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Make a present of the past!

Jamie Campbell's 2009 History of the Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club runs to nearly five hundred pages and is profusely illustrated with a thousand, often historic photographs both black and white and colour. The reader is taken through a hundred and fifty years of yachting from the inaugural meeting in the Maid’s Head hotel in Norwich, to the present day.

Jamie, a contributor to Anglia Afloat magazine, local author and longstanding member claims to have taken eleven years to assemble this material, which must now represent one of the most detailed histories of any yacht club. Chapters range from research and coverage of early Broads yachting, with their origins firmly in Victorian high-stakes gambling, to Lowestoft’s special place in our maritime heritage. Between 1918 and 1939 the Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club was one of the most influential in the country. The club was largely responsible for starting the International 14 class and sent the very first dinghy team abroad to compete in an international event. In those days members travelled First Class by ocean liner and were accompanied by their paid hands in steerage. There are tales of Uffa Fox, Morgan Giles, Olympic campaigns and the Americas Cup, all taking place against a continuous background of recurring surnames, Broads regattas and the Broads One Design Class. In the centenary year, the commodore was able to claim that Great Britain had only won two Olympic Gold medals for yachting in fifty years and both had been won by members. Your club has a proud history. Our more recent successes in Dragons, Squibs, 707, Flying Fifteen and other classes are also covered. The building of the Marina and growth of our cruiser fleet is also covered.

£25 or £29.50 including delivery.

Orders for The History of the Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club can also be placed via the Online Shop.

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RNSYC Events Calendar

Dates for Your Diary

Regular weekly or monthly
Mid-month Book Club Second Thursday in month, 11am
Coffee Mornings (last Thursday in month)
Club lunches (every Wednesday. Join the Club Table or book your own.)
Club Night, every Friday
Sunday Breakfast 0900--1200 throughout the season
Sunday lunches
Bistro & Themed Evenings

Forthcoming (Quick Link)

In the offing
September
Sun 5th: Scroby Sand Picnic
Sun 12th: Lake Lothing Regatta (with WOBYC)
Fri 24th: RNSYC AGM & Dinner
Sat 25th--Sun 26th: Cruisers End-of-Season Meet

On the horizon
October
Fri 15th: Wine Tasting & Tapas (with Adnams)
Sat 23rd: Trafalgar Night
Sat 30th: Laying-up Supper

Over the horizon
November
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Peter Bell

07/09/2010 17:51

The club weather station is currently offline Apologies to all users.

Peter Bell

05/08/2010 11:51

Marina WiFi -- see latest post on the forum -- "Low connectivity"

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