Canberra Yacht Club

Canberra Yacht Club in Winter

The Canberra Yacht Club was formed in 1959 in anticipation of the creation of Lake Burley Griffin in the centre of Canberra, Australia, which happened in the 1960s. It is located on the shore in the suburb of Yarralumla

Its members have competed in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.^[1]

Notes[]

^ "Then there was one: Last of the fleet nears Hobart". 3 January 2005.

External links[]

Official website

v t Locations near Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra
East Basin	Canberra Glassworks Kingston Foreshores Redevelopment Kingston Powerhouse
Central Basin	Commonwealth Park Anzac Parade National Carillon on Aspen Island National Gallery of Australia High Court of Australia National Portrait Gallery Commonwealth Place Questacon National Library of Australia Australians of the Year Walk Reconciliation Place
West Basin	Albert Hall Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Hotel Canberra Lennox Gardens National Museum of Australia Royal Canberra Hospital Royal Canberra Hospital implosion
West Lake	Spinnaker Island Springbank Island Black Mountain Peninsula Glenloch Interchange Yarramundi Reach Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum National Arboretum Canberra Scrivener Dam Government House Royal Canberra Golf Club Weston Park Canberra Yacht Club

v t Canberra landmarks
Buildings and structures	ACT Heritage Library ACT Memorial All Saints Church Australian Army Memorial Australia Forum Australian Merchant Navy Memorial Australian War Memorial Australian–American Memorial Basser Library Black Mountain Tower Captain James Cook Memorial Centenary House Edmund Barton Building Gus's High Court of Australia Building Hotel Canberra Hotel Kurrajong Korean War Memorial Legislative Assembly Building The Lodge Lovett Tower Mercure Hotel Mount Stromlo Observatory National Carillon National Gallery of Australia Research Library Old Parliament House Owl sculpture Parliament House QT Canberra Royal Australian Mint St John the Baptist Church Scrivener Dam Supreme Court Tilley's Yarralumla Yarralumla brickworks John Gorton Building
Precincts	City Walk Belconnen Town Centre Garema Place Gungahlin Town Centre Parliamentary Triangle Petrie Plaza Tuggeranong Town Centre Woden Town Centre
Parks and open spaces	Australian National Botanic Gardens Black Mountain Peninsula Canberra Nature Park Canberra Peace Park City Hill Cockington Green Gardens Commonwealth Park Commonwealth Place Constitution Place Corroboree Park Glebe Park Haig Park Kings Park Lennox Gardens Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum Magna Carta Place Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve National Arboretum Canberra National Rose Garden Telopea Park Weston Park Yarramundi Reach
Cultural institutions	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Australian Institute of Anatomy Australian National University Classics Museum Blundells Cottage Cameron Offices, Belconnen Canberra Glassworks Canberra Museum and Gallery Canberra Railway Museum National Archives of Australia National Film & Sound Archive National Gallery of Australia National Library of Australia National Museum of Australia National Portrait Gallery Questacon
Sport	AIS Arena Australian Institute of Sport Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre Canberra Stadium Canberra Yacht Club Deakin Stadium Gungahlin Enclosed Oval Manuka Oval McKellar Park Narrabundah Ballpark National Hockey Centre Phillip Ice Skating Centre Royal Canberra Golf Club Southern Cross Stadium Viking Park Woden Park
Transport	Canberra Airport Anzac Parade Canberra railway station Jolimont Centre
Entertainment	Albert Hall Big Splash Waterpark Canberra Canberra Theatre Casino Canberra National Convention Centre National Zoo & Aquarium
Beaches and islands	Lake Burley Griffin Aspen Island Spinnaker Island Springbank Island

Coordinates: 35°17′58″S 149°07′01″E / 35.2994°S 149.117°E / -35.2994; 149.117