It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of long standing Club member Rae Walton. Rae passed away peacefully on Monday 28th December aged 96 years. Rae and his wife Anne joined our Club in 1968. We send our condolences to family and friends. The funeral […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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“There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today”. A century ago the two mightiest battle fleets in the world met in the North Sea. Disappointingly, the Royal Navy did not achieve the smashing victory that was expected. What went wrong to produce a result that was indecisive? […]
Over the Christmas period, the RNYC bar opening hours are as follows:- Monday 21st December:- Closed Tuesday 22nd December:- Closed Wednesday 23rd December:- 12:00 – 14:30 & 19:00 – 23:00 Thursday 24th December (Christmas Eve):- Closed Friday 25th December (Christmas Day):-Closed Saturday 26th December (Boxing Day):- 12:00 – 20:00 Fun & Games […]
RYA North East have organised a Cruising Conference taking place in Tynemouth on Saturday 20th February 2016. An opportunity for you to get some up to date information from two respected yachting journalists, guest speakers include Tom Cunliffe and Vyv Cox. For tickets and more information go […]
What was life like for the common sailor in the Royal Navy of 200 years ago? How did it compare with life ashore? Did women really take part in the Battle of Trafalgar? What methods did the press-gang employ to make up a ship’s complement? What did Cuthbert Collingwood really […]
It is with great sadness I inform you of the passing of Club member Roger McLean Roger passed away on Wednesday 28th October 2015 A Club member since 2009, Roger could often be found tending to his dayboat ‘Moonbeam’. Our sincere condolences to family and friends. I have been […]
Remember Remember Saturday 7th November RNYC Bonfire Night celebrations. Fire lit at 6.00pm, fireworks at 6.30pm followed by soup and hotdogs. And Thank you to everyone involved in the Laying Up supper, an enjoyable evening and well done for having raised £115 for our charity Friends of Oliver.
We are once again running our open winter race series in 2015-16. There are 10 races from November through to March. The results will be split into two mini-series of 5 races and one discard in each. The entry fee for the whole series of ten races will be £40. […]
Join Clive Gray of the Blyth Tall Ship project for an evening of ‘Boys’ Own’ adventure*. The mission? Lead a team of willing volunteers to Svendborg, Denmark. Prepare ‘Haabet’, a 100 year old wooden Baltic Trader, for sea. Transit the Keil Canal then cross the North Sea to Blyth in […]
Just a reminder that as from today, Thursday 1st October 2015, our Club bar is operating on winter hours. Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 12:00 – 14:30 & 19:00 – 23:00 Thursday Closed Friday 19:00 – 23:00 Saturday 12:00 – 23:00 Sunday 12:00 – 20:00 Good Friday and Bank Holiday […]