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12th November 1890

Guernsey yacht club was founded.

The Board of Trade issued a warrant on 12 November 1890 to the Guernsey Yacht Club. However, it took some time for the club to get itself organised. It had its first outing the following year, on Wednesday 1st July.

Guernsey Post Office issued a series of stamps commemorating its centenary in 1990, in the covering notes for which it quoted an advert that had been placed in The Star announcing the club’s first event:

Company cruise for yachts belonging to the club to be held on Wednesday 1st July starting from Harbour at 3pm. Rowing members are invited to start with the yachts and follow to Ferman Bay where it is proposed to have the fleet photographed. In the evening of the same day there will be a dinner at the Old Government House Hotel – Tickets (excluding wine) 5s. Club uniform shall be considered full dress.

Naturally, the Yacht Club had to suspend its activities throughout the Second World War as boat use was strictly monitored and severely limited during the Occupation. However, it lost no time in resuming sailing following liberation and, in 1946, it picked up exactly where it had left off in 1939 with an announcement of that year’s prize winners.

Moving to Town

In December 1960, the Yacht Club gained agreement from the States of Guernsey to site its premises close to Castle Cornet at the heart of St Peter Port . Twenty years later, that same building was extended to provide better facilities for the growing club.

What had been set up as a very local affair is now world-renowned for the dozens of events it stages every year, including the Guernsey Regatta, which help to bring visitors to the island.

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• Sailing - The sailing will take place in the Little Russel between Guernsey and Herm Islands. The boats will leave and enter via St. Peter Port Harbour.
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Getting Here

Car & parking.

Guernsey Yacht Club is situated near the stunning Castle Cornet in St Peter Port. Parking is available throughout St Peter Port, although there will be restrictions near the Yacht Club itself. Please remember to use your parking clock and take note of time restrictions.

Friday 14 July is held as a reserve day for sailing. However, the whole of the St Peter Port seafront will be closed to all traffic that day due to the half marathon, cycling criterium and triathlon relay so access will be extremely limited.

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The main bus terminus is only a few minutes walk away.

Guernsey Buses regular services will be free during the games, making transport easier for islanders and visitors, starting the day before the games on Friday 7th July, and continuing until the end of the games on Friday 14th July. 

For bus timetables and live tracking, please visit buses.gg .

Visit the dedicated Island Games Travel page for bus updates and diversions during Games week.

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Although we do not have an Uber service in Guernsey, you can hail taxis on both Android and iPhone using the States of Guernsey new Taxi App which has been launched in time for the Games.

The app provides ad on-demand sevice. Pre-booking a taxi in advance will still need to be done by contacting taxi companies directly. The app will provide an estimated fare for the journey, however, the fare will be taken from the in-vehicle taxi meter and paid directly to the driver.

Guernsey Yacht Club is situated near the stunning Castle Cornet in St Peter Port. Parking is available throughout St Peter Port, although there will be restrictions near the Yacht Club itself. You can walk to the Yacht Club at all times.

Friday 14 July is held as a reserve day for sailing. However, the whole of the St Peter Port seafront will be closed to all traffic that day due to the half marathon, cycling criterium and triathlon relay so access will be by foot only.

Guernsey Yacht Club is situated near the stunning Castle Cornet in St Peter Port. Parking is available throughout St Peter Port, although there will be restrictions near the Yacht Club itself. 

There is plenty of bike parking throughout St Peter Port.

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Situated in a bustling arts community on the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club has been a part of the sailing community for over 100 years.

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The Guernsey Yacht Club offer drop-in sailing sessions in the summer holidays - those aged 5 and over can just turn up on Saturday mornings! Register, pay and off you sail. Sessions are run on a first come first serve basis, so get there early to avoid disappointment! Inexperienced and beginner sailors are welcome.

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Coffee, Tea, cakes and light snacks are available throughout the day and breakfast is served on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings from 09:00 – 11:30

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The Guernsey Yacht Club offers a wide range of opportunities for racing across an extensive range of different classes.

Yacht classes are separated into racers and cruisers, and in most cases, results are provided for both classes. Racing takes place on Thursday evenings and weekends during the spring, summer and autumn with courses set of St Peter Port in the Little Russel. There are also longer races during the year to Alderney and the coast of France.

Our flagship sailing race is held every year between Guernsey and Jersey with the direction alternating each year. It is a fantastic opportunity for a wide range of yachts from the largest and fastest to the smallest and slowest to compete together. Lots of prizes are available, so there is plenty of opportunities to win. There is no certainty that the fastest yachts will win when handicaps are applied. In recent years the event has been opened up to the fast catamarans adding some real speed to the day.

Dinghy classes are split into various classes depending on speed. Racing takes place during the season in the Little Russel on Tuesday evenings and at weekends.

New to Racing

If you are a cruising sailor, the first few times racing can be daunting. The yacht cruiser class is competitive but with a friendly atmosphere and plenty of encouragement from other competitors to get involved. Many skippers have started in this class, initially pleased to get to the start, then to the finish. Over time skills improve and they begin to move up the placing and win some races.

Spinnakers are not compulsory, and your handicap will reflect whether you fly one. Often confidence improves, and even novice racers decide they want to move on from just “white sails”.

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Skippers look for crew and crew look for boats to sail on. Whether you have sailing experience or not, if you would like to get involved the best place to look is the GYC crew search Facebook page. Alternatively, get in touch with the club .

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St. Pete Yacht Club’s redevelopment plans inch forward

The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s leadership now has a tentative goal to demolish the waterfront landmark – first opened in 1917 – and build anew in fiscal year 2028-29.

Members received the latest project update Monday. The email, obtained by the Catalyst , followed several Building Replacement Oversight Committee (BROC) meetings from July 2023 through February.

The update describes a “bottoms-up approach” to determine site utilization and maximize construction resources primarily provided by club dues. The Yacht Club has completed a property survey at 11 Central Avenue, soil tests and gathered information regarding city ordinances and easements.

The Feb. 27 BROC meeting minutes state that global engineering firm Skanska will lead the master planning phase and prepare conceptual designs to share with city officials and members. Pre-cast concrete massing models, which illustrate what could fit at the site, provided two building options that include 48,500 square feet of airconditioned space and a pool.

“Now that we know the most we can put there, we have to start thinking about what we want to put inside,” said rear commodore and project spokesperson Joe DiVito in a subsequent interview. “That’s going to take a series of meetings with a whole group of people and committees.”

The St. Petersburg Yacht Club site (red) at 11 Central Avenue. Screengrab, Pinellas County property records.

He expects members to discern how much space they want to allocate for a new restaurant, ballroom and meeting areas in six to 10 months. Stakeholders must also decide if they should build a new parking garage.

The Yacht Club built the current structure in the 1980s to withstand a Category 1 hurricane. DiVito said withstanding a Category 4 is the new building standard, and officials are receiving cost estimates to bring it up to code.

“By the time we finish construction, we’re going to have a 45-year-old parking garage,” he added. “Choice two is tearing the whole thing down, building the parking garage underneath the club and building the club above it. That has not been decided.”

Mother nature is playing a prominent role in the project. The “ Great Hurricane of October 1921 ” forced a complete rebuild four years after the Yacht Club opened.

Hurricane Ian highlighted the need for a more environmentally resilient facility when it hit Southwest Florida in late September 2022 and decimated several similar yacht clubs.

An unnamed hurricane caused significant flooding to the facility in October 1921. Screengrab.

In addition, stakeholders expressed the need for a new elevator, roof and pool deck, an updated kitchen and electrical repairs. In June 2023 , former club president Brian K. Smith told club members that an expensive remodel would still not comply with current Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations.

The building’s floor elevation is six feet below building standards, and FEMA rules mandate a complete replacement if storm damage exceeds 50% of the facility’s appraised value. DiVito said those factors could influence the construction timeline.

“It could change based on costs, based upon storms – hurricanes that we get – any number of factors,” he explained. “We don’t know what the costs are going to be in four and a half to five years – so, it might take a little longer,” DiVito added. “And we could have somebody say, ‘I’d like to give you x amount of dollars to help with construction,’ and we could start earlier.”

According to meeting minutes, Yacht Club officials will meet with the city’s historical preservation staff to obtain demolition approval. The document notes that organizations, such as Preserve the ‘Burg, may want to “voice their opinion.”

While there is a 50-foot height restriction above base flood level, the Yacht Club could build up to 75 feet with city approval following a public hearing. The emailed update states that there is time “to be thoughtful and methodical prior to officially engaging the team that will deliver a timeless, elegant and functional clubhouse that embodies the spirit of our prestigious club while meeting the needs and aspirations of our members.”

The Yacht Club has already started building a new event pier and 475-foot floating dock. DiVito said the existing structure is over 50 years old and was becoming a “real problem.”

The new pier will better accommodate regattas and several other events hosted at the facility. “We tackled that first, and I think it’s going to be a tremendous asset to the club and the community,” DiVito said.

Contractors install concrete pilings for a new event pier and floating dock at the Yacht Club. Photo: St. Pete Yacht Club.

March 13, 2024at8:45 pm

This has a very good chance of bankrupting this club. Ask treasure island and Sarasota. Let’s hope they learned from the current docks debacle.

March 13, 2024at1:10 pm

As an 8yr member of the club, I cannot wait to see this building demolished and built a new. St Pete and Preserve the Burg should still maintain that historic look, while updating the entire property from the inside out.

March 13, 2024at12:09 pm

There is need and then there is reality, no one knows how they are going to pay for this, the target figure is around $54M, who knows in 5+ years. I do not support “if its old, pull it down” ideology …FEMA or not, this concept would endanger a large percentage of Downtown St Pete (and most coastal areas). The new marina they are building is now way behind schedule and costs gone from $5M+ to 8M+. Not sure where 2400 members (apron 3400 individuals)are going to go for 2 years. I thing SPYC Board has an agenda, which is not shared by all members.

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March 12, 2024at10:30 pm

I live in Mexico, but my grandfather was a PAGYC Commodore. I thought this was insane until I saw Joe DiVito was involved. I trust Joe and his good judgment. The world is changing and it gets hard to keep up. Thanks care caring Joe!

Hugh Hazeltine

March 12, 2024at5:57 pm

It was in 1990 that the SPYC proposed to close the easternmost section of 1st Ave. North that passed through south Straub Park. We had a weak Mayor/City Manager form of government then and an agreement was reached to close the street and allow the footprint of the club house to expand. The St.Petersburg now Tampabay Times has archived articles about the process. The renovation that was completed 1992 is how the site looks today.

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