Since 1919.

History and Objectives.

  • Beginning.

    The Point Chevalier Sailing Club was established in 1919 when a group of enthusiasts acquired a piece of land in the area of Joan St and Harbour View Road. In 1922-23 the club tendered for the defunct Isolation Hospital building and used the timber for the first clubhouse which was opened in 1923. The club become an incorporated society in that same year. Access to the water was an ongoing challenge due to the terrain and no roadway.

  • Moving.

    Investigation into reclamation sites continued for many years, and finally got traction in the mid-1960s when agreement with the City council was reached for one at the end of Raymond Road. In the late 1980s, the ground started to slip at the old Harbour View Road clubhouse. A new clubhouse was designed for the Raymond St Reserve by architect Alastair Madill, and was opened in 1990.

  • Club Objectives.

    Enable youth to achieve their full potential and to continue to enjoy sailing as a lifetime sport.

    To further the enjoyment and safety of water activities, particularly yachting, in the local community.

    To encourage leadership and respect for the marine environment and for people.

PCSC Founding Families - Oliver, Spearpoint and Cleal.

Elaine Read shares unique stories and photographs from the earliest days of Point Chevalier Sailing Club.

Video created for the club’s centenary celebrations in March 2019..

This is My Life - Jack Gladwell .

Audio excerpt from former Point Chevalier resident and sailor Jack Gladwell, talking about his early days sailing in the late 1930s and into the1940s. Jack began sailing in his family’s Y-class boat Matariki.

Audio excerpt courtesy of his son, Richard Gladwell.

PCSC centenary celebrations March 2019..

John Wakefield.

Former Point Chevalier Sailing Club Commodore, Life member  and accomplished sailor John Wakefield talks sailing and community at PCSC. His story begins in 1956, back when the club was situated at 2 Joan Street, up a steep hill from the beach.

PCSC centenary celebrations March 2019..