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Philippine's Subic Centennial bags Rolex China Sea Race 2008
Skippered by Judes Echauz,
Subic Centennial wins the 2008 China sea race.
MYC and PSA "Sails the world"
in celebration of ISAF's 100th
year anniversary MYC and PSA joined the world in celebration ...more
Barnacle
Download the latest newsletter
about sailing...download
16th President's Cup
Regatta
this year will be held at
Subic Bay March 26-29, 2008 ...more
Standard Insurance
Manila to Boracay race 2008
scheduled to start Feb.20-23,
2008 from Manila bay to Boracay ...more
Typhoon Series 2007
The typhoon series of MYC will
start May and will be ongoing till Sept. 2007...more
Sail Training
Learn the basics of sailing
using mirror dinghies and streakers...more
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Dining
Come
and bring back your Friday club with...more
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Hold your special gatherings
at the Club and avail of our new function room rates...more
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Membership
Manila Yacht Club offers sailing guest pass...more
Visiting Yachts
Visiting yachts are welcome to
moor at MYC with special rates...more
Classifieds
Want to crew in on our sailing
yachts? Charter a boat...more
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President's Cup
Get updates on the ongoing
annual event...more
Boracay Race
Join the annual race to island
paradise Boracay sponsored by E-Standard Insurance Inc...more
ISAF
The International Sailing
Federation's Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008...more
RORC
Have your boats rated at the
Royal Ocean Racing Club...more
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Last Page Update:
Wednesday, 16 July 2008 06:16 PM
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The Manila Yacht Club,
considered to be a social and sporting Mecca, is a members only club. Most
of the sailing in Manila is based in MYC. It remains today as the country's
premiere yacht club, owing to its strong reputation and rich historic past.
The Club became a yachting hub in Southeast Asia committed to the promotion
of sailing as a sport.
The racing season of the Club runs from
September through May each year. One of its main events is the President's
Cup Regatta which is held usually after Easter. This eagerly anticipated
event began in 1993 as the Philippine Easter Regatta. It came to be known as
it is today when then President Fidel V. Ramos requested the Manila Yacht
Club to hold an international regatta during the APEC Summit held in the
country in 1997. From then on, the event was renamed as the President's Cup
Regatta.
It is a well-publicized and enjoyable sailing competition
that gives the Club the opportunity to welcome overseas sailors to our
shores and for our local yachtsmen to compete against world-class
competitors.
The Manila Yacht Club also co-organizes and its members
join other major international and Philippine yacht racing events. This
includes the China Sea Race began by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in 1962.
The other Asian regattas that MYC sailors join include the King's Cup of
Thailand and Rajah Muda of Singapore.
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Through the efforts and the
passion for sailing of five devoted yachtsmen namely: James C. Rockwell,
Joseph A. Thomas, Aubrey P. Ames, Stewart E. Tait and A.S. Heyward, the
first by-laws of the Club were signed on January 20, 1927. The Club was
established to encourage and develop boating throughout the country, as well
as to put enthusiasts in touch and develop fair play, camaraderie and good
sportsmanship among its members.
With its rich history of 75 years,
there is no doubt that the Club also went through a lot of rough sailing in
the past. The pleasure of sailing was stopped in December 1941 when WWII
erupted. The Americans confiscated the boats docked at the MYC basin for
fear that the Japanese soldiers might use them to launch an attack on
Corregidor. The boats were sunk and others were set on fire. Sailing then
came to a complete close down from 1941-1945 when the Americans arrived to
liberate Manila. The US Army occupied the Club and in March 1947, MYC was
able to secure the property where it stands today. Women also started to
become members of the Club during that time.
In the 1950's, the
primary consideration of the Club for one to be able to join is that the
person should really have the passion and love for sailing. Back then, the
Board of Directors would go on a secret voting to decide whether or not to
accept one as a member.
The Club began to join some international
sailing competitions in the 1960's. The Philippines was the first Asian
country to participate in the Olympics yachting events. Also during that
time, eighty percent of club membership was composed of Americans and other
expatriates.
In the 70's, expat membership declined and they began
to leave the country due to the dictatorship of the Martial Law years.
Membership picked up again during the mid-80's until the early 90's. But
sailing went down in 1995 because of the Asian Economic Crisis.
Since the Philippines is considered to be prone to typhoons and devastating
storms, the boat owners had problems in maintenance and safety of their
yachts. The solution came about in 1998 when the height of the seawall was
increased to protect the boats anchored at the basin of the Manila Yacht
Club. The following year, another major project materialized with the
launching of the floating berths which serves as a place of protection for
the boats in the basin. From then on, maintenance and accessibility became
easier.
In 1998, the Club became a proprietary corporation when
members became shareholders. A member can sell his share or pass it on to
his heirs.
The Manila Yacht Club is affiliated with the Philippine
Sailing Association and aims to race competitively in local and
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