Cruising and Event Schedule
The club hosts several social events throughout the season including New Year's Day Commodore's Leveé, Sail Past and Commodore's Opening Reception, Summer BBQs and Social Sails, Christmas in July (joint event with T.I.M.) and Octoberfest.
We organize four or five fleet cruises each year in May, June, July, August and September.
Up-to-date details of these events and other cruising clubs can also be found on the Lake Ontario Cruising Clubs Association website at www.locca.org
click on Zone 1 and HCYC.
You can now download a map of the Reciprocal Yacht Clubs around Lake Ontario. 
Those members who wish to participate in one or more of the club’s organized cruises should use Contact us to book with the Fleet Captain. Regular reminders are sent to club members via email.
Revised July 1st, 2011
2011 Event Schedule:
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- Thursday, June 30: Last day to pay annual dues without $20 penalty
- Friday, July 1: Canada Day celebration at TIM
- Saturday, July 2 1630 hrs: BBQ at the clubhouse. $10. BYOB
- Monday, July 4 1830 hrs: Joint racing with the Island Yacht Club continues every Monday night - start time at 1830 hrs (6:30 pm)
- Thursday, July 7 1900 hrs: Thousand Islands Cruise Workshop at the clubhouse (Chair Rear Commodore and Fleet Captain Greg Charron)
- Friday, July 15 - Sunday, July 17: Cruise to The Oakville Club for Midnight Madness Festival
- Saturday, July 16 1700 hrs: Cruisers' Cocktails at TOC
- Saturday, July 16: Marina party at TIM
- Saturday, July 23: Joint HCYC-TIM Xmas in July party and boat decorating contest
- Friday, July 29 - Monday, Aug 1: Civic Holiday weekend activities at TIM
- Friday, July 29 - Monday, August 15: Rear Commodore's two week Rendezvous Cruise to Thousand Islands (Note: Date Change)
- Saturday, August 13: Marina party at TIM
- Friday, August 19 - Sunday, August 21: Cruise to Dalhousie Yacht Club
- Saturday, August 20: Cruisers BBQ and swim party (at former Vice-Commodore Jim Ivison's in Niagara on the Lake)
- Saturday, August 27 1630 hrs: BBQ at the clubhouse. $10. BYOB.
- Friday, September 2 - Monday, September 5: Labour Day weekend activities at TIM
- Saturday, September 10 & Sunday, September 11: Fall Cruise to Port Credit Yacht Club for LOCCA 1st Annual Cruising Fleet Rendezvous and Port Credit South Side Shuffle
- Saturday, September 10 1700 hrs: Cruisers' Cocktails at PCYC
- Saturday, Oct 1 1600 hrs: Oktoberfest BBQ at the clubhouse. $10. BYOB.
- Sunday, October 9: Joint HCYC-TIM potluck Thanksgiving dinner. HCYC provides the turkeys, you bring the fixings.
- Saturday, November 5: Annual General Meeting and Dinner, including draw for door prize. Cruising flags awarded.