Description
Our Clubrooms are situated on Beach Front Lane, behind the Police station in Browns Bay.
On average we have 130-160 family memberships. Our members enjoy a variety of water activities including fishing, sailing, skiing and cruising.
We endeavour to have a Club night once a month where we invite a speaker to our rooms or go out on a visit to places of interest e.g. fisheries, boat builders, chandleries and other clubs.
The Browns Bay Boating Club is committed to the on going support of the Browns Bay Marine Centre Trust, who manage the building which houses both the Browns Bay Boating Club and Coastguard North Shore, who together with the Marine Centre Trust are committed to Boating Safety and the on going education of both boaties and the general public.
Together we have achieved a facility which not only securely houses the tractors and rescue boat, but also provides a function room which can be hired out, and is used for club functions, private functions and education. The BBBC and CGNS continue to build and strengthen their relationship, for the ongoing good of the Boating Public.
The club emphasises its proud safety record by ensuring all members' boats are up to a reasonable standard and equipped with all the necessary gear for their excursions.
In keeping with this safety policy, the BBBC encourage it's members to belong to the Coastguard.
History
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The Browns Bay Boating Club was formed in 1973 by Dave Donaldson ( our Patron ) and a group of fellow boat owners who wished to have a communal tractor for launching their boats at Browns Bay beach. The Club became an Incorporated Society on the 5th December 1973 and based itself at the premises of Donaldson Engineering Ltd, in Anzac Road, Browns Bay.
In 1973 the Club purchased it's first tractor, an International B250 diesel. This suffered greatly from the ingress of sea water and was replaced by a Ford 5000 a year later.
In 1978 the second tractor also succumbed to sea water and was replaced by "Traqua". Traqua was raised up about one metre to keep the ingress of the salt water to a minimum, and recieved it's name as aresult of a competition amongst junior members of the Club. In 1996 Traqua Too was purchased. In 2005 Traqua was retired after a long service and replaced by C"Mantis. With the aid of a grant from Lion Foundation C'Mantis was purchased and Raised up in the modern version of the design used on Traqua.
Almost from it's inception, the club was on the lookout for a suitable location overlooking the beach on which to establish a clubhouse. Eventually, in 1988, the Club purchased the Plunket building on the corner of Valley Road and Manly Esplanade, Browns Bay and leased the land on which it sat from the Council.
After a long struggle over a number of years, and the establishment of a Charitable Trust, sufficient funds where identified to proceed with the new Clubrooms, this project was completed by the end of 2003, and coincided with our 30th Anniversary.
The new Clubrooms are the headquarters of the Browns Bay Boating Club Inc and Coastguard Northshore, and also incorporate a new public toilet and changing room facility. The Building known as the Browns Bay Marine Centre, also houses the Coastguards rescue boat and the BBBC's two tractors.
On average we have 130-160 family memberships. Our members enjoy a variety of water activities including fishing, sailing, skiing and cruising.
We endeavour to have a Club night once a month where we invite a speaker to our rooms or go out on a visit to places of interest e.g. fisheries, boat builders, chandleries and other clubs.
The Browns Bay Boating Club is committed to the on going support of the Browns Bay Marine Centre Trust, who manage the building which houses both the Browns Bay Boating Club and Coastguard North Shore, who together with the Marine Centre Trust are committed to Boating Safety and the on going education of both boaties and the general public.
Together we have achieved a facility which not only securely houses the tractors and rescue boat, but also provides a function room which can be hired out, and is used for club functions, private functions and education. The BBBC and CGNS continue to build and strengthen their relationship, for the ongoing good of the Boating Public.
The club emphasises its proud safety record by ensuring all members' boats are up to a reasonable standard and equipped with all the necessary gear for their excursions.
In keeping with this safety policy, the BBBC encourage it's members to belong to the Coastguard.
History
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The Browns Bay Boating Club was formed in 1973 by Dave Donaldson ( our Patron ) and a group of fellow boat owners who wished to have a communal tractor for launching their boats at Browns Bay beach. The Club became an Incorporated Society on the 5th December 1973 and based itself at the premises of Donaldson Engineering Ltd, in Anzac Road, Browns Bay.
In 1973 the Club purchased it's first tractor, an International B250 diesel. This suffered greatly from the ingress of sea water and was replaced by a Ford 5000 a year later.
In 1978 the second tractor also succumbed to sea water and was replaced by "Traqua". Traqua was raised up about one metre to keep the ingress of the salt water to a minimum, and recieved it's name as aresult of a competition amongst junior members of the Club. In 1996 Traqua Too was purchased. In 2005 Traqua was retired after a long service and replaced by C"Mantis. With the aid of a grant from Lion Foundation C'Mantis was purchased and Raised up in the modern version of the design used on Traqua.
Almost from it's inception, the club was on the lookout for a suitable location overlooking the beach on which to establish a clubhouse. Eventually, in 1988, the Club purchased the Plunket building on the corner of Valley Road and Manly Esplanade, Browns Bay and leased the land on which it sat from the Council.
After a long struggle over a number of years, and the establishment of a Charitable Trust, sufficient funds where identified to proceed with the new Clubrooms, this project was completed by the end of 2003, and coincided with our 30th Anniversary.
The new Clubrooms are the headquarters of the Browns Bay Boating Club Inc and Coastguard Northshore, and also incorporate a new public toilet and changing room facility. The Building known as the Browns Bay Marine Centre, also houses the Coastguards rescue boat and the BBBC's two tractors.
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