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The following are articles and other contents related to the history of the Gatineau River Yacht Club.

GRYC History
The History of the GRYC and its Facilities.

Pat Evans

Pat was a founding member of the Gatineau River Yacht Club and held several key Board positions including Commodore and Secretary. Pat was also the club archivist and kept several accounts of the early days at the GRYC. See Pat Evans (Skipper's) Corner for the following items:

Early Days At The GRYC
GRYC Log - Chronicle from 1962 to 1969
A GRYC Chronicle - The First Five Years - part of the GRYC 1982 Annual Report 230K
Me and GRYC - part of the 25'th Anniversary GRYC 1987 Annual Report 174K

Allan Richens

Allan was a founding member of the Gatineau River Yacht Club and local historian with the Gatineau Valley Historical Society.

The Early Years of The Gatineau River Yacht Club published in the Up the Gatineau! Volume 27.
GRYC 40th Anniversary Presentation presented by Allan Richens at the Club
Allan Richens Historical Photos photos from the Allan Richens collection

Chris Holloway

Chris is a member of the Gatineau River Yacht Club and local historian who has written stories researched from the GRYC Archives:

Newsletter Articles published in the GRYC Newsletters
Related Articles on the GRYC

News Articles

Articles on or about the GRYC that appeared in newspapers

Low Down Articles published in the "The Low Down to Hull and Back News"
Yacht club cofounder dedicated history buff dies at 81
GRYC sets future course after 50 years
Five sailing buddies, an island and a yacht club is born
Centennial Year at GRYC
Messing about in boats at the GRYC, 1964
GRYC: "A casual family club" 234K
GRYC celebrates 25th anniversary 250K
Other Articles
Régate commémorative "Don Rantz" published in the La Gatineau édition régionale September 2, 1988 35K
25 ans de voile sur la Gatineau: le CVRG published in the La heure de Gatineau 1987 174K

Appraisal Report 608K
of the buildings and other structures located on the property of the Gatineau River Yacht Club - performed in 1965. Report has several images of the original Club House.

The following is a selection of articles and other contents related to the history of the Gatineau River Yacht Club.