Malibu is a locality in the

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district. This place may also be referred to as Malibu Islet and Malibu Rapids. This was the site of the Malibu Club, formerly a private resort which is today a

Young Life Young Life is an evangelical Christian organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado which focuses on young people in middle school, high school, and college. Week-long Summer camps are a major focus, and these have a definite evangelizing asp ...

camp. Malibu is at the mouth of the

Princess Louisa Inlet Princess Louisa Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is in length and lies at the north east end of Jervis Inlet. It is entered through Malibu Rapids off Queens Reach past Malibu, a former private resort and now youth camp. A portion of the are ...

and Swaywelat

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Bands 12 and 12A. It is only accessible by

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or by

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History

Thomas F. Hamilton Thomas Foster Hamilton (July 28, 1894 – August 12, 1969) was a pioneering aviator and the founder of the Hamilton Standard Company. Since 1930, Hamilton Standard (now Hamilton Sundstrand) was involved with revolutionizing the propulsion te ...

began construction of the Malibu Club in 1940, named after his yacht, the MV ''Malibu''. This was the first of a planned series of resorts throughout

. The club opened in July 1941, but its operations were suspended until the end of

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in 1945. From that point until 1950, the facility was open as a premium resort. Visitors included John Wayne, Senator John F. Kennedy, Barbara Stanwyck, Bing Crosby, and Bob Hope. The club faced financial problems due to the limited transportation access and the limited two-month window of good weather. In 1948, a polio death and related quarantine further damaged business prospects. Hamilton's Malibu Club was closed in 1950.

, a Christian association, agreed to purchase the facilities from Hamilton in December 1953Hitz 2003, p. 137 and has operated the Malibu Club facility since. Hamilton had put a $1 million price tag on the property, but sold it to

Jim Rayburn Jim Rayburn, Jr (July 21, 1909 – December 11, 1970) was an American ordained Presbyterian minister and the founder of Young Life. Early life and education He was born in Marshalltown, Iowa to James Chalmers Rayburn, Sr. (an evangelist for the ...

, the founder of Young Life, for $300,000 after visiting other Young Life camps in the area.

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Footnotes

References

* Hitz, Charles W. (2003). ''"Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet"''
Sitka 2 Publishing
Kirkland, WA. .

External links

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Young Life Malibu ClubMalibu Hydro Web Site
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