Regina Beach Yacht Club 4.33

Welcome to the Regina Beach Yacht Club. Located at 102 2nd ST E, Regina Beach, SK

RBYC is located on the shore of Last Mountain Lake in the town of Regina Beach, about 40 miles north west of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Incorporated in 1913, the Regina Beach Yacht Club is one of the oldest yacht clubs between Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia. Last Mountain Lake, or Long Lake as is it known locally, provides approximately 45 miles of boating and fishing pleasure.

The RBYC marina has 130 slips and a number of mooring buoys with a mixture of power and sail boats. The marina features a fuel dock, fresh water, a gin pole and the only holding tank pump-out facilities on Last Mountain Lake. The Club House facilities include showers and a licensed deck and lounge.

The upper deck lounge has a big screen TV for the members' enjoyment with satellite channels and a sound system on the deck. Bring some friends and cheer on the Riders to a Grey Cup.

The lounge and deck overlook the marina and are open throughout the boating season. The deck features a gas barbeque available for the members' use. On the grounds, there are picnic tables and a bonfire pit for use by the members and their guests. It is best to contact the stewards and make a reservation for this popular spot.

RBYC operates from approximately the first of May until the middle of October each year, depending on the weather

Club History:

On May 3, 1913, four men met at the residence of W. T. Daniel in Regina Beach, a small village near the southern end of Last Mountain Lake, about 40 miles north of Regina. The four: Charlie Brewster, Dr. G. A. Charlton, W. T. Daniel and F. G. Green, decided "to apply to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company for a lease of sufficient ground on the water front to build a yacht clubhouse..."They met again a week later and W. T. Daniel reported he had been successful in "securing a lease from the C. P. R.... at a nominal rental of one dollar per annum," according to the Regina Beach Yacht Club's (RBYC) official minutes book. The four men went on to have the RBYC incorporated under the Benevolent Societies Act on May 24, 1913, after drawing up bylaws and a constitution. Charlie Brewster was elected the first Commodore and Archie Trotter was the first timekeeper, a position which indicated that racing was uppermost in the new club's mandate.



The objectives of the club were spelled out: in the bylaws



"First, to encourage members to come proficient in personal management, control and handling of their yachts in navigation, and in all matters pertaining to seamanship.



"Secondly, to promote yacht architecture, building and sailing in Canadian waters.



"It is enacted, that the funds of the Club (after paying the funded debt and necessary current expense) be appropriated by the Executive to prizes of money or trophies to be sailed for as may be decided by the Sailing Committee."



The club elected to "allow races, open to all comers, to be sailed under the Club patronage and management. In Club races, and all races under Club management, the rules and time allowances of the Lake Yacht Racing Association shall be used, subject to such variations or alterations in Club races as the Sailing Committee shall think fit."



The RBYC founders also felt it was best to limit any heated debate to incidents which occurred on the water. "Politics and religious questions of every kind shall be absolutely excluded from open discussion in the Club."



In addition to the elected posts of Commodore, Vice-Commodore, Rear-Commodore and Secretary-treasurer, the RBYC allowed for the appointment of members to a "House Committee, Launch Committee, Grounds Committee and Finance Committee". An overall "Committee of Management" was headed by the Commodore to oversee the work of these committees.



But while these groups were appointed to take care of the nuts and bolts of the operations, it was the "Sailing Committee" that was charged with organizing and running the races. According to the bylaws, the RBYC designated the second Saturday of every October as the date when the seven-member Sailing Committee was to be elected.Â

"The Sailing Committee shall have entire control of all sailing matters of the Club," stated the bylaws. "They shall take charge of the Club races and regattas and shall enforce the observance of the sailing regulations generally." It further added this committee "shall have power to engage an Official Measurer, to be paid such salary and remain in office for such period as may be decided upon by said Committee. It shall be the Measurer's duty to measure all yachts belonging to the Club fleet, to make correct reports of the rig, dimensions, name and ownership of the same in a register, which shall be kept in the Club house, and prepare and transmit a copy thereof to the Secretary to be posted in one of the Club Rooms."