oflhcNcva . Peter me First wassaidtohavemade 140 vessels freely available to ! he people and forced them to sail ! hem . They carried a club flag !
Some records say that it was oeilher in Russia nor England that lhe first yacht club was formed , but in Ireland . In 1720agrouporgcntlemenmet wilh the idea orfonning a coast guard . and from Ibis meeting the Waterclub or Cork was Conned . They appointed n . n Admiral and proceeded with manoeuvres as did our clubs in lhe early days . These manoeuvres were carried out off Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour in true naval fashion-much beating of drums . t : rum ยท pets and firing of cannon . But lhe WaterclubofCorlc apparently disappeared until ii re ~ rged as the Royal Code Yacht Club in 1828 . lt lhcrcf ore hands to the Royal Thames Yacht Club , formed in t 776 . tbe honour of becoming lhe oldest yacht club in tho western world . This club went through a number of names from the Cumberland Fleet to the New Cumberland Fleet , lhc Old Cumberland Fleet . His Majesty ' s Coronation Salling Society and a splinter group called lhe Clarence Yacht Club . In 1830 the name or the Thames Yacht Club was established and honoured by becoming lhc Royal Thames Yacht Club . This is a sister club of ! he Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club , having good accommodation nt
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An English Royal yacht of the mid-sevcmeenlh century .
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