Friday, 16 July, 2010

ACYS - Enjoy Canada...from it's water!"


The Asian Canadian Yachting Services whose motto is 'Enjoy Canada ... from it's water!' has been having an incredible boating summer.

Founder Charley Zhou, started the ACYS to encourage more leisure boaters from the Asian Community and help dispel the myths that boating was inaccessible or unafforable.

To date, ACYS members have tasted sailing at Humber Sailing and Powerboating School and participated in the International Round the Island regatta in Toronto Harbour.

The ACYS will be guests at the Port Credit In-Water Boat Show with a guided tour by Rob McLeod of Informed Boater.

To contact Charley Zhou and the Asian Canadian Yachting Services email: acys.ca@gmail.com


Mandate of the ACYS:

  • Promote yachting to Asian community as a safe and affordable leisure activity
  • Promote yachting as a self-rewarding life style for better appreciation of Canada FROM its water, and for travel to global destinations
  • Promote summer sailing camp to Asian Canadian YOUTH for self-development in leadership & teamwork skills
  • Promote CYA/OSA as organization with longstanding history of organized sailing education and safety standards
ACYS plans to set up regular seminars and newsletter for sharing of sailing information and network of support. The ACYS plans to organize field trips to yacht clubs, dealerships, sail lofts and boat trips to local points of interest in summer, Caribbean islands in winter

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Thirty years ago, Jack Mason came home from his sales job of 25 years and said, “I would rather open a marine store, one store to get everything you need!” Jack and Bette (an Island girl) met at Queen City Yacht Club, married, had children, dogs and many, many boats. On April 7 1978, “The Store” Mason's Chandlery was opened in the Port Credit Harbour Marina. It was designed to be a one-stop marine hardware store. Boaters could find everything they needed to maintain their boats, right down to the nuts and bolts! Today, the Mason legacy continues as Lori has becomes the second generation. Mason's continues to provide the same great customer service and exceptionally wide range of product. Mason's stock environmentally safe products and were the first retail store to earn the Green Leaf Eco-rating Award. Mason's has qualified staff, special events; seminars and are producers of the Port Credit Boat Show. Our goal is to continue our top customer service, variety of inventory, competitive prices, and provide the absolute best for our patrons, whether they are experienced seafarers or first time boaters. We work for our customer!