The Global Yacht Club has its headquarters in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, where it shares a Boardroom and some office facilities with IYT Worldwide.

For GYC social events, it current uses the facilities of the South Okanagan Sailing Association located on the shores of beautiful Lake Okanagan. The GYC is currently seeking a permanent location of its own.

Okanagan Lake is 135 km long and 4 km wide with a surface area of 348 sq kilometers and boasts a 270 km shoreline. The lake is drained by Okanagan River which eventually joins up with the Columbia river in Washington State U.S.A.