Cookham Reach Sailing Club

It all started in 1946 at Townsend’s Boatyard (now Bourne End Marina) where a group of sailing enthusiasts stored their dinghies. The Second World War had recently ended – now was the time to begin having fun again. Wally Wallace who sailed with his wife Dee had built his Snipe, Dark Lady, in a local garage where Ray Birks had also built his Snipe called Pax. ‘Wilky’ Wilkinson and Douglas May launched their home-built Snipe, Sha Nu, on 2nd June 1946. Douglas May wrote: ‘All three Snipes... more