Yachting and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club 1988 | Page 11

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His Royal Highoess the Prince Alfred , Duke of Edinburgh , KO , KT . On Oie left , he can be seen in the nineteenth-century unifonn of a midshipman of the Royal Navy .
Commodore Richard Hamel !. The first Commodore of lhe Prince Alfred Yacht Club , 1867-69 .
F . J . Jackson . whilst not holding any official office , assisted so much with the foundation of the Prince Alfred Yacht Club that he became known as the ' Father of the Club ·.
The club owes much 10 Laurence C . Watennao who joined the club in 1899 . He held office in the club for some 34 years , mainly in the capacity of Honorary Secretary and later Secretary .
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