Maple Bay Village to Imadene Cove
History - Jane Price, HistorianSome great tales of our Club's beginning:
You can read these and many more great stories in our history book Maple Bay Yacht Club - The First 75 Years available from the bar - $25 includes all taxes.Some Significant Dates In Our Club's History1925 – 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 club's relocation
Maple Bay Landmarks – Some History or How Did it Get its Name?
A series of short vignettes on the history of familiar place-names in Maple Bay. If you heard it differently or would like to make a comment please email Jane Price.Our home port – we know its tides and currents, we know its fluky winds and we know the landmarks but do you ever wonder how these landmarks got their names? Who knows who first named this body of water Maple Bay. Probably it was Captain Richards RN who surveyed this area for the British Admiralty in 1858 and 1859 as he named just about everything else. To the Salish people, this bay was known as “Klup-nitz” or “Deep Water”.
The story of the Lorna D's voyage through the South Pacific during World War II (1938 to 1943) is here. (Pacific Motor Boat, February 1944)
The Club Archive is in need of photographs of some Past Commodores. If you have any in your personal collection or have a suggestion as to where they could be found please contact the Historian. The photographs will be duplicated and returned to the owner.
Thanks to Jack Davie and George Maggs, two long time members, our Club archives are a little richer. Jack was in touch with Ted Wood, grandson of the original owner of our clubhouse and we now have copies of photos of the MBYC property taken about 100 years ago. The dress may have changed but not the enjoyment of summers by the sea. Over the years George has collected files of Maple Bay memorabilia. Thanks to him the Club now has a 50 year collection of original yearbooks. His collection also includes a delightful article on small boat cruising circa 1947. If sometime over the summer you found your boat too crowded or the ice melting too quickly, you may wish to check out some tips from Isabel Vogel from the July 1947 issue of SEA magazine. (You will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view the article). The Vogels were active club members, boat builders and Lightning enthusiasts during the 1940s. Thanks Jack - Thanks George. If any one else has memorabilia to share, please be in touch. No need to part with your originals if you wish to keep them. And remember, today is tomorrow’s history. Maple Bay Yacht Club History Book - still a few available at the bar! Just $25, tax included.
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