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| Royal Redondan Yacht
Club Activities (June 2000) |
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The RRYC has been more than active in
the last few weeks with, for instance, H.M.'s and the
Queen's presence at a rumble on the Falmouth Marina Dock
during Classic Week where lots of t-shirts and burgees
were sold and new members signed up.
H.M. and Queen Elizabeth also took part in the last day
of sailing in Classic Week on the glorious schooner
"Tree of Life" which won numerous prizes. When
the future Royal Yacht first arrived in English Harbour
five years ago, at the end of their 26.36 days' crossing
from Las Palmas, and threw in the hook in front of the
Copper & Lumber Store Hotel there was a bump on the
side.Thinking they'd been nudged by a whale or possibly
Mrs. Baltimore, the crew looked over the rail to discover
a dinghy crew holding up a case of beer and a carton a
cigarettes.They were told that these
precious and long forgotten items were with the
compliments of the Captain of "Tree of Life".
Kelly Kellogg, the owner and skipper, began that day to
assume the career of Ship's Hero. The crew of "St.
Peter" by the way had smoked all the Earl Grey tea
up to that point and one had been seen making huge
roll-ups of Russian Hemp (part of the fast-disappearing
running rigging). Apparently it was delicious if you
didn't forget to add a dash of pepper.
The skipper and the entire crew of Southern Cross III
have been press-ganged into joining the RRYC and attempts
are still being made to have this gigantic 187' ship
enrolled in the Royal Redondan Navy in case the
threatened attempt at invasion of the island takes place.
The threat is considered now to have been a red herring,
made by a florid geezer who claimed to be a Brigadier in
the Royal Marines. This spurious officer (the RM doesn't
have Brigadiers) telephoned at length weeks later from
the UK to continue his threats to hang H.M., winding up
his harangue by saying he'd be willing to cancel his
plans for the invasion in exchange for a title. The King
replied that he didn't knuckle under to international
terrorism and hung up. Er... maybe it should be hanged
up.
Now that hundreds of boats have scampered away from
English Harbour Trivial Pursuits have been reinstated at
the Galley Bar in Nelson's Dockyard, conducted serenely
if severely, of course, by H.M. Every Wednesday evening
at 7.45.
Sir Russell Sprout-Morton has just been appointed to
manage and sling drinks at Playbach, the clubhouse of the
RRYC, and everyone wishes him success and a warm welcome.
There was another King in English Harbour over Race Week
- King Harald of Norway and his lovely Queen. They are
both a keen racing enthusiasts. H.M.Robert the Bald made
enquiries as to whether King Harald would like a Royal
Redonda t-shirt but this was met with something less than
overwhelming enthusiasm and so the thought remains that
King Harald was never told of this gracious (free) offer,
pageboys and minions being made of thinner stuff.
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