Vernon Yacht Club
We are located at the North East arm of 89 mile long Okanagan Lake, and provide moorage facilities for both power and sail boats. We are proud to be part of a vibrant and growing boating and recreational community in Vernon.
The club has been an intrical part of the community since1953 and continues to grow each year. Along with our Regular members we have a large Social membership that enjoys the facilities that the club has provided during our expansion over the past number of years.
We are presently in the process of renovations to the breakwater and docks and will be providing an additional 30 slips to the club for its membership in the near future. Our Mission Statement is to promote the enhancement of boating as a recreational and pleasurable pastime, to encourage inter-club and inter-community nautical activities and to provide facilities for any of the foregoing.
VYC also has a very active Sailboat Racing Fleet of 30 boats that holds weekly competitions in the bay. Members of other Okanagan Yacht Clubs enjoy invading the VYC during our “Club Invasion” event and the club’s spring time Okanagan Sailing Regatta is well attended by competitive keel boat sailors from throughout the valley and a few from other areas.
The concrete clubhouse has served us well and is frequently the scene of formal and not so formal socializing. Some members are also Power Squadron members and provide boating courses throughout the year. Recently the club has provided moorage and a meeting place for the Vernon Sea Scouts.