Yes, the Calgary Yacht Club at Chestermere Lake could be the most senior Chestermere resident! Unless there are some oldies hiding out who have lived here since 1924 , the first club on the shores, “The Sailing Club” would be by far the longest existing entity here in our fine City. In that year, Roy Lea, Mike Sullivan and Morris Shyback formed the ” Calgary Sailing Club” the forerunner of the Calgary Yacht Club. There have been club houses at various locations on the lake, but the present address, 635 East Chestermere Drive, has been CYC’s home since 1951. Only in 2010 was the original clubhouse replaced–the photo shows that original building with its additions. Stop by to see the new building.
Though the moniker ‘yacht club’ denotes a place for big sailing boats and bigger pocketbooks, today’s club is anything but. An active and vibrant contributing member of the Chestermere community, the club welcomes all ages to its sailing school and programs.
To hear more about this ninety year old attend a presentation by Michael Hooper, former CYC Commodore and sponsored by the Chestermere Historical Foundation on Tuesday April 18th 7:30pm at the Calgary Yacht Club 635 E Chestermere Drive, FREE, and open to all ages. For more information go to www.chestermerehistoricalfoundation.org
