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The Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC) is a private yacht club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] Founded in 1852, it is one of the world's older and larger yacht clubs. [ 3 ] Its summer home is on a trio of islands (RCYC Island, South Island and North Chippewa or Snug Island) in the Toronto Islands .
Lyford Cay is a private gated community located on the western tip of New Providence island in The Bahamas. The former cay that lent its name to the community is named after Captain William Lyford Jr. , a mariner of note in Colonial and Revolutionary times, and is built on a 448-acre (181 ha) grant he received for his services as a Loyalist in ...
Taylor founded the highly exclusive Lyford Cay gated community in 1959 and its 'Lyford Cay Club' on New Providence island in the Bahamas. The Lyford Cay Club is home to some of the world's wealthiest people. In 1975, the Argus Corporation became the target of a takeover by Power Corporation. Taylor sold his non-voting shares to Power Corp and ...
Old Fort Bay (also Old Fort Bay Club) is a private gated community, club, and former British colonial fort located in northwestern New Providence Island in The Bahamas just east of Lyford The clubhouse itself is the site of a fort that was built by the British during the 18th century to fend off pirates.
RCYC may refer to: . Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto; Royal Cape Yacht Club, Cape Town, South Africa; Royal Clyde Yacht Club, Scotland; Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Essex, England
In 1979 the club acquired T.S.S. Rapids Queen, a passenger steamship built in 1892 as T.S.S. Columbian and hull used as a breakwall against the waves from Toronto Harbour. [5] In 1991, as part of the club's centennial celebrations, Wayne Lilley wrote Queen City Yacht Club, 1889-1989. [6]
Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) is a yacht club in Ashbridge's Bay, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] The club offers a junior and adult sailing school, dinghy and keelboat racing programs, a cooperative sailing program, cruising and social events. [2] [3] In 2022, there are 702 members and docks for up to 292 keelboats. [4]
Captain William Lyford Jr. was born in the year 1719 on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. He was a Captain of many ships transporting goods between North American colonies and the Caribbean. He was also a privateer and loyalist. [1] The gated community Lyford Cay in Nassau, Bahamas is named after him. [2]