new club calendar

We can announce the publication, once again, of the AYC Club Calendar. Available now in the Clubhouse.

For 2009 we have an all-new production with three full-colour pictures each month, to depict the AYC and its various seasonal activities. All photographs were shot by your fellow members.

One can be yours for the mouthwateringly modest sum of £7.99. Yes, we've even dropped the price this time.

They moved pretty fast last year, so don't hang about if you want to bag yours.

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welcome to the Alexandra Yacht Club, Southend-on-Sea, website.

with a history spanning over 135 years, the AYC offers its members a warm welcome in comfortable, traditional surroundings, with some of the most spectacular views of the Thames Estuary.

the cliff-top location of the clubhouse opposite the jetty is the ideal place to relax with friends for a drink after a hard day's work. the jetty and slipway are available for members to enjoy some fun on the water.

the Alexandra welcomes new members, including children. if you are interested in becoming a member or wish to see the clubhouse with a view to becoming a member, please contact the membership secretary, Terry Maton on the number below or email the club or you can just call in.

Opening hours:

Monday to Thursday from 8.00pm

Friday from 6.00pm

Saturday and Sunday from 1.00pm

entrance is at the top of Clifton Terrace.

Clifton Terrace

Southend-on-Sea

ESSEX SS1 1DT

Telephone: 01702 340363

the club house

the alex yacht club

history of the club

on Wednesday 15th January 1873 at 8pm, eleven gentlemen met at Edward Barron's house in Clifftown Parade. the purpose of their meeting was to discuss the formation of a club for "gentlemen of known respectability." clearly much thought had already gone in to the venture as George Lay, a newly qualified local solicitor presented to the meeting a draft set of rules - many of which still survive to this day. the club was to be named after the Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra, and to be known as "The Alexandra Club".

website updates

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links to other sites

The River Thames Guide

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