An edition of Sailing in eccentric circles
(2014)
Sailing in eccentric circles
by Ian Dear
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The Royal Yacht Squadron is the world's most prestigious yacht club and, like all great British institutions, its members take it very seriously indeed. Joining the club is quite a privilege and is not for the likes of any old yachtsman in his 36ft Beneteau. It's easier to get into Debrett's than the club's lavish Cowes headquarters, with members including dukes, barons, lords, judges, politicians and even the Aga Khan - though not the Queen, who was barred from joining due to her gender, despite being the club's patron! The rest of us, however, will find plenty to laugh about in the Roya.
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Sailing in eccentric circles
2014, Adlard Coles Nautical, an imprint of Bloomsbury
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Table of Contents
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Peg Leg's white decks; Which Waterloo?; Blow-by-blow account; Having a sting in her tail; The fast-thinking boatbuilder; Permission to flog me granted, sir; An early handicap race; The Commodore's role at the Battle of Navarino; An unusual christening; Social signalling; Help!; Blackballing; The Rajah of Sarawak; Pot roast; Cardigan's bon mot; The Yankee Schooner; The Green Ensign; Annual blackballing of candidates; Just William; More blackballing: a favourite pastime; Certainly not, certainly not; George Bentinck, MP; The Pirate.
Let him who is without sinSinbad the Sailor; The reverend member; The Prince of Wales' grocer; Slow boat to Heligoland; Brassey tacks; The right tack; Lord Lonsdale; An unfortunate birthday party; War of words; Dun racing; Le Plus Select; Entente Cordiale; Damned women; Arming Squadron yachts; For services rendered; Ignorance is bliss; Rosa Lewis; The excitement of the start; An expensive experiment; The Hon. Ernest Guinness; Mystery tours; Tiggy; An inflation-ridden lunch; Looks like Spain to me, sir; Flying Cloud's decor; Beach the bitch; Queen Mary's thoughts on sailing; A floating palace.
'A' for AdulteryAncient privilege; Bloodhound; The high-hat club; Fore!; The pantry election; The dirt-track rider; The Cretan cretin; Unsuitable for cultivation; The spy; Lord Louis Mountbatten; Courthauld's bloomers; Another social gaffe; Red socks; A stickler for etiquette; Pull-through's remarkable feat; A case of mistaken identity; The nicest club in the world; Twice round, sir?; What's in a name?; Franglais; Pour another tot; The age of austerity; No snogging 'ere; Bingo!; Aspiring candidate.
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