Welcome to the Chester Yacht Club
Chester Yacht Club (CYC) is a private sailing club situated on beautiful Mahone Bay with excellent access to the best sailing in Canada. CYC is host to Canada’s largest keelboat regatta, Chester Race Week, the much-anticipated and highly regarded annual Opti Jam dinghy regatta, and is home to robust and internationally respected IOD and Bluenose fleets. Our objective is to encourage Club members to become more proficient in the personal management, maintenance and handling of their boats; to promote safety, proper navigation and seamanship; to provide social and instructional activities in the interests of all Club members and their guests; and to enhance the sport of sailing within our membership and community.
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McNabb Trophy
McNabb Trophy (06, 10, 2023)
Due to technical difficulties, this race was not finished on 06, 03, 2023, and it was re-raced with the start of the Spring Series.
New CYC Director of Sail Training
CYC members:
We would like to welcome Jennifer Fraser to our Chester Yacht Club team.
Jennifer will be assuming the role of Director Sail Training going forward.
Jennifer brings a wealth of experience in program management and team development. She has a long standing attachment to the sailing community in Chester as a local Bluenose sailor as well as having been President of the Canadian Optimist Sailing Team and member of the Sail Nova Scotia Board.
The CYC Executive would like to thank Christine Santimaw for the tremendous efforts she has put into getting the Learn-To-Sail program to where it is today. Christine should be proud of the results many of those in the program have achieved over the past few years representing a testament to the program’s success.
Jennifer Chandler, Commodore
on behalf of the CYC Executive
Chester Race Week | Future Dates
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Opening Day just got iconic. ⛵
Bluenose II will sail into Chester Harbour Tuesday evening & stay through to Wednesday to kick off the Opening Day of Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week!
* Arrival Tuesday Aug 11
* Wednesday Aug 12 Opening Day...
Join us May 28 for our CYC Race Rules Seminar with Warren Collier (US Sailing National Judge & Regional Race Officer)
A great session for both new and experienced racers.
Virtual (Zoom only)
7–9 PM
🔗 Zoom link: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83480540019?pwd%3DCqv0OGeb9IPMJapBGW1OCaHDYBfhKM.1&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0RjI9XmpjfW23iVtXjGB2v...
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YAY!! Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance win gold at first Sailing Grand Slam regatta of the season ⛵
Canadian sailors Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance won the gold medal in 49erFX at the first Grand Slam regatta of the season, the Princess Sofia Trophy, which...
Whether you’re brand new or just looking to get more comfortable, this program is a great place to start.
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REGISTER HERE:
https://theclubspot.com/register/camp/okMQYYEVgf/class
Click the link, open up a profile in Clubspot and select your preferred group.
Payments are also done on the same platform.
Come join us!
You’ll learn how protest committees work, how hearings are run, and even take part in a practice protest hearing...
https://sailnovascotia.checklick.com/
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#1 - Wednesday, April 15 from 7-10pm - Virtual Assistant Race Officer Course...
Swing by the Atlantic Yacht Sales booth #502 on Saturday, Feb 7 at noon for a Chester Race Week meet & greet!
Come chat Race Week 2026 - see you there!
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#ChesterRaceWeek #AYSCRW #AtlanticYachtSales #HalifaxBoatShow
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Join us Saturday, January 31 for Winter Dance with live music from Dark & Stormy Band.
It’s the perfect excuse for a mid-winter night out with great music, good friends,...
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