Lasqueti Yacht Club

The Annual General Meeting was held on September 30, 2023. A new Board of Directors was elected (see below). A resolution was passed to eliminate the membership category of "Family". Single memberships for the 2024 season will be $30, including children of members under age 18.

LYC Cookbook - coming in 2024!

The Club is collecting recipes for a cookbook - submit your best on board recipe (more details to follow). As well as recipes, chef photos and shots of Club events are welcome.

Sailing Program - Peter Steenbergen

The Lasqueti Yacht Club has purchased 8 Laser dinghies we now have the opportunity to start a Sailing Program, with the goal of attracting more people, young and old, to the sport of sailing.

We are now putting together a Sailors Group within the LYC to make this happen. We need Club Members to join this group and work on what needs to be done.

Burgees

Burgees are for sale to Club members for $25 each. Please contact the Commodore or any Executive Committee member and we will arrange for delivery.

Past Events

• 2023 Spring Bay Races - Video
• 2021 Sail Past - Video

ABOUT LYC

The LYC was formed to represent the interests of Lasqueti Island's boating community.

• A Brief History of LYC

The Objectives of the Club are:

1. to promote, encourage and foster  the development of  yachting, both power, sail, and  all other  aquatic sports,
2. to promote marine safety and develop seamanship and handling skills of small sail and motor craft with inclusion of safety course and instruction and all other legitimate activities in connection therewith,
3. to foster a friendly and co operative spirit among its membership and association,
4. to cultivate fraternal relationships with other yacht clubs,
5. to perpetuate the tradition and fine spirit of the sport of yachting and boating, and
6. to arrange facilities for recreation  and events for its members and associates on a non-profit basis.

Current Directors

• Commodore – Dave Anderson
• Vice Commodore – Richard Chesham
• Staff Captain – Gwen Bigsby
• Fleet Captain – Peter Steenbergen
• Treasurer – Deb Perell
• Secretary – Darlene Olesko
• Past Commodore – Doug Dobbyn
• Director - Karl Darwin
• Director – Christine Hosford
• Director – Jim Millicheap
• Director – Ken Heath

Other volunteer positions

• Laser Program Coordinator – John O'Connor
• Membership Coordinators – Sharon Chesham and Luise Zinsli
• Club photographer - Camino Cochrane
• Sergeant-at-Arms - Barry Hawkshaw
• Web page editor - Sue Ashcroft

Membership

Every candidate for membership, where possible, shall be proposed and seconded by a Member or Associate member in good standing to whom the candidate shall be personally known.

All applicants for membership will use the form or forms provided by the Board of Directors. The properly and fully completed forms are to be forwarded to:
The Lasqueti Yacht Club c/o Membership Chairperson, Lasqueti, BC V0R 2J0, 
together with the prescribed one year membership fee.

The Board of Directors reserves the right to review any application. The Board of Directors or membership committee who at their discretion may, by a 3/4 majority, vote to elect the applicant to membership in the Club. In the event of non- acceptance, all fees received by the Club shall be returned to the applicant.