Pegasus Post: February 04, 2021

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Thursday February 4 2021 3
Yacht club celebrates 100 years
PLEASANT POINT Yacht
Club celebrates its centennial
this weekend.
The club, now based in South
New Brighton Park, began in
1921 on the shores of the estuary
just behind where the South
New Brighton School is today.
The area was then known as
Pleasant Point Domain.
In 1929 the club moved across
to the western shore to an area
of mud flats at the mouth of the
Avon River that would become
known as Rat Island.
Over the years, the club built
up and improved the land
together with the club facilities
and held summer sailing and
racing programmes, teaching
hundreds of children and
adults how to sail. That was
until the first of the Canterbury
earthquakes on September 4,
2010 damaged the buildings
and land beyond repair.
In the 10 years since, it
found a new site and has built
a new yacht club (opened in
September 2019) in South New
Brighton Park – just a stone’s
throw from where it all began
in 1921.
The centennial celebrations
will provide a great opportunity
to relive the highs and lows of
the club’s 100 years, especially
the last 10 years of the rebuild.
The celebrations kick off with
a noggin ‘n natter on Friday
night, on Saturday, the Sullivan
Cup, which is the club’s main
open event, will be sailed, coupled
with another major trophy,
the Arch Lamb trophy for the
Sunburst class.
The races will feature multihulls,
trailer yachts and senior
and junior racing dingy classes
and are open to other yacht club
members.
Saturday’s sailing will be followed
by a celebration dinner.
On Sunday, the club will
run its Classic Yacht Race,
first sailed at the club’s 75th
celebrations. This will be
coupled with a display of classic
boats of all types owned by
members of the Classic Boat
Group of Canterbury. There will
be plenty for the public to see
on Saturday and Sunday.
For more information, phone
Ian Douglas on 027 4719 208.
EXCITED: Nigel
Humphreys of
the Pleasant
Point Yacht Club
getting ready for
a big weekend.
Below: The club
in 1934 on the
lower reaches of
the Avon River.
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