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BBYC History and Sailing Heritage

History books can be looked back to with pride and envy of new sailors to the Club. The Kendall family became the first brother and sister to have both won gold for New Zealand. Bruce Kendall followed up his bronze medal in the Boardsailing at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games by taking gold four years later in Pusan, South Korea. His sister Barbara continued the family tradition, winning gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games in the Boardsailing. Barbara went on to claim silver and bronze medals at the next two Olympics.

Aarron McIntosh continued the Clubs phenomenal Boardsailing success, by winning a bronze at the 2000 Sydney Games, adding to his earlier three Mistral world championship triumphs.

Brad Marsh won the Volvo Ocean Race in 2011-12 with the French team Groupama 4 and received the overall Abu Dhabi Seamanship Award.
In 1993/94 Ross Field won the Whitbread 60 Division in Yamaha sailing under the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club burgee, an outstanding achievement.
Many other Bucklands Beach Yacht Club sailors – too many to name individually – have and continue to enjoy success at national level.

We are proud of every success enjoyed by all of our talented members and hope that our members feel the wraparound support the Club offers each individual as they realise their sporting goals and achievements. The Club does all it can to continue to provide an avenue for those in search of success on the water and offers every encouragement to the next generation of Bucklands Beach Yacht Club members keen to write their names into the New Zealand sailing history books.

CLEAN CLUB

The ocean is more than just our playground, it is part of who we are. And we should be looking after it a lot better than we currently are.

BBYC is proud to be recognised by Yachting New Zealand as a Clean Club.

The Clean Club programme is a framework yachting and boating clubs can adopt to begin or further advance their sustainability journey in five focus areas: Administration & Leadership, Waste Management, Resource Conservation, Community Outreach, and Education.

The Clean Club programme is a progressive system moving from one star through to three stars, depending on how many best-practice criteria a club has achieved.

BBYC has achieved the maximum credit of 3 stars in the Clean Club program.

For further information on the Clean Club program visit: www.cleanclub-yachtingnz.org.nz

SUSTAINABILITY

RECIPROCAL RIGHTS

BBYC has recently entered a reciprocal agreement with IAC – International Associate Clubs; any member visiting a foreign country will be offered “membership” rights at the Clubs listed below.

To take advantage of this offer you will need to collect a temporary IAC membership card from our office, which is valid for 3 months.

Reciprocal Rights

CLUBHOUSE RULES AND FACILITIES

Clubhouse

Our Clubhouse is intended for the general relaxation of our members, meetings of committees and organisation of Club activities. Portions of the Clubhouse may be made available to members or other associated organisations for special social or educational functions at the discretion of the Management Board provided there is no conflict with regular social, after race or committee activities.
Members must carry their membership card and produce it when requested.
Members and their guest must obey the Duty Managers requests.
No offensive language or behaviour.
The Clubrooms bars are to be vacated 30 minutes after the closing of the bar.

Guests

Members must enter their guests name and address in the guest book upon arrival.
Members are responsible for their guest’s behaviour throughout their visit.
Members must be present with their guests at all times.
Guests must obey all Clubhouse rules.
Junior members may not sign in guests.
Only fully paid up senior or intermediate members and approved YNZ affiliated Club members may sign their guests in.

Dress code

Members are expected to maintain a reasonable and clean standard of dress and footwear at all times.
Wet weather gear, boots, hats and caps, singlets, bathing suits and bare feet are not permitted past the entrance foyer of the Club.
Members or guests whose dress is not up to standard will be refused entry.
Hats & Caps are not to be worn in the Clubhouse.

Children

It is the responsibility of parents to keep their children under control at all times.
Please note: Children are to wear shoes at all times.
Children are not to go upstairs unaccompanied by an adult.
Children under the age of 14 must be supervised by an adult at all times.

Pets

No pets are permitted within the Clubhouse at any time.

Bar and Restaurant

Bar Open Tuesday to Sunday 4pm until close
Restaurant Open Wednesday to Sunday 5.30pm until close

Bar hours are determined by the Club Management Board and are posted in the vicinity of the bar. The Duty Bar Manager, Club Captain or any Flag Officer may close the bar without notice at any time.

Persons under the age of 18 will not be served liquor.
No liquor is to be bought into or taken from the Clubhouse.
No liquor is to be taken outside the entrances to the Clubhouse.

Times may change to accommodate restaurant hours for summer months and lunches at the discretion of the Club Management Board or the Restaurant Manager.

Diners are requested to vacate the tables upon completion of their meal to make room for others.

Office

The Clubhouse office will be attended:
Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm
Phone: 09 534 3046

Staff Email Addresses

BBYC Rules ratified 23.7.19 Constitution

Sponsors & Supporters

The Buckland’s Beach Yacht Club would like to extend our sincere thanks to our fantastic sponsors and supporters for their generosity, without this support the Club wouldn’t be the Club it is today.

If you would like to support the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club, please email manager@bbyc.org.nz for further information.