Where the Elite Meet!
The Diego Garcia Yacht Club
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(I
want to thank the PPDRDG partisans on the island for their assistance in
putting this page together.
In
particular, Mango Razon, Mike Mashing, Mark Chandler, Gloria Barry, and
Russ Smothers.)
First, here are some photos of a Regatta (1999)
Thanks to Russ Smothers - Regatta Commodore and Vice-Commodore of
the Yacht Club, Lord of the Lagoon,
and especially to the Official DGYC Photographer: Gloria J.
Barry- aka PPDRDG Minister of Visual Propaganda.
(click on the photos for bigger/better versions)
"Here's a pic of my first sailboat race.
I'm the one driving. That first race I only had one in the crew.
We did that race non-spinnaker and won!"
"Any boat I sail I name Scumbucket.
Nice ring, don't you agree? This is Scumbucket under spinnaker
approaching the finish line."
"This is Scumbucket during the
spinnaker takedown after the finish. I'm driving, Rick 'the only
man on DG with a blackbelt in foredeck' Evans is standing on the side of
the boat, Tony 'the jib' Jacquette is in the companion way pulling in the
spinnaker, and Cathy 'Queen of the Bilge' Konn is just in front of me helping
with lines and the takedown."
Not enough can be said for the TCNs who keep DG up and running.
Fortunately, the DGYC has folks who really love their work, and the Club.
They've turned it into one of (if not the) best places for R&R on the
island. Here are some of these men:
Rowell and Mango (the once and future mayor of DG)
Danny
Bernie. I like your attitude. Pour me a double!
Of course, amongst the transients, there are also those who spend
their precious time to make the DGYC the best there is. Here's Fiona,
the current (2003) secretary:
Want to buy DGYC Souveniers, but don't want
to spend a year on the island (again) to get them?
Try contacting Northwest Embroidery and get
them to make you a shirt or hat!
Here's a sample:
Go to the "For
Sale" Page and find out how to contact them...
NOT a paid advertisement - Caveat Emptor!
If anybody has more photos
or stories they'd like included on this page
E-MAIL
THEM TO ME!
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