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  Yacht club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A yacht club is a club ostensibly for the owners of yachts but more generally serving as a social club.
Yacht clubs are often associated with a particular marina or port.
Yacht clubs are often organized in faux naval style.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yacht_club   (101 words)

  
 ipedia.com: History of Hong Kong Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Subsequently, Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842 under the Treaty of Nanking, at which point in time the territory became a Crown Colony.
In a letter to the chairman of the UN Committee on Decolonization in March 1972, Huang Hua, the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations wrote that 'Hong Kong and Macau are parts of the Chinese territory occupied by the British and Portuguese authorities.
On April 4, 1990, the Hong Kong Basic Law was officially accepted as the mini-constitution of the Hong Kong SAR after the handover.
www.ipedia.com /history_of_hong_kong.html   (2821 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Yacht club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Categories: Yacht clubs Cowan Lake Sailing Association (CLSA) is a yacht club based in Wilmington, Ohio at the Cowan Lake State Park.
The Royal Yacht Squadron is considered by many people to be the world’s most prestigious yacht club located on the coast at Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.
The Toledo Yacht Club is a private yacht club in Bay View Park, in Toledo, Ohio.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yacht-club   (416 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Murder at Hong Kong yacht club
The yacht club is one of the oldest in Hong Kong
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is one of the oldest clubs in the former British colony, which was returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
It is one of the largest yacht clubs in the world and in 1999 it celebrated its 150th anniversary.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2582785.stm   (206 words)

  
 Hong Kong Travel by Asia Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hong Kong's largest venue for the performing arts, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre's facilities are among the most up-to-date in the world.
The Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong polytechnic University and Kowloon station, The Kowloon-Canton Railway terminal, are nearby.
This is Hong Kong's highest peak (957 metres), from which you can see the new industrial town of Tsuen Wan to the south and all of the New Territories to the north.
asiatravel.com /hknut2.html   (2601 words)

  
 centenary.scmp.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper
Organised yacht races were already being staged in the Fragrant Harbour when enthusiasts met to form the Victoria Regatta Club in 1849.
The club's backbone in foundation years were Europeans who brought with them from their homelands the love of sailing in small boats.
The yacht club Commodore, Inge Strompf-Jepsen, who races a 33ft sloop, said the perception of the club as an outpost of expatriate privilege is outdated.
centenary.scmp.com /cenarts/hklei/ZZZI7KE2I0E.html   (483 words)

  
 Hong Kong and Macau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hong Kong Park is truly an oases right in the heart of the steel and concrete "jungle" of the Admiralty business district.
Manny is a club member and we were welcomed with commemorative plastic mugs as soon as we registered.
Hong Kong is only cheaper than Cebu if we buy from the streetmarkets and vendors.
go2hongkong.blogspot.com   (3264 words)

  
 The Standard - Yacht club opposes bypass plan - Metro Section
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club has for the first time publicly opposed the government's plans for the Central-Wan Chai bypass, and recommended there be a tunnel between Central and North Point.
The yacht club supports the Swire Properties plan to sink the bypass and the Island Eastern Corridor section and surrounding roads near Victoria Park inside a tunnel ``to allow the park to be reconnected to the shoreline.''
The club emphasized although it ``does not intend to derive any commercial interest from beautifying the Wan Chai marine basin,'' it is willing to work with relevant bodies to transform the area.
www.thestandard.com.hk /stdn/std/Metro/GB07Ak03.html   (752 words)

  
 Hong Kong plays host to Clippers during stopover
Hong Kong is playing host to the eight yachts and their crews of the Clipper 2002 Round the World Yacht Race.
A press conference was held today (March 31) at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club to officially welcome the Clippers for their three-week stopover in Hong Kong.
The Invest Hong Kong-sponsored yacht clinched victory in the first race from Liverpool to Cascais, Portugal, last November and also won the Hawaii to Yokohama race in early March.
www.info.gov.hk /gia/general/200303/31/0331124.htm   (633 words)

  
 Hong Kong Activities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Business clubs are generally situated in the downtown districts and place an emphasis on bar and dining facilities, though some do have health clubs incorporating a gym and sauna.
Hong Kong now has a good selection of institutions devoted to the furtherance of The Performance Arts, both educationally and for exhibition or performance.
The Hong Kong Ballet is one of the leading classical ballet companies in Asia and the majority of members of the Ballet are locally trained.
www.sallmannsres.com /relocation/activities.html   (440 words)

  
 Sailing Clubs
The Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club was formed as the Goolwa Regatta Club in August 1854, and is located in the historic river-port of Goolwa, near the mouth of the River Murray in Australia.
The UOL Sailing Club is a club for both staff and students of the University who wish to partake in sailing activities.
The Washington Yacht Club is a registered student organization at the University of Washington in Seattle.
www.apparent-wind.com /sailing-clubs.html   (4747 words)

  
 BBC Politics 97
One of the most exclusive was at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, a traditional hang-out for the well-heeled.
Hong Kong's Filipino community - which provided many of the former colony's "amahs" or maids - put on a free two-day carnival with concerts and dancing.
Hong Kong is my home and now that's all changed.
www.bbc.co.uk /politics97/news/06/0630/hkparty.shtml   (514 words)

  
 TIME Asia Print Page: A New Club Mix -- June 23, 2003 / Vol. 161 No. 24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
For Hong Kong's old colonial clubs these are, officially, interesting times.
Until recently, clubs like the KBGC were the beckoning centers of daily colonial life.
May Holdsworth, in her history of Hong Kong expatriate life, Foreign Devils, cites Anne Baker, a Eurasian whose white husband had to resign from the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in the 1950s upon marrying her.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/printout/0,13675,501030623-458845,00.html   (1119 words)

  
 Hong Kong Hotels - Causeway Bay Map
Causeway Bay was one of the first areas in Hong Kong to have high-rises with buildings such as the World Trade Centre and the Excelsior Hotel being constructed in the 1970's and early 1980's.
On the north of the area lies the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter.
Plunging beneath the harbor between them is Hong Kong Island's entrance to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, now one of four tunnels between the Island and Kowloon with the recent addition of the Western Harbour Tunnel.
www.hong-kong-hotels-network.com /hong-kong-maps/map-causeway-bay.htm   (556 words)

  
 Hong Kong Wine Club Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hong Kong is one of the most stunning and vibrant cities on the planet.
Kong IWC association with HOFEX and the Wine institute of Hong Kong...
Club 64 is, to my knowledge, one of the only bars in Hong Kong that you can go to to just relax and hang...
www.wine-clubs.net /directory/hong-kong-wine-club.html   (618 words)

  
 Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Information and Resources
Royal Cape Yacht Club (69) Caernarfon Harbour Trust (66) Royal Vancouver Yacht Cl...
The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club is located at 3811 Point Grey Road in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club to Honor Olin Stephens II.
www.boatsmarineyachts.com /more/boatsmarine/royal-vancouver-yacht-club.html   (343 words)

  
 The Mother of All Maritime Links: Page 46 of 47
The North Channel Yacht Club (Spragge, Ontario, in Serpent Harbor on the north shore of Lake Huron)
The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club (Burnham on Crouch, Essex and Cowes, Isle of Wight)
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club (Fishbourne, Isle of Wight)
www.boat-links.com /linklists/boatlink-46.html   (1451 words)

  
 Foreign Correspondents' Club Hong Kong - The Correspondent - April-May 04
But for many veteran members, the most vivid recollection of the urbane Englishman was his captaincy of the FCC cricket team back in the 1980s when our eleven faced the frightening competency of a team from the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
He worked in Malaya in import-export, came to Hong Kong in the same field but was soon hired by the fledgling TDC.
In 1981, the casual but sophisticated businessman was named Hong Kong managing director of executive search firm Korn/Ferry.
www.fcchk.org /correspondent/corro-april-may04/obit-pb.htm   (520 words)

  
 Marianas Yacht Club Links
We have included general links about Guam, links of general interest to the yachting communiity, and links to yacht club web sites in the Pacific and Far East, Hawaii, the South Pacific, Panama and the Carribean.
We have tried to include as many links as possible to Pacific, South Pacific, Far East and Carribean yacht clubs: however, there are certainly more Yacht Clubs that either do not have web sites, or that we could not find.
For a good resource for information on availability of yacht clubs at ports arouind the world, whether or not they have web sites, try www.noonsite.com.
www.guam-online.com /myc/myclinks.htm   (340 words)

  
 Eastport Yacht Club - Annapolis, Maryland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Also a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and co-founder of the local chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, among many other business—and service organizations, Herb was perhaps best known for the classic wooden runabouts he restored and shared.
Members of other yacht clubs are issued a visitor card for club purchases that is valid for up to fourteen days.
Stimson was a longtime member of the Storm Trysail Club, a charter member of the Eastport Yacht Club and a life member of the Annapolis Yacht Club.
www.eastportyc.org /scuttle2002.htm   (2525 words)

  
 Top 10 List Yacht Club Web Sites
Yacht Club recognizes the value of the web site as a promotional tool to both the membership and the community.
Club facilities and dockage including dry storage are described.
Club history is available for visitors and members to enjoy.
www.burgees.com /Best10WebSites.htm   (566 words)

  
 Hong Kong Metro Radio - Hong Kong Direct   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Readings from SGI President's Jinsei no zahyo Introduced on Hong Kong Radio Program, Metro Showbiz...
Both of its two Cantonese channels are favorite among listeners in Hong Kong.
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Metro Radio RTHK Radio Programmes.
www.gxfbs.com /hong-kong-metro-radio.html   (366 words)

  
 Sea Cliff Yacht Club E-Breeze 03/12/05
She has been a great asset to the club for many years, serving in the office and more recently on the dining room floor.
He is also bringing back a burgee from their Club as a gift to us, so keep an eye out for it in the main bar area in the near future.
At its February meeting, the Board was presented with a proposal to allow advanced-level junior sailors who only sail competitively and train with their own coaches, who in essence have "graduated" from the Club's traditional junior sailing program, to sail under the Club burgee rather than having to sail for a competing yacht club.
www.seacliffyc.org /eventscurrent.htm   (1479 words)

  
 Yachts - Word Yacht   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
On the 30th of July the yacht the Sparrow hawk (De Sperwer) of the VOC (The United East Indian Company) sailed from Taiwan to Nagasaki. Under normal circumstances the yacht would have arrived at least at the end of November in Nagasaki, However it never arrived there and it never returned to Taiwan either
The New Orleans Yacht Club was founded in 1949 and dedicated to further the sport of Yacht racing, marine safety and seamanship.
A Florida based yacht sales firm specializing in all aspects of yachting, yacht brokerage and management, yacht chartering and consultation, new boat construction, restoration and repairs of all kinds of vessells. Offices in Florida and New Jersey
www.yachtsrule.com /wordyacht   (1288 words)

  
 Dartmouth College Club of Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Dartmouth Club of Hong Kong is proud to announce that it has established a scholarship to help support needy Hong Kong students attending Dartmouth.
I just hate to hand it to the Elis, but here, courtesy of the Yale Club of Hong Kong, is a really good page about finding work and getting a first roof over your head.
A useful reference for seekers of internships and recent graduates considering a dip in the Hong Kong labor pool.
happy.dartmouth.org /clubs/hong-kong/home.html   (485 words)

  
 The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Hong Kong
Tony Banham at the Helena May, and the Baroness Rawlings at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
The Christmas Cocktails were held in the sumptuous surroundings of the Garden Lounge of the Hong Kong Club.
The largest event and the highlight of the year, was the Varsity Star Ball in October at the Hong Kong Country Club, with attendance from over 280 members and guests.
ihome.ust.hk /~gcf/oxbridge/President%20Report%202003-04.html   (680 words)

  
 Yacht club -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yacht club -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
A yacht club is a club ostensibly for the owners of (An expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing) yachts but more generally serving as a (additional info and facts about social club) social club.
Yacht clubs are often associated with a particular (A fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers) marina or (A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country) port.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/y/ya/yacht_club.htm   (191 words)

  
 Oldest International Yacht Clubs
These are the oldest yacht clubs in the world that are not located in the United States
Royal Western Yacht Club of England, UK, 1827
Royal Temple Yacht Club, UK Royal Natal Yacht Club, South Africa 1858
www.burgees.com /OldInternationalClubs.htm   (278 words)

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