SYC Clubhouse Improvement Works
In response to essential facility needs and member feedback, SYC has recently completed the latest stage of works refurbishing the SYC member food and beverage outlets.
The completed stage 1 works included the consolidation of the two kitchens at the northern end of the building and a new bar. We also consolidated the once divided Harbour View and Members’ Bar, creating the one enlarged Members’ Bar & Bistro. We have repositioned some doors as well, so the entire northern end of the clubhouse upstairs is now ‘Members and Member guests only’. It’s also now just the one liquor licence. These changes have been well received and given us positive feedback that we are on the right track. The new look Members Bar is pictured below.
The completed stage 2 works included the construction of a members indoor/outdoor wet bar on the northern podium offering weather protection. This spectacular new space is called The Foredeck. Including the stage 1 improvements, the enlarged members-only area increases our indoor, all-weather seating capacity by 35% (from 220 to approx. 300 seats). On the lower podium we have also built a family-friendly space where kids can have fun with parents keeping a watchful eye over them (due for completion in late Feb 2025)
The end result is the overall member hospitality experience is a much improved one – a more modern member area with a fresh feel, more efficient food service, better layout of the bar and point of sale, more bar surface area, increased capacity, new and refurbished furniture and furnishings, the addition of member accessible plumbed water stations and finally, all of the unsightly cleaning aspects (glassware) are now be out of sight. We have also added a QR code ordering system to complement the traditional service model. We also repaired the failed membrane underneath the external deck an replaced it wih a modern pod and pave solution to accommodate, amongst other things, wet sailors!
The project was approved in mid 2023 and the stages of works completed over a 15 month period from July 2023 – October 2024. We are putting the finishing touches on the lower podium and this will open in early March 2025. We hope you enjoy the new space.
The new Foredeck, lower podium and pod and pave flooring solution pictured in November 2024. Oh, and the sunset on Port Phillip!