The Sandakan Yacht Club (SYC) was established in early 1952 and is one of the oldest yacht club in the country. Robin Gossip was its first commodore in 1952. Among the WIPs who visited the clubhouse during the early days included the Duchess of Kent on October 20 1952 when she was in Sandakan to officiate at the opening of the Duchess of Kent Hospital.

Situated just off the northern end of Sandakan Town, along Buli Sim-Sim road, SYC has grown from a humble beginning of a small wooden structure built along the waterfront, to become one of the more established maritime landmarks clearly visible to seafarers entering and leaving the Sandakan harbour.

The initial membership of 45 has grown to over 400 today. SYC has also forged many affiliations with clubs both within Malaysia and internationally. The SYC has over the years produced some of Sabah's top sailors and one of them is 2006 Asian Games gold medalist Rufina Tan.

General Committee 2011-2012

Commodore :	Edward Cheng
Vice Commodore :	Christopher Lee
Rear Commodore :	John Chin
Honorary Secretary :	Alan Khoo
Honorary Treasurer :	Anthony Fong
Committee Member :	Paul Sabinus
Committee Member :	James Leong
Committee Member :	Emily Ng
Committee Member :	Lai Yook Yin