Manly Yacht Club - Sixty years old and still going strong

11:08 PM Fri 17 Sep 2010 GMT

'The MYC fleet starts a race near Manly Wharf last season.' Ken Terrens nixon Click Here to view large photo

According to the famous tourist slogan, the iconic seaside suburb of Manly is 'seven miles from Sydney but a 1,000 miles from care'. Those words are also a fitting description of Manly Yacht Club, a community-based club nestled on the shores of Manly Cove that will celebrate its 60th birthday this year. Founded in 1950 as the Manly 14ft Skiff Club, the small club, which is the spiritual home of the famous Manly Junior sailing dinghy (which had a snub nose so it could fit in the club's storeroom), is undergoing something of a resurgence, with increased membership and fleet ...

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Manly Yacht Club - Sixty years old and still going strong

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