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Cygnet XI Christening

Tim Tucak

Our new surf boat, Cygnet XI, was christened by Erin Gallagher, Life Member and long term surf boat rower, on Sunday 22 December at 9.00 am.


Following the Champagne the Donkeys rowed Cygnet XI around the Permanent Buoys.


Cygnet IX, Cygnet XI, Cygnet X
Cygnet IX, Cygnet XI, Cygnet X
Surf Boat Captain, Kev White and Deputy President, Logan Ovenden-Clarke
Surf Boat Captain, Kev White and Deputy President, Logan Ovenden-Clarke
Cygnet XI christened by Erin Gallagher, Life Member
Cygnet XI christened by Erin Gallagher, Life Member
Cygnet XI christened by Erin Gallagher, Life Member


History


Boats built for the Club:

Swanbourne - Launched 10 January 1937. Mr. Bennett, Chairman of the Nedlands Road Board, declared the club open and Mr. Black, Mayor of Cottesloe, launched the boat.

Reg Trigg - Launched 7 November 1954. It was christened by Mrs Doreen Trigg (wife of the President).

Cygnet (Cygnet I) - Launched 15 November 1959. Christened by Mrs Charles Court, wife of the then Patron.

Cygnet II - Launched 17 February 1963. Christened by Mrs Court (wife of the then Patron).

Cygnet III - Launched 22 September 1968. Christened by Mrs Trigg.

Cygnet IV - Launched 4 February 1973. Christened by Mrs Foley, the wife of the then President.

Cygnet V – Launch planned 7 January 1979 but was then deferred…?

 

Boat won by the Club:

Mayne Nickless - Cygnet VI – Launched 17 March 1985. Christened by Sue Martinovich (wife of the President).

 

Boats bought by the Club:

Norm Rees II – Purchased March 1987 from North Cronulla SLSC. Not renamed as a condition of their purchase nor launched/christened.

North Cronulla 2nd boat – Purchased March 1991 from North Cronulla SLSC. Not renamed as a condition of their purchase nor launched/christened. Actual name unknown.

 

Boats built for the Club:

Cygnet VII - Blue Boat – ‘Brim’ – Arrived October 1997 and christened 21 January 2001 by His Worship the Mayor of Nedlands John M. Paterson and Hon. Julie I. Bishop MP, Member for Curtin.


Boats bought by the Club:

White Boat – Purchased September 1997 from Coffs Harbour SLSC. Not renamed or launched/christened. It remained nameless since being bought by SNSLSC.


Boats built for the Club:

Cygnet VIII - Red Boat – ‘Reg Trigg OBE’ – Arrived 1998/99 and christened 21 January 2001 by His Worship the Mayor of Nedlands John M. Paterson and Hon. Julie I. Bishop MP, Member for Curtin.

 

Boats bought by the Club:

Cygnet IX – Purchased August 2020 from Scarboro SLSC. Formerly the Janet Hall. Christened 28 August 2020 by Her Worship the Mayor of Nedlands Fiona Argyle.

Cygnet X – Purchased August 2020 from Scarboro SLSC. Formerly the Joe Kearsley. Christened 28 August 2020 by Her Worship the Mayor of Nedlands Fiona Argyle.


Boats built for the Club:

Cygnet XI – Launched 22 December 2024. Christened by Erin Gallagher, Life Member.

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