Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron

The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron is a yacht club in Brisbane, Australia. It was founded in 1885, received royal charter in 1902, and added Royal to its title in 1961.[1] Its members have competed at the Olympic Games since 1956.[2] In 1970 the club made the news for preventing its female sailors from attending a function hosted by the club and attended by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[3] In 2006, the club's registration with Yachting Queensland was controversially suspended for a short period after the club failed to forward affiliation fees to the state governing body.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Bob Wonders (10 May 2007). "Powerboat-World profiles Royal Queensland". Sail World. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. ↑ Christopher Murray (28 August 2009). "Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron's Opening Day". YACHTe. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  3. ↑ John Hamilton (15 April 1970). "Main sailors only for the Duke's visit". The Age. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  4. ↑ Andrew Hamilton (20 October 2006). "Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Ousted". Sail World. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  5. ↑ Andrew Hamilton (23 October 2006). "Yachties ride out storm". Courier Mail. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
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