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History
of SAF Yacht Club
Three
decades ago, a boat club was born in Telok Ayer Basin. The Club
has its roots associated with HMS Laburnum, an old Japanese
warship that was then a training platform for the Singapore
Naval Volunteer Reserve. When the Club moved from Telok Ayer
Basin to Pulau Belakang Mati (now Sentosa), it acquired the
name: SAF Boat Club. In 1967, when the Club relocated to Seletar
Air Base, the name was changed to the present: SAF Yacht Club
(SAFYC). In 1977, after a brief sojourn on the premises of Changi
Sailing Club, the club moved in to its present home in Sembawang
Camp.
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The
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Ancient
Office Building |
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The
Old Lark |
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The
Club's early sea-going assets amounted to a few wooden YWGP14s,
Ospreys, Fibrites, a 26-ft keeled sloop, a few snipes and two
Thunder-bolt (locally designed 22-ft, 3-crew boat). Today, the
Club proudly owns a fleet of more than 200 crafts. These include
Optimists, Toppers, Lasers, Laser IIs, Laser Pico, International
420s, 470s, Larks, Hobie Cats and Nacras, canoes, keel boats
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Sembawang
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Marina |
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Like
a relentless ship that dares the seven seas, the Club has come
a long way.
And the voyage continues...
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