Whitby Yacht Club
FOLLOW US ONLINE twitter.com/sportinprofile
Established in 1992 by Whitby locals
and former WYC members Richard
and Sue Robinson, Kildale Marine has
always been pleased to support the
yacht club and has many members as
regular customers. As well as large
chandlery stock we have an upstairs
showroom for sailing clothing, and
provide a full rigging service.
Involvement Atmosphere
She told us, “I joined the Club in
2010. My husband and I had seen an
advertisement in the local newspaper
for a Welcome Night at the Yacht Club.
We went along to find out what the Club
had to offer both on and off the water.
The members were very friendly and
welcoming and we subsequently joined
as Associate Crew Members.” “The atmosphere here is very good,
as we approach one of our busiest
weekends of the year. It is the Whitby
Town Regatta and as a Club we race
for two Regatta trophies, The Robinson
Cup (first presented in 1926 for a race
between sailing boats longer than 20
feet) and the Tyler Cup (presented in
1920 for boats less than 20 feet and then
for dinghy racing since 1956). There is
also a Sail Past where the Commodore
takes the salute from his boat moored in
the Lower Harbour, the Commodore’s
Lunch and prizegivings.”
The Role
“I am currently Yearbook and
Communications Secretary and also the
Club Archivist. I enjoy maintaining the
records and photographs of all aspects of
Club life. There are challenges and one is
ensuring that the members are kept up to
date with Club affairs. Not all members
have access to modern technology and
so information is sent by a combination
of various methods i.e. Royal Mail, email
to Desktops and mobile devices, website,
facebook etc.”
22 Issue 15
2017
“2017 has been very good. Out of 52
scheduled races to date we have lost 9
races owing to bad weather. There are
another 26 scheduled races between
now and mid-October. One of our boats
and her crew have taken part in regattas
along the south coast of England and
had great success with numerous wins.
The RYA Push The Boat Out Initiative
2017 was successful in so much that we
provided the opportunity for 21 people
(including 5 young people under the 15
years of age) to sail in Whitby Bay on
sailing cruisers.
Some of our cruising members are flying
the WYC burgee in international waters
and sending regular blogs describing
their adventures. On land there have
been several enjoyable social events in
addition to the normal times that the
Club is open.”
The Future
“The plan is to continue to enjoy my
membership of WYC and to support
the Club in whatever capacity is
required. Our biggest challenges will be
maintaining the number of members and
the size of the fleet as well as providing
a Frostbiting Series for dinghies between
November and March. It is our ambition
to attract new members and specifically
those under the age of 45 years.”