Thursday 16 January 2020 17:30
Cruising Dinner  ::  Cruising & Dinners

RVYC’s First 2020 Sailing Cruising DinnerJanuary 16, 2020 

A Delivery Crew’s Voyage from Puerto Rico to Victoria via French Polynesia 

The question: To ship or sail John and Judie Abel’s 49’ sailboat, AP Over Eh, from the Caribbean to Victoria?
The answer: three sailors along with other crew joining various legs made an 11,000-mile voyage lasting five months.

Vern Burkhardt and Steve Illman, who sailed the whole distance, will reveal to you all the planning required to be delivery crew: safety, navigation plans, weather forecasting, provisioning, watch keeping, and solving the inevitable repairs required along the way.

You will vicariously experience crossing the Panama Canal with a stop in the Galapagos Islands to experience what Charles Darwin saw 184 years ago. You will visit the Marquesas to experience isolated islands, and what had been planned to be a brief stop in Hawaii. And, of course, there’s the sailing—day after day in good and challenging weather, mostly good.

Thursday, January 16, 2020
No host cocktails 17:30; Dinner 18:30; Presentation 19:30
Members & guests: $30 pp—includes dinner, dessert, coffee, gratuities and taxes.

Register below or phoning the office at 250-592-2441.
A 24-hour cancellation notice is required or your account will be charged. 

Monday 20 January 2020 19:00
Educational Series - Anchoring   ::  Educational Opportunities

Tuesday 04 February 2020 19:00
Educational Series - Long Distance Racing  ::  Educational Opportunities

Monday 17 February 2020 08:00 - 17:00
Family Day - Clubhouse & Foreshore Closed  ::  Statutory Holidays in BC

Wednesday 11 November 2020
Remembrance Day Ceremonies & Lunch  ::  Statutory Holidays in BC

AT THE FLAGPOLE

1045 Members and Guests assemble in the vicinity of the Flag pole.

1055 The Reverend Edwin Taylor makes the Opening Prayer.

1100 Gordon Wilkinson - Eleven Hundred

Honorary Commodore - Make it so

Gordon Wilkinson - Strikes six bells

Honorary Commodore - Sound the Still

Trumpeter Peter Tang - Sounds the Still

Honorary Commodore - Sound the Last Post

Trumpeter Peter Tang - Sounds the Last Post

Junior Commodore & Juniors - Ensign is half-masted in conjunction

Honorary Commodore - Ladies and Gentlemen, please observe two minutes of silence

Honorary Commodore - Sound the Reveille

Trumpeter Peter Tang - Sounds the Reveille

Commodore lays RVYC Wreath - accompanied by piper (Flowers in the Forest)

The names of the fallen are read out

Gordon Wilkinson - Strikes one bell after each name is called

Reverend Taylor - Concluding prayer and blessing

Commodore - Closing Remarks

Honorary Commodore - Thank you

The restaurant will be open at 11:30 am and an a la carte lunch menu will be available immediately following the ceremony. Reservations recommended.

Thursday 11 November 2021
Remembrance Day Ceremonies & Lunch  ::  Statutory Holidays in BC

AT THE FLAGPOLE

1045 Members and Guests assemble in the vicinity of the Flag pole.

1055 The Reverend Edwin Taylor makes the Opening Prayer.

1100 Gordon Wilkinson - Eleven Hundred

Honorary Commodore - Make it so

Gordon Wilkinson - Strikes six bells

Honorary Commodore - Sound the Still

Trumpeter Peter Tang - Sounds the Still

Honorary Commodore - Sound the Last Post

Trumpeter Peter Tang - Sounds the Last Post

Junior Commodore & Juniors - Ensign is half-masted in conjunction

Honorary Commodore - Ladies and Gentlemen, please observe two minutes of silence

Honorary Commodore - Sound the Reveille

Trumpeter Peter Tang - Sounds the Reveille

Commodore lays RVYC Wreath - accompanied by piper (Flowers in the Forest)

The names of the fallen are read out

Gordon Wilkinson - Strikes one bell after each name is called

Reverend Taylor - Concluding prayer and blessing

Commodore - Closing Remarks

Honorary Commodore - Thank you

The restaurant will be open at 11:30 am and an a la carte lunch menu will be available immediately following the ceremony. Reservations recommended.