Club History
The Club was formed in 1883 by canoeists that had decided that the Humber Estuary conditions required heavier and more seaworthy craft. Founder members and in particular George Holmes designed Humber Yawls which were originally open boats but by 1900 were equipped with the luxury of cabin accomodation.
These canoe sterned yawls designed by Club members such as Albert Strange (see also this), George Holmes (see also this), G. Mclean Gibson and Robert Cole proved to be seaworthy and popular and the Club's influence stretched as far as America.
The Club's early bases included Hull, Hornsea Mere, the River Hull and Hessle Haven before finally settling down in the mud at Brough in 1919. Winteringham Haven was added in 1976.
From the move to Brough in 1919 to the present day, the Club has encouraged a mixture of racing and cruising.
Later in 2004 a History of the Club will be published and offered for sale to members and non-members.
The above text was copied from the 'old beehive' site.
An excellent History of the Humber Yawl Club was written by Tony Watts in 2005 and published by Highgate Publications (Beverley) Ltd. A similarly excellent review! is to be found here on the Albert Strange Society site, though we're not too sure about the status of "Tony's dalliance with Dorothy Una Ratcliffe".
For other aspects of the club's history, see: (click on the links!)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawl
The Humber Yawl Club
Brief History of the Humber Yawl Club (as above)
More Canoe Yawls:
W.P. Stephens and George Holmes (Nice pictures and wonderfully serendipitous links - the wonder of the web!)
More to follow - just a 'quick and dirty' webpage for now. (Well, what do you expect after TEN YEARS?)
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