Canoe Bay Sailing Club

Founded in 1969 by Gordy Ingles and Peter White, the Canoe Bay Sailing Club began with a simple but powerful idea that yacht racing should be inexpensive, uncomplicated, and available to everyone. More than fifty years later that spirit continues. With Gordy’s passing, the Club is being revitalized by Warren White, Peter White’s son and an active racer in the Vancouver Island Racing Series, who is committed to carrying forward the values his father helped establish and guiding the Club into a new chapter.

Canoe Bay Sailing Club is all about keeping sailing welcoming, affordable, and easy to enjoy. We believe in simple fun on the water, a friendly community that looks out for one another, and racing that follows the Racing Rules of Sailing and Sail Canada standards. As a volunteer driven club, everyone pitches in, and that shared effort is a big part of what makes the Club feel like home.