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HRH The Princess Royal Celebrates Centenary at Royal Lymington Yacht Club
Royal Lymington Yacht Club
July 14, 2022
HRH The Princess Royal is presented with flowers and gifts by young RLymYC member Ruby Coster. Photo courtesy of Sportography
On Saturday, June 18, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, otherwise known as Princess Anne, visited the Royal Lymington Yacht Club (RLymYC) for an impressive Regatta Day celebrating the Club’s centenary.
The Centenary Regatta Day and “Après Sail Festival” brought together Members of all ages, their families and friends for a glorious celebration of one hundred years on the water. Flotillas of yachts, dinghies, motorboats and paddle craft took part in a wide variety of events during the day. Afterwards, Members returned ashore for food, drinks, live music and fun activities including a Centenary Haybale Games on the green adjacent the clubhouse.
RLymYC Commodore Phil Lawrence said “We were honoured that our Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, was able to join over 800 Members of all ages for our Centenary Regatta Day. We celebrated one hundred years of the Royal Lymington Yacht Club with a packed day of activities afloat and ashore.
“Out on the water Princess Anne reviewed our fleet of members’ yachts and powerboats, many of which were dressed overall to celebrate the day. Keelboats raced for our prestigious PotterShip Trophy and the dinghy fleet raced in boisterous conditions. Many of our junior sailors were delighted to meet the Princess as she watched them learning the joys of boating.
HRH The Princess Royal watches XOD Boats starting the RLymYC PotterShip Race on the Solent at the Centenary Regatta Day. Photo courtesy of Sportography
“Back ashore, dozens of Club volunteers delivered a tremendous festival with food and drink, live music and fun activities on the green. It was fantastic to see so many Members with a shared passion for boating – from the very youngest to those with over 50 years of membership enjoying the celebrations.
HRH The Princess Royal meets young sailors at Royal Lymington Yacht Club’s Centenary Regatta Day. Photo courtesy of Sportography
“We were delighted to showcase to Her Royal Highness the enormous range of varied activities and excellent facilities the Club has to offer. Whether your passion is motor cruisers, yachts, dinghies or paddle boards, junior sailing and training or a thriving social scene, the Royal Lymington Yacht Club has something for everyone.”
Patron of the Club since 1979, the Princess was welcomed by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, Mr. Nigel Atkinson, New Forest District Council’s Vice-Chairman, Councillor Neville Penman, Mayor of Lymington, Councillor James Hoare, and the Club’s Commodore, Phil Lawrence.
The Princess Royal was introduced to Club’s Flag Officers, Centenary Regatta organisers and a number of young sailors, before heading out on the water in a RIB to tour the Regatta. A spectacular fleet of Members’ yachts dressed overall in nautical flags and motor cruisers anchored in lines on the Solent adjacent to the Club’s Starting Platform for a Fleet Review by Her Royal Highness.
The Princess Royal then took the opportunity to watch the prestigious PotterShip Race, an annual event where Members compete for the glittering PotterShip Trophy, given by the Club’s founder, Major Cyril Potter, in 1937.
After watching the start for the XOD boats, which have been raced out of the Club throughout its one-hundred-year history, the Princess Royal was treated to an impressive ‘fly-past’ by young Club Member, Hattie Rogers in her foiling Waszp dinghy, in which she was recently crowned SailGP Inspire Female World Champion. Hattie said “The Centenary Regatta was a complete celebration of all types of racing and cruising. To sail in front of Her Royal Highness was an honour and very memorable.”
Whilst out on the water, Her Royal Highness was introduced to the race and safety officials, and watched the dinghy racing, where junior, youth and adult sailors were racing in windy conditions a lot stronger than originally forecast.
The Princess Royal then had the opportunity to watch the Club’s youngest sailors in more sheltered water closer to shore; a colourful display of pottering Lymington River Scows brightening up the grey sky. Her Royal Highness waved to the youngsters and showed a great interest in the Club’s adventure sailing ‘Shipmates’ and ‘Mariners’ fleets and enjoyed seeing the two Club Boatmen, dressed as ice creams, handing out ice lollies to the delighted children.
The Royal Lymington Yacht Club is one of the most active ‘Royal’ Clubs, founded in the hopeful days after the first World War. Royal status was bestowed on the Club in 1936, which complemented the Royal patronage of the Club since 1925. The First Patron was HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the uncle of HM The Queen.
Since becoming Patron of the Club in 1979, HRH The Princess Royal has made numerous working visits to the Club, including joining the crew in the ladies’ championship event, participating in RIB support of junior racing, and attending key events in the life of the Club, such as the commissioning of the new pontoon in 2016. The Princess Royal has been an enthusiastic visitor to the Club’s special occasions and for a while kept her yacht on the river close to the Club.
The Princess Royal has taken a particular interest in young people’s sailing and training, as well as sailing for disabled people. She most recently visited Royal Lymington in 2019 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Wednesday Junior Sailing, the Club’s community sailing programme, which is in many ways the “Jewel in the Crown” of the Club’s achievements. This unique project was started by a group of members to benefit local children interested in learning to sail who might otherwise not have the opportunity.
The Royal Lymington Yacht Club is considered very much a home of yachting, dinghy sailing and motor boating – bringing together likeminded people with a love of the sea. Find more information about the Club at rlymyc.org.uk . The Club continues to welcome new members, contact [email protected] or call 01590 672677.
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The Club was officially formed in 1922, but has its origins in the Lymington River Sailing Club established in 1914 but suspended during the Great War.
Most of the archives were largely lost in the great flood of 1989 what was saved is preserved in these pages…..
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Community flagship programme WJS was started in 1984 by two local GPs, Jonathan Rogers and Tom McEwen
Publications Timeline
1946 - 1986 bulletins.
Bulletins were the annual roundup of Club activities, much as PotterShip is today
1973 - 1986 Information Sheets
Information Sheets complimented the Bulletins with updates 3 or 4 times a year
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In 2005, Anthony Ruffell was appointed Club Archivist and began the painstaking task of developing a coherent archive. In this, Anthony was substantially assisted by Neil Eccles , whose skills naturally placed him in the role of Editor and Producer of the digital archive, and thence to the creation of the History pages
In 2019 Graham Clarke became Historian. Graham and Neil continue to develop the archive and the website presenting it for the benefit of the Club and its Members.
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Royal Lymington Yacht Club appoints a new CEO
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NEW APPOINTMENT OF A CEO
Royal Lymington Yacht Club are creating a new position of CEO to support the dynamic growth of the Yacht Club, to commence in April/May 2023 to be agreed.
RLymYC is a leading yacht club with over 2,000 members and an RYA Training Centre running extensive RYA courses ashore and afloat for both adults & children.
An extensive clubhouse and shore facilities with Restaurant and Bar hosts a full all year- round social programme.
This is an exciting high-profile opportunity to work with the Board to lead and drive the organisation into a post Covid era and shape the strategic direction of the Club.
Role description and information.
Royal Lymington Yacht Club – Virtual Club Tour
To apply, please send a cover letter stating your suitability for the role along with a copy of your CV to: [email protected]
Closing date for applications: 15TH March 2023 Interviews to be held from early April
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Join us in celebrating 100 years in 2022.
1922 to 2022: Our Centenary Year
Celebrating 100 years of the royal lymington yacht club.
2022 was an incredibly special year, with our Club celebrating 100 years since its foundation in 1922. It was a year of celebrations, building on our existing successful annual events on and off the water including a Centenary Regatta Day with "Apres Sail" Festival, and a spectacular Centenary Party. It was in 1922 that the Lymington River Sailing Club was formed, in the aftermath of the Great War, which had frustrated all previous attempts to bring together local sailors. Many of “the great and the good” lived in Lymington and were members of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, but they wanted their own Club on their home river. That year, Major Cyril Potter and his friends got together at Potter’s house, near the ferry terminal, to form the Club. They bought the disused Coastguard Boathouse which was ideally situated on the town side of the river. Since then, it has been expanded to become the excellent facility enjoyed by members today. “Royal” status was bestowed on the Club in 1938, which complemented Royal patronage of the Club since 1925, the current Patron being HRH The Princess Royal.
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Royal Lymington Yacht Club Bath Road Lymington SO41 3SE Tel: 01590 672677 Email: [email protected] Quick Links. Join Us Racing Cruising Motorboating Crew Register Club Racing Results Junior & Youth Sailing Wednesday Junior Sailing Crane Services RYA Training Venue Hire Organise A Sailing Event
The Royal Lymington Yacht Club is considered very much a home of yachting, dinghy sailing and motor boating - bringing together likeminded people with a love of the sea. Find more information about the Club at rlymyc.org.uk. The Club continues to welcome new members, contact [email protected] or call 01590 672677.
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