History
History of KMYC
Kuring-gai Motor Yacht Club (KMYC) has been part of Sydney’s boating community since 1945, when a group of boating enthusiasts came together after World War II to create a friendly, family-oriented club for people who loved being out on the water.
Nestled at Cottage Point, where Cowan Creek meets Coal and Candle Creek in the beautiful Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, the club quickly became a favourite destination for boat owners exploring the Hawkesbury and Pittwater waterways. What started as a modest boating club gradually grew into a vibrant waterfront community built around a shared passion for boating, relaxation and friendship.
Over the years, the club expanded its facilities to better serve members and visitors, adding pontoon and mooring facilities, a clubhouse, swimming pool, accommodation, barbecue areas and spaces for social gatherings and events.
As the club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1995, its story and history were captured in a commemorative publication titled The KMYC Story, 1945–1995 (see below), highlighting the important role the club has played in Sydney’s recreational boating culture.
Today, Kuring-gai Motor Yacht Club continues to be known for its relaxed atmosphere, strong community spirit and unique location surrounded by some of Sydney’s most beautiful waterways and national park scenery.
Since nineteen forty-five it’s stood,
Beside the creeks and spotted wood,
Where post-war dreamers found their way,
To build a club beside the bay.
At Cottage Point the boats would rest,
On quiet tides the north side’s best,
With timber jetties, ropes and rain,
And friendships formed again and again.
Through changing times the club would grow,
As generations came to know,
The joy of lazy summer days,
And sunset’s golden, sparkling haze.
Old captains shared their tales with pride,
Of Hawkesbury winds and changing tide,
While children raced along the shore,
As families gathered evermore.
From humble roots to what we see,
A home upon the water free,
KMYC still proudly stands,
A little piece of Sydney’s sands.
