MBYC History
Maple Bay Yacht Club The First 75 Years
Watch this space for excerpts from the Maple Bay Yacht Club 75 Year History book! It will help us to understand just how things really began back in June of 1925!
Some Significant Dates In Our Clubs History
- 1925 June 17th, MBYC inaugural meeting and election of officers July 4th, Opening reception and tea July 25th, First dance August 13th, First regatta
- 1928 February, Clubhouse and property purchased in Maple Bay May, MBYC registered under the Societies Act
- 1937 Club officers titles changed from President, Vice President to Commodore, Vice and Rear Commodore, Fleet and Staff Captain
- 1938 Junior branch established
- 1948 First yearbook published
- 1953 Expansion of the clubhouse commenced
- 1955 Labour Day Regatta moved to Maple Bay from Cowichan Bay
- 1970 Club moved to the present location in Birds Eye Cove
- 1978 Opening of MBYC moorage
- 1983 Addition to clubhouse and deck
- 1986 Park Host Program, MBYC adopts Pirates Cove and becomes the first yacht club to participate
- 1990 Renovation begins on clubhouse
- 2005 80th anniversary of the founding of MBYC and 35th anniversary of the clubs relocation
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Last updated 11:59am on 20 January 2026