Whitstable Yacht Club

Originally called the Whitstable Yacht Racing Committee, the club was set up by Fred Goldfinch, a wealthy local grocer and ship owner, and Alf Bates who had a Cycle Agency in Canterbury. To start, it was a loose association of local yachtsmen who enjoyed sailing together and it was not until 1904 that they decided to form a club, called the Kent Yacht Club, and acquire premises. The first Clubroom was in a restaurant on Beach Walk near to where the Hotel Continental now stands. In 1906 the name... more