Page 6 - Port Phillip Yachting History Newspaper clippings 15 June 1899 to 11th April 1891

9th August 1890 Brighton Yacht club annual concer Lloyds Register listings A
famous voyage The heroes of the mystery Captain Jorgensen
16th 23rd 25th August 1890 RYCV Monthly meeting Intercolonial Yachting
conference proposal New America Cup deed of gift problems LocalYachts yet to be
placed in commission J H Alley letter from UK Voyage of the Storm King
26th 30th August 1890 Voyage of the Storm King Official reception of Captain
Jorgensen Brightom Yacht club annual dinner
29th August 6th 13th 19th Sept 1890 St. Kilda YC AGM Storm King at the
Waxworks RYCV monthly meeting Scandinavian Society banquet for Captain
Jorgensen HBYC, Brighton & St. Kilda to have aYacht Association formation meeting
RYCV not invited. Cambria to become apalm oil trader
27th Sept 4th 11th 18th October 1890 RYCV racing season to commence 22 Nov
Clyde cutter “Minerva”revolutionising racing in America. UK yachting news Yachting
season commences in Sydney RYCV organising intercolonial yachting conference
American Cup deed of gift news
25th October 1st 11th November 1890 HBYC has 206 finiancial members Club
house completed with slipway & jetty Engaged steamers well patronised List of office
bearers Club Season opening day descriptions Sherriff’s Court in Glasgow case with
fare paying passengers Adelaide Yacht Club has admiralaty permission to fly the blue
ensign HBYC annual report Geelong yachting on Corio Bay report
8th 18th 22nd November 1890 Club opening day reports English Yachting season
closed Speacial general meeting to consider Victorian Yacht racing association
Intercolonial conference of yachtmen Yachting in Tasmania St. Kilda hold first race of
the season Tame RYCV evolutions
22nd 29th November 1890 RYCV opening day description Absurb class distinction
Club boats withdraw from racing with Port Melbourne due to being owned by
fishermen RYCV race description
6th 13th December 1890 VYRA comments. Low chance of HBYS plans happening
Fishermen not amateaurs issue st. Kilda yacht rasce description RYCV monthly
meeting HBYC junior members race Brighton yacht club race had no wind RYCV B
Class no race no entries due to holidays
St. Kilda Annual Report 1889-90
16th 20th December 1890 St. Kilda race disappointing to spectators St. Kilda clubs
open race description RYCV Cruising plans South Australia Yacht club opening day
description Yachting on the Derwent description
27th December 1890 3rd 10th Jan 1891 Port Melb YC only club racing RYCV
members intend to cruise round TasmaniaMr Millar returns from England Portland
Regatta talk Antarctic Exploration Fund BallStorms in Atlantic, Wreck of steam yacht
Catronia Corio Sailing club Club member cruising news Royal Victorian Yacht Club of
England International Challenge Cup detail’s
17th 31st Jan 1891 Racing in full swing. Club racing descriptions Cruising logs of
Janet, Pert and Erin Taniwha placed in commission
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7th Feb 1891 St. Kilda and HBYC race descriptions Commodore Press presents
42 junior trophy The Saide arrives in Hobart 6 guests and crew of 22 Tamar Regatta
Extracts from Janet cruising logLadies day at Brighton YC Crew to be club members.
Maybe passengers first then useful sailors Broken rudders are no problem as they are
underwater so people wont notice’. True story from Brighton YC Krone trophy
43 competition Cooeanna wins 59
14th Feb 1891 Brighton YC annual ladies day Cruising log of Janet Sail numbers
45 required for reporting by coat stations Race report round up St. Kilda YC open race
description 60
14th 21st Feb 1891 St. Kilda race in double reef northerly conditions Mornington
Regatta arrangements First class racing dornmant in Aust. UK and America Saide
46 returns from Hobart story St. Kilda open race description Camilla a jewel of the first
water Proves she’s a pear. Success attributed to her builder, owner and skipper 61
28th Feb 1891 HBYC annual open race description 29 yachts largest field ever in
Victoria Splindid victory for Cooeeana 62
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7th 14th March 1891 International Yacht Race UK’s Lieuenant Henn stirs up New
York HBYC Open race description Big success for HBYC Taniwha return from
Warnambool after rough weather. Trip to Tasmania shortly RYCV Commodores Cup
for Corinthian crews 63
48 10th 14th March 1891 Centreboard against fixed keel question at Mornington
Regatta Reply by the secretary Mornington Programme The centre plate difficulty St.
Kilda race A few seconds seperate three boats Mornington Regatta program Club
racing reports 64
49 28th March 4th April 1891 Janet dismantled, laying up at the Bend First class races
almost as rare as American Cup races Encourgement to Morning Regatta organisers
RYCV race description Preparations for Easter cruising and Mornington and
Frankston Regatta’s Plan to tax yachts coming to America Performance improvement
50 after change from centre board to fixed keel Fiofe Minerva beats all yachts designed
by Burgess St. Kilda mayor presents trophy St. Kilda Commodore Morkham trophy
race description Mornington Regatta description 65
11th 14th April 1891 Weather prevents successful Easter cruising Continued
51 success for Cooeeana a great thron in the side to other owners Portland Regatt
produces some close racing Frankston Regatta letter about Cooeeana winning
52 margin. Rumor of crew of the Ark (old Psyche) split up. 66
14th April 1891 Letters from St. Kilda Yacht Club to the Editor of the Sporting
Standard 67
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