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Royal Cork Yacht Club
Irish yacht club
Also known as: Cork Yacht Club, Water Club
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…in the British Isles, the Water Club, was formed about 1720 at Cork, Ireland, as a cruising and unofficial coast guard organization, with much naval panoply and formality. The closest thing to a race was the “chase,” when the “fleet” pursued an imaginary enemy. The club persisted, largely as a…
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