Long-time Manly Yacht Club identity Keith Smith has written his recollections of the Club, and he recently presented two copies to Manly Library Local Studies collection. Keith’s involvement with the Club goes back almost to its inception in the late 1940s as the Manly 14Ft Sailing Club. The Club’s inaugural meeting was on September 28th, 1950, when Harry Pollard was elected Club Commodore.
Keith Smith, at the instigation of the late Doug Ebeling, has produced a detailed and informative account of the Club, from its early home at Little Manly, to premises in Stewart’s boatshed in Manly Cove, and the name change to Manly Yacht Club in season 1964/65. He discusses the Ralph Tobias-designed Manly Junior, and the Flying Eleven class, as well as the Manly Graduate. He paints a vivid picture of the excitement and comradeship to be found in the Club over the years, and gives short biographical sketches of some of the club’s best-known members. The book is full of interesting photos, including a beautiful one of a fleet of Stingrays on East Esplanade beach, which remind us again of what a great place Manly is to live.
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