Many of the Club traditions can be traced back to these early days. For
example the “Friday Club Night” was born from those early members meeting in the boat park to assess the weather
for the coming weekends activities.
Another long tradition has been that of safety boating. Eric Magee was a long standing safety boatman and his
service is honoured in “Mr Magee” now one of the club’s safety boats.
Yet another traditional feature of the Club is the Sailing Committee which was originally formed for the sole
purpose of deciding who should be allowed to make use of the club boat, then the “Sam & John”. This committee which meets monthly is now responsible for all the seasons sailing activity.
The Club has advanced from the cruising club it once was, using an odd array of boats, usually converted to
sail, to what it is today, racing in a range of “Class Boats”. Of
course cruising still takes place with varying degrees of success although it must be said that racing forms the greater part
of the Club’s sailing activity these days. The Club is affiliated to the
RYA and from time to time arranges RYA sail training courses with approved instructors.
The Club has been fortunate in its benefactors and some of these have already been mentioned, however, no club
publication would be complete without the mention of Mrs K Sandison who was responsible for many gifts and financial aid when
constructing the second clubhouse. Many other personalities are recognised in
the many splendid trophies the Club holds,
1.The Garner Bowl – Lt. Cdr. Garner
2.The Thanet Bowl – Murray Sandison
3. Trevor Cowell Memorial Trophy
4. Cyril Hollins Trophy
5. Walford Cup
to name but a few.
