Island Yacht Club

Before we decided to form a sailing club, only a very few boats used Smallgains/Oyster Creek, and, of course, in the frugal days, second-hand converted lifeboats were luxuries. The only real class cruiser was "RENE. K." owned by J. Lawrence Senior, other than Thames barges delivering building materials to the Canvey Supply Co., and Leigh Bawleys off-loading fish, - the Creek harboured only a handful of craft. In 1930 1 swapped my 16' Scow for an old Broads-built sloop "NORTH STAR" and with a... more