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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1966
Page
3
A simple clubhouse sits on a promontory with the main launching beach beside it. A 70 meter front is floor to ceiling and tinted to cut glare, offering a clearer view of racing from the sunlit water.
With a new clubhouse, the Canberra Yacht Club will focus fully on sailing next season. Despite financial and membership challenges, the club members have maintained a strong yachting program and anticipate improvements as operations stabilize.
A Canberra project at Lake George shows the new Canberra Yacht Club taking shape with a two story building, lounge, bar, dining room, kitchens, offices and commodore’s room. About ten thousand pounds of plant and fittings are included. Groundwork includes a cellar of ceremonial relics and a decimal era bottle. Clubs anticipate regattas and national championships next year with junior sailors promising.
Premises on TP Canberra Yacat Club gains new home through time payments and generous support from two of 18 members. The club plans around 40000 dollars in funding, with Permanent Constructions building the clubhouse and 540090 offered to cover the rest. Instalment payments will repay the loan, with Gerry Hewson acting as guarantor.
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