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Short name
  
NYC

Commodore
  
Dave Buis

Founded
  
1924

Northern Yacht Club

Location
  
North Sydney, Nova Scotia

Northern Yacht Club is a yacht club in North Sydney, Nova Scotia (Canada).

History

Established in 1924, and incorporated in 1925, the Northern Yacht Club was located at the site currently known as Rollie’s wharf, moving in 1948 to the bottom of Peppett Street and later on to the current location on Seaview Drive neighbouring Munroe Park, a piece of land purchased from Cape Breton Development Corporation.

In the early days of the club, racing involved friendly meets with sailors from the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club as well as the Bras d'Or Yacht Club.

The club has hosted the Snipe Western Hemispheres in 1976, Worlds in 1979 and Junior Worlds in 1982.

Most recently the club hosted the Canadian 23 and Under Championships and Sail East. Following the 23 and under regatta the club received the prestigious Nova Scotia sporting organization of the year award in 2001.

References

Northern Yacht Club Wikipedia