JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-10. YACHTS OF THE ROYAL PACIFIC YACHT CLUB, A CLUB FORMED BY ...

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Accession Number 092899
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-06-10. YACHTS OF THE ROYAL PACIFIC YACHT CLUB, A CLUB FORMED BY MEN AND OFFICERS IN HEADQUARTERS 5 DIVISION AREA, WHO HAVE BUILT THEIR OWN CRAFT FROM ODDS AND ENDS. THEY MEET AND HOLD A HANDICAP RACE EACH SUNDAY. HERE THE CREWS FIGHT FOR AN OPENING AT THE START OF THE LONG TACK TO THE FIRST BUOY.