Yachting and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club 1988 | Page 184

Chapter Eleven

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Notable Achievements by Members

Sir William Nonham receives his Olympic gold medal in Tokyo , 1964 . Behind Sir William are Peter ( Pod ) O ' Donnell and Dick Sargeant awaiting ! heir presenmtions . Also pictured arc silver medal winners Lars Thom of Sweden and his crew .
Sir William North . a1n , CBE . David Forbes ' gold at Kiel , 1972 . The Saltash II story . RPAYC Yachtsmen of the Year . Tile loss of Cutty Sark . The 38th Montagu Island Race . Cruise of Culwulla Ill . The world ' s Quarter To11 Cup . The international E22 class . The international 5.5 metre class . Ex-tension wins the great race .
SJR WlLLlAM NORTHAM , CBE
This history would be remiss if it did not record lhc activities of one of the club ' s most esteemed members , Sir William Norlham . CBE .
Bill , as be iR affec1iona1ely known to most club members . was a lore starter in yacht racing . His earlier pursuits had , in the main , been motor car and cycle racing , golf and bowls . All sports in which he excelled . It was not until he was in his mid-forties that he began to sail . His first successes were with Gymea , a cruiser . Bill isanorganiserand nnythinghe