OTF Grant Recognition Ceremony Media Release July 28, 2025
On Saturday, July 26, FYC held a Ceremony to recognize a Grant we received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation last year to repair the north part of the Main Dock. MPP for London-Fanshawe Teresa Armstrong was in attendance along with her granddaughters, and many FYC members, family and friends who all gathered on the newly repaired section of dock.
FYC thanks OTF for their generous support for this project.
Click Here to see the July 28 Media Release
Photos of the event below by Chantalle Cooke
Canadian Dragon Boaters Kick Butt in Germany at Worlds
Posted July 20, 2025
For the first time, a Breast Cancer Survivor class has been included at the Dragon Boat World Championships held this year in Germany.
Canada’s BCS Team is made up of top paddlers from across Canada including several from Rowbust right here at FYC! Rowbust team members use the FYC facilities and train incredibly hard.
Team Canada has kicked butt in these Championships and sits atop the medal count leaderboard!
FYC wants to congratulate Team Canada on their success at Worlds. Way to keep those Elbows Up!
Learn more about Team Canada’s success in this Article by CBC’s Jack Sutton
Photo below from Rowbust Facebook Page
Click on the Poster below to go to the Open House page for more Info
Visitors to this year’s FYC Open House braved cool & blustery conditions (especially on the Saturday) to tour the club and go for a sail. Click on the poster to see info and some photos.
Spring Work Party 2025
Updated: May 4, 2025
Members of FYC and the Dragon Boat Clubs got together for the Annual Spring Work Party on Saturday, April 26.
The day was very cold, very windy and very damp. Thank goodness for hot coffee and the delicious warm lunch served up by the Dragon Boaters! It was greatly appreciated.
“Many hands make light work” as they say, so with a great crew of workers, most of the jobs on Vice-Commodore Emily’s list were accomplished:
- Debris and mud were cleaned off of the ramps and the Main Dock
- Safety boats and tenders were removed from our clubhouse – Doug MacKenzie Hall
- Tables and chairs were set up, the kitchen was cleaned and lunch was prepared
- Tires and carpet were hung along the main dock
- Tenders and safety boats were either launched or prepared for bottom painting
- Most of the moorings were installed in the Harbour; the rest were installed a few days later
- The south docks and sailing school docks were installed. Kudos to the hardy fellas who worked in the cold water in chest waders!
- Sailing school boats were taken out of the school building
- Trees and shrubbery were trimmed, and branches and leaves raked away.
- Race marks were painted and prepared for numbers to be added later in the week.
Great work everyone!!
Photos by C. Banack, C. Cooke & C. Hone
Tree Planting along the Main Dock
Updated May 1, 2025
Part of the funding received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation grant was to go toward replacement of trees damaged by the construction. In the slideshow below, you will see FYC and Dragon Boat Club Members planting new trees in April and seeding the surrounding soil. The new trees are native species which grow in our Carolinian forests. (photos by R. Goldt)
New Blog Post - FYC Winter Fun!
February 12, 2025
Click Here to read about how some FYC members have fun together during the winter months.
Want to Build Your Own Fun Sailboat? Build a Puddle Duck!
Posted January 31, 2025
The Puddle Duck (aka PD Racer) is a small, easy-to-build plywood sailboat that can be sailed by children or adults.
Sailors can make any modifications they want such as different sail shapes and sail cloth, or use a steering wheel instead of a tiller for steering! (see photo of the Mike V’s “Canuck Duck” below).
The PD Racer is the perfect craft to race in September’s “Plywood Classic Regatta”!
The basic plans can be found at https://www.pdracer.com/
Other picture is John V racing his Puddle Duck “Fins Up”.
Main Dock (North End) Repair Project Updates
Project Summary
The 2024 Main Dock (North End) Repair Project was generously supported by a Capital Grant from The Ontario Trillium Foundation. This support allowed for important repairs and structural repairs to this section of the 500′ long Main Dock.
Originally built in 1966, this dock follows the harbour shoreline. It allows Fanshawe Yacht Club members and users of the FYC facilities to access their boats on the moorings, dock their boats during regattas or sailing school events, gather for social events, and safely traverse the shoreline from the stairs from the Clubhouse to the north ramp at the other end.
Fanshawe Yacht Club gratefully thanks The Ontario Trillium Foundation for supporting this vital project.
*Click Here to view more Photos of this Project from Start to Finish*
Updated November 26, 2024
As of November 24, most of the repairs to the North End of the Main Dock are complete! See photos below showing the new asphalt deck, the new sheet wall on the corner.
More work will be done in the spring along the tree line, eg. landscaping, tree replacement, etc. (photos by R. Goldt)
Updated October 22, 2024
The Repairs to the North End of the FYC Main Dock have begun!! Commodore Stacey has met with the contractors and engineers about the progress of the work and has included some photos below with explanations of progress so far. You will note the severely degraded old steel sheet wall which clearly shows that this repair project was sorely needed. You will also see that Fanshawe Lake’s level is down a lot!
The contractor has cleared some brush about 12′ in from the edge of the main dock and covered that brush and debris with dirt, forming a pathway for the machinery to travel along the dockside on the grassy area – not on the dock surface itself.
They have removed the dock surface on the north corner and some dirt to expose the old sheet wall. In the final photo taken from on the water by Club Steward Bob M, you can see some of the new sheet wall sections being installed.
For more information about the Main Dock & Shoreline Project, please Click Here
*Please Note: Though the work on this project is very interesting, FYC Members are asked to please NOT enter the construction area. We will try to keep you updated as often as possible!
Thanks again to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support on this much needed project.
*To view photos larger, right click your mouse then click Magnify Image. Photos above by Commodore Stacey V and Bob M.
Exciting News for Fanshawe Yacht Club!
September 9, 2024
Fanshawe Yacht Club is thrilled to announce that we have been approved for an Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant to repair a portion of the Main Dock!
Green Boating in 2025
The Green Boating Guide is an excellent resource for those on, in, or around water to understand how your actions can affect our water systems now, and in the future.
For more links to further reading, guides, education, online magazines and other excellent resources for sailors and boaters, please check out the External Links tab at the bottom of the FYC website