MEMBERSHIP PINS TO LAST A LIFETIME

Last November the Belmont 16s team received a very special delivery related to our long history here in Lake Macquarie. Maree Waddingham a descendant of one of our very first Life Members Alfred Waddingham, came across these precious Membership pins and decided to graciously donate them back to the Club.

More About Alfred

Alfred Waddingham Senior was the Club’s President from the 1939-40 season through to the 1943-44 Season. His interest in the Club was a result of his 3 son’s being sailors at the Club. These years were particularly challenging times to be sailing club president, while the Club continued to sail throughout the war years, many sailors enlisted in the military. Due to a Federal Government decree during 1942, all classes of water craft had to be impounded due to the imminent danger of Japanese invasion. At Belmont Sailing Club, the 1941-42 season was also cut short, but luckily not before the Championship and Point Score races had been decided.