In January 1965 membership limits were considered . Membership limits of a roral of 1500 ( aU classes of membership ) had been lodged with the Registrar-General and at this s ~ 1ge I . here were nearly 1480 members . fl was r ¢ SOJved that once the membership reached 1480 a waiting list would be established . By 29 April 1965 membershlp stood at 1501 with a waiting list of :
FuU members Councry Associate
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Men1bers had been generous in providing their own moror boats to act as starters ' boats but it was thought that the club should have its own boat . The problem was solved by Jack Prirchctt and Jack Parker purchasing for the club a 25-ft fishing boat from Pon Kembla . Thls boat was christened Greg Cw / er in honour of the Commodore of the day . J . K . CuUer .
A well-respected member , Eric Spring-Brown , passed away and the Greg Cutler was updated by the purchase from hls estate of hls rwin di c ~ l 32-ft cruiser M11rriandi . The Greg Cutler was sold ro the Middle Harbour Yacht Club and Murria11di was renamed Greg Cutler If . She is still doing a sterling job for the club .
Left : Martin Visser , a great hellllSman , has won many championships and has represented the club in two Olympic Regattas . FirsUy , with Dick Gilkes , in Chlcago in 1956 , and then in Tokyo in 1964 in his Starboat Maryke with Tim
Owens as crew . The boat did not measure up to competition being some 150 kg heavier than the top Starboats of I . he time . He I . hen acted as co-helmsman with Si • James Hardy in the Australian challenge for the America ' s Cup in 1972 .
Far left : L . T . Burgess , Gener . ii Secretary 1964--72 .
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Cliff Rudd with Peg Nonnan . the President of Lbe lady associates , and Ron Robison <> nboard Cliff Rudd ' s mot <> r launch . TI1e first of ~ le local volunteers to control yacht racing on Lhe Pittwater after World War U was ' Do <:' Hollis who provided hls smaU motor launch Jax and Robison and Owen Amos . Later , Ron Robison took over from ' Doc ' Hollis and Cliff Rudd provided hls motor launch which was manned by Ron Robison and his team of race officials . Ron Robison became Chainnan of Race .
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