VRC Summer Regatta Poster!
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Sailors Raise Money to Protect our B.C. Coastlines
Vancouver, British Columbia – In response to the oil spill emergency in English Bay this spring, the Vancouver Rowing Club (VRC), is dedicating the proceeds from this year’s Annual Summer Regatta and Lobster Bash July 10th through 12th to help protect Georgia Strait. The VRC is combining its well attended Summer Regatta with the GSA Charity Regatta, a sailing race started last year by the crew of ... Read More »
Rookie Racing Seminar – May 5th, 2015
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Single Handed Seminar!
Ever considered entering the VRC Single-Handed Anything Goes race? How about the RNSA Single-Handed race to Nanaimo?Or maybe you just want to feel comfortable single-handing while you’re cruising our local waters?Ever seen the little man on the big red boat, aka Trevor Salmon and Manana, racing single-handed and wonder how he does it?Now is your chance to learn!Join us Tuesday April 28tht a... Read More »
Southern Straits 2015 Recap
VRC Skippers and Yachts represented our club proudly at the 47th Annual Southern Straits Yacht race. Twenty yachts from VRC, more than any club besides the host WVYC, braved the elements on four different courses starting early on Good Friday morning. The forecast was for strong Easterly winds for the start with the breeze dying off in the afternoon and overnight then building again Saturday, th... Read More »
Polar Bear – Dec 21st
The rain stopped, the fog burned off and we even got a little wind for the December 21st Polar Bear races. We had another great turnout with about 30 boats and their crews coming out. What a great way to wrap up 2014. The race committee set a QC, freighter, finish course for all divisions for the first start. Div 3 and 4 started first with a shorter course, with Div 1 and 2 starting 5 minutes late... Read More »
Racing Photos Available on the VRC Yachting Flickr Feed
That’s right, there’s plenty of photos of all the racing action available on our Flickr Photostream. Photos are uploaded after every race (well usually a few days after), so check back often to see the great photos taken by Ian Cameron (Corra Jane) and Melissa Alfreds (from aboard the committee boat). If you have photos of your own that you’d like to share, please contact Fleet ... Read More »
Granville Island Boatyard returns!
We are very pleased to announce the Granville Island Boatyard is returning to sponsor the 2014/15 Polar Bear Series! Read More »
Remembrance Day Race – 2014
Yes, we remembered. Those who have fallen, that we may enjoy the life we have, are indeed remembered in the best way we know how, by going right out there and doing things that they have made possible. In our case, it’s yacht racing. At 11 AM we on the committee boat blew the horn several times to let the fleet know that the two minutes of silence was starting. Yes, we remembered. And we are... Read More »
Wind! Again! Polar Bear Nov 9 Recap
Wind! Again! So far, this polar bear series has seen more wind than the whole of last year’s series, and this is only the second day of racing. The committee boat, Beautiful Day, set up in it’s normal spot near QC. Soon 23 boats were circling around the start line, waiting for the start sequence. At 11:07 Div 1 and 2 roared across the line, beating their way to the Pt. Gray Bell Buoy in 8 to 10 kn... Read More »