Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club
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| Short name | ABYC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Commodore | Paul Brennan |
| Website | www |
43°39′29″N 79°18′40″W / 43.6580437°N 79.3111557°W
Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) is a yacht club in Ashbridge's Bay, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] The club offers a junior and adult sailing school, dinghy and keelboat racing programs, cruising and social events.[2][3]
History
The club was founded in 1932 and was initially located at Knox and Eastern Avenues. The original clubhouse was build in 1936 by its members. ABYC was chartered as a not-for-profit in 1946 as an organization "to advance the sport of yachting in all its branches". The club began to move locations in 1971 to new land accessible by Lakeshore Avenue. From 1975-1977, the current clubhouse was built, which includes a bar and restaurant.[4][5]
ABYC has a long history on the Toronto waterfront, in 1957 membership grew to 100,[6] and in 1963 it was called home to one of the area's largest fleets.[7]
Yacht Racing
Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club has a long history of competitive yacht racing.[8] It regularly hosts numerous regattas and has hosted well known events such as the Lake Yacht Racing Association, LYRA Regatta.[9][10]
ABYC and has been home to Olympian sailors, including Nigel Cochrane,[11] and Laser Radial sailor Sarah Douglas, who trains at and calls ABYC her home club.[12][13] She finished 6th in the 2020 Olympics and was the gold medallist at the 2019 Pan Am Games.
Professional skipper and sailing instructor Diane Reid, the first Canadian woman to challenge the Mini Transat Race[14] is based out of ABYC.[15]
References
- ^ Lake Ontario Cruising Guide (2003). ""Ashbridge's Bay Canadian Hydrographic Charts 2053, 2058"".
- ^ LOCCA (2020-12-19). "Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club".
- ^ Sail-World (2021-12-30). "Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club".
- ^ Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club (2021-12-31). "CLUB HISTORY".
- ^ "Welcome to the club but don't go near the clubhouse". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 1977-07-16.
- ^ "Untitled". The Globe Magazine. Toronto. 1957-08-03.
- ^ Cauz, Louis (1963-05-21). "Yachtsmen decry lack of facilities". The Globe and Mail. Toronto.
- ^ Cole, Richard (1964-09-12). "Weekend Tely". Telegram. Toronto.
- ^ Beach Metro (2014-07-29). "ABYC hosts LYRA regatta".
- ^ Sail-World (2009-11-11). "Thunderbird Internationals announced for Toronto, August 2010".
- ^ "Ship to Shore". Toronto. 2012-08-22.
- ^ Globe and Mail (2021-07-20). "Olympic dream got Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas back in the boat".
- ^ toronto.com (2021-07-21). "Toronto's Tokyo-bound Olympians have strong, local connections".
- ^ Toronto Star (2013-11-22). "Toronto sailor suffers broken mast in trans-Atlantic race".
- ^ Sail-World (2010-03-24). "Diane Reid's FIRST sail on her new Mini Transat 650 Ocean Racer".