Survey-q10-Detailed Responses 2018-01-30
- 4 Facilities Review, Alternatives & Evaluation 2018-02-27
- 5 Summary Preferred Alternatives 2019-04-19
"Sail Nova Scotia Prepping for SailGP" - Article from Sailing in Canada Magazine
February 15, 2024
Sailing in Canada magazine has just published an article on the preparations in Nova Scotia for the 2024 Halifax SailGP. Click Here to read the article about the first of its kind high speed, action-packed sailing Grand Prix in Canada.
Canada SailGP Team helmed by Phil Robertson leads from ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP Team helmed by interim driver Nathan Outteridge and Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team helmed by Giles Scott and the rest of the fleet on Race Day 1 of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 13th January 2024. Photo: Simon Bruty for SailGP. Handout image supplied by SailGP.
FYC on the RADIO!
Click Here to listen to a CBC Radio Morning Segment about Fanshawe Yacht Club with Commodore Stacey and Past Commodore Bonita as they explain about sailing in London, the Open House and more.
Friday, May 26, 2023
Green Boating in 2024
The Green Boating Guide is an excellent resource for those on, in, or around water to understand how your actions can affect our water systems now, and in the future.
For more links to further reading, guides, education, online magazines and other excellent resources for sailors and boaters, please check out the External Links tab at the bottom of the FYC website
Trailer Towing Tips
April 24, 2023
Check out the videos in the links below which demonstrate trailer towing tips to help keep you, your family, whatever you are towing, and others on the road safe!
Dangers of Improper Tongue Weight!
Tongue Weight Safety Demonstration
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