Club History

Presentation of Television to RAF Leconfield By Commodore Alec Parker. Note Founder Members of GBC Mr & Mrs R J Simpson (seated)	1964 Northern Waterways Rally Sail Past and Salute. Taken from Yarborough Mill Bridge
Early 1960's Boat Lift mostly wooden boats and ex ships lifeboats	Boats travelled on the crane starting at the gate to the lift in ramp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodores, past and present:

• 1934 1936 J W Morris.
• 1936 1942 W H Butterick
• 1942 1944 F Potts
• 1944 1951 R Shelton
• 1951 1955 J J Magrath 
• 1955 1959 E H Damms
• 1959 1962 J Morris
• 1962 1963 G W Hansard
• 1963 1966 W A Parker
• 1966 1967 G F Smith
• 1967 1969 D Horner
• 1969 1974 A J Rouse
• 1974 1980 F Atkinson
• 1980 1982 P J Lyon
• 1982 1986 D H Powell
• 1986 1989 F H G Seiling
• 1989 1990 D H Powell
• 1990 1994 M K Knowling
• 1994 1995 N J Sherwood
• 1995 1997 E J Hanrahan
• 1997 1998 M E Knowling
• 1998 2008 M Brown
• 2008 2011 T Stones
• 2011 2013 N Dawson
• 2013 2015 K Garnett
• 2015 2016 J Sinclair
• 2016 2017 S Newcombe
• 2017 2019  Jack Sparks 
• 2019 2021Geoff Evans
• 2021  Chris Cooper
• 2022 Chris Cooper
• 2023 Simon Crowe
• Present Simon Crowe