Category Archives: Club Operations

Race Night Buffet Before the season gets underway is a great time to talk about our Buffets and how we manage them. It’s by far the best way to serve 100 people quickly as the Dining Room often fills up in 15 minutes. We have worked on the price versus menu offering very hard trying [...]

Dear Fellow NYC members: We have enjoyed a wonderful start to the year 2013; our New Year’s Levee was an outstanding success with over 160 guests visiting during the afternoon. It was an absolute pleasure to see so many old friends in one location. Thanks so much for attending. During this event I had the [...]

Hello to all members of National Yacht Club. As your new General Manager, I am honoured to serve you and work with the club’s Board of Directors. NYC is held in high esteem by boaters everywhere due to its storied history, vibrant present, and ample future opportunities. I look forward to contributing to the club [...]

Following the Membership’s support at the AGM to the Board’s recommendation that the old workboat be retired from active use at NYC, the Mooring Committee team continued its quest for a replacement vessel. After a full review of the options, we selected a Stanley Pulsecraft with several customizations. We have been working closely with both [...]

William Cook shot some great photos of Walter’s farewell on Nov 27, which didn’t make it to press for the last issue. He adds: Walter was convinced to come to the NYC by Ian Stobart who was responsible for hiring him. Ian Stobart along with Bill Bruce, both Board Members at the time provided advice [...]

Dock Committee Chair Don Williams, took an unscheduled dive off his Dinghy into the cool waters of the NYC basin.  He was working alone near the white crane against the seawall. It was a long swim to the nearest ladder on the docks, and Don was lucky he was able to reboard his dinghy. Don [...]

compiled by Faith Seekings The day of the Commodore’s Banquet, there was also a very special gathering in the Chart Room – to bid a fond farewell to Walter Kowalchuk. Walter, Walter has been a HUGE part of making the NYC what it is today, left the NYC this past summer after 18 years of [...]

Couldn’t miss an opportunity to wish you Good Luck in all your new endeavours – it was great working with you. Adele Jardine from Prince Edward Island Walter was always very professional in his work on behalf of the Club in both internal and external activities. He was a pleasure to work with and he [...]