Royal Victoria Yacht Club Becomes a Clean Marina

RVYC Clean Marine

Sept 6, 2016

RVYC’s Cadboro Bay marina receives their four anchor certification.

Royal Victoria Yacht Club (RVYC) – the oldest yacht club in Western Canada – is the newest to achieve certification in Georgia Strait Alliance’s Clean Marine BC program, earning a four-anchor rating.

Photo: Michelle Young

“We’re proud to be setting a precedent for environmental stewardship in the Strait of Georgia and beyond,” says Simon Gatrell, RVYC’s General Manager.

RVYC raised its Clean Marine BC flag in a ceremony at the Club on August 19.

Learn more about Clean Marine BC here

 

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