Griffiths Yachting Library

A resource of the Galiano Island Yacht Club is born.

Margaret Griffiths was kind enough to donate all of the Yachting books owned by her late husband George. George was an accomplished sailor, having crossed the Atlantic and sailed to British Columbia, back when that was even more difficult than it is today.

His impact, via Margaret's gift, remains on Galiano Island for all our sailors to benefit from. The collection of books is being stored at IslandStyle studios. Karen has designed a very nice sticker that we'll be including on the inside of the books. We'll also use this significant set of books as the seed for any future larger collection of books about boating, sailing skills, and maintenance.

Margaret wrote about George's trip in her book Morning Light: Triumf at Sea and Tragedy on Everest

If you have some boat books gathering dust on your shelves, that you would like to see back in the hands of keen boating enthusiasts, get in touch with us.

The library will keep the Griffiths name, to honour George's ability and Margaret's vision and generosity. Get in touch with us if you'd like to volunteer to help get the collection in order, and ready for sharing.