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Ino, sloop (Mr T. N. K. Roberts) ; Spindrift, cutter, eight tons 

 (Mr F. S. Rogers) ; Thelma, cutter, four tons (Mr T. Sergeant), 

 and many others. 



With the new century Broadland yachtsmen became 

 advocates of the one design class. Each club brought for- 

 ward different designs, and although many meetings were 

 held nothing definite could be agreed upon, until a small 

 clique of energetic and enthusiastic sportsmen took the lead 

 by ordering seven boats from a Thames boatbuilder to be 

 built from the same moulds, and costing complete 100 each. 

 Throughout the season they raced at every regatta and many 

 times privately, whilst all the clubs recognised them, although 

 it cannot be recorded that the design of the boats was gener- 

 ally approved either by the clubs or by their individual 

 members. Without doubt they are pretty little boats and 

 wonderfully handy for sailing, but on the other hand it is. 

 thought they are open to improvement. 



1898 was a great year in the annals of the Norfolk and 

 Suffolk Yacht Club. Since 1867 the members had agitated 

 for an Admiralty Warrant, but unsuccessfully, and hope had 

 been deferred so long that the hearts of most had grown sick 

 and weary. Fortunately for the club its roll of members in- 

 cluded the name of the most energetic member of Parliament, 

 the Lowestoft division had ever known, Mr H. S. Foster, M.P. 

 No sooner did he ascertain the goal of their ambitions than the 

 matter was as good as settled. He agitated in all quarters,, 

 untied the red tape of the Circumlocution Office, stirred up 

 the sleepy officials, and, strengthened by the strong support of 

 the Patron of the Club, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, the 

 objections of the Admiralty were overcome and the long- 

 waited-for distinction at last conferred. 



