1867
Patron His Royal Highness the Prince Alfred , Duke of Edinburgh , KG , KT
Commodore R . Hamelt Vice-Commodore T . Strickland
Committee Messrs T . M . Brown , W . King , B . C . Boake , W . J . Merriman , J . B . Graham , W . McTaggan
Auditors Messrs J . R . Walters & L . A . Windeyer
Author ' s Note
' The object of lhis history is to place before the members , in a concise fonn . facts bearing on the inauguration , history and progress of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club .'
So said L . C . Watennan in 1915 . Laurie Waterman , n member of the club from 1899 , was the first club historian . He acted as Honorary Secretary and later as Secretary of the club . He held office in the club for 34 years and was the club ' s representative on the Sydney Yacht Racing Association for 28 years , holding the office of President of that organisation . In 1915 be completed a history of the club from its foundation to 1900 . He later updated lhis history to 1955 . In 1935 he was elected a life member of the club for his outstanding
services . Material for this book has been obtained from his histories , references to old club minute books , research
in the MilChell and Public Librari0 $ and from discussions with some of our senior members , officials of other yacht clubs and the club ' s Secretary Manager , John ( Jack ) Lincolo Gale , who has been untiring in his effons
to assist with research and knowledge .
The valuable picture of Britannia hanging in the club ' s Galatea Room was presented to the club by Mrs K . Waterman , the widow of LAurie Waterman , and serves as a memorial of the tremendous influence that gentleman was to the club . Without his previous histories this book may never have been written . Our thanks go also to two of our members , David Deooeen and Dougal Drummond , for their generous help with photography . Many others assisted wit . h information for the book and our thanks go particularly to : Joe Adan1s , Sir Alexis Alben . John Alsop , Doug Brockhoff , Philip Brookes and Paul Gregg , Peter Campbel I , Lou d ' Alpugct , Neville Corbet ' t , John Dibbs . Dick Gilkes , Chris Hilderbrandt , Dorothy Hope and Alan Hope ( grandchildren of Laurie Waterman ), Larry Hughes , Alan Jannan , Alwyn Jannan , Guy Jennings , J . W .
( Bill ) Lucas , OBE . Eric Montgomery , the Palm Beach Historical Assoc ., Jack PrilChett , Alan Rich , John Richards ( honorary historian RPYC ), Mrs Joan Robenson , Harry Sutton , Marl < Sutt . on aod A . W . ( Jock ) Sturrock , 1he librarians of the Mitchell and Public Libraries and the numerous secretaries of the Royal yacht clubs throughout Austral in who have given so unselfishly of their knowledge and time .
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