Advertiser August 2016 7
Mosquito Sailing Club celebrates its 125th anniversary
Flags flying to celebrate 125 years at Torpoint Mosquito Photo by Marjorie Creek
Fun on the water Photo by Bonnie Watts
Torpoint Mosquito Sailing Club celebrated its 125th birthday by opening the club to one and all on July 16. The club was blessed with perfect weather conditions and in what was the warmest day of the year so far, lots of visitors and members came along and tried out some of the water sports based at the club - rowing, dinghy sailing, yacht sailing, windsurfing and kayaks - and found out about the scuba diving section. Visitors were able to look around the club’s facilities which include a licensed bar and members’ restaurant as well as updated changing rooms and workshop and storage facilities made possible by funding secured in 2013 as part of the ‘Inspired Facilities’ legacy after the London 2012 Olympics. The club also has a thriving cadet section, a great social programme and is a RYA training centre. But perhaps the main focus of the day was indoors where there were stalls, live music and a display of the club’s history. The club has a long history of sailing and racing starting with historic Mosquito class boats‚ gaffrigged boats with huge canvas mainsails, lifting iron keels and rudders and rolling head sails. This history was commemorated in the form of a magnificent birthday cake made by club members Jane and Simon Harris-Wood which was topped by a replica of a Mosquito-class dinghy complete with hand-sewn sails. Event organiser Laurie Barton-Ingram said: “Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support and help us celebrate the club’s 125th birthday. I would also like to thank all the volunteers and organisers who helped make the day possible. It has been an extremely successful day for all sections of the club and we have gained a number of new members.”
Club President Tony Ayers cuts the cake with cake co-creator Jane Harris-Wood Photo by Jack Mann
The anniversary celebration cake Photo by Marjorie Creek
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