CLUB HISTORY
Established in 1962 by a group of boaters moored in the
Richmond Marina area, the club was Chartered March 8, 1963.
1965 saw a clubhouse built on leased land at Nor-Wes Marina.
Financing for the clubhouse was personally guaranteed by 11 members and
it was constructed by the members. By
1970, the mortgage was paid off . In 1975 land was leased from the Municipality
of Richmond and the clubhouse was moved to its current location.
Construction of the marina began in 1976, financed by debentures and in
1982 the original debentures were retired.
Located on the
Middle Arm of the Fraser River, between the Dinsmore and Moray Channel Bridges,
the club is easily accessed from all areas of the lower mainland.
Richmond Yacht Club is family oriented with approximately
161 memberships and was designed to be an active club to encourage boaters
willing to give a helping hand in the repairs, maintenance, and operation of
their club.
Today’s members include children of the original members, and grandchildren cannot be far behind.
R.Y.C Past Commodores
|
1962-63 Fred Burch |
1964 Art Watts | 1965 Harold Davis |
| 1966 Stan Cassidy | 1967 Al May | 1968 Gar Thompson |
| 1969 Bill Jackson | 1970 Dunc Slater | 1971 Norm Hargreaves |
| 1972 Bryan Farrar | 1973 Dick Reimer | 1974 Don Thompson |
| 1975 Fred Kirby | 1976 Roy Archer | 1977 Al Thomas |
| 1978 Jim Wolfgang | 1979 Al Craig | 1980 Jack Hobson |
| 1981 Roger Farrar | 1982 Garth Musto | 1983 Des McManus |
| 1984 Bob Rutledge | 1985 Wolf Fitzau | 1986 Roy Archer |
| 1987 Rick Chapman | 1988 Don Robotham | 1989 Bob Macmillan |
| 1990 Terry Ezart | 1991 Bruce Hood | 1992 Les McCutcheon |
| 1993 Don Meyer | 1994 Kurt Nielsen | 1995 Lee Dobbs |
| 1996 Roy Teather | 1997 Perry Madsen | 1998 Wayne Markel |
| 1999 Arvid Westberg | 2000 Brian Morris | 2001 Jim Bathurst |
| 2002 Fred Hubbick | 2003 Doug Wade | 2004 Mike Bullock |
| 2005 Bill Mosier | 2006 Tony Roussos | 2007 Scott Steves |