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"THE CACHALOTS"
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On 15th February 1928, twenty one Master Mariners, all square rigged sailors met in Royal Mail House, Southampton, UK, and formed the Southampton Master Mariners' Club
The motto "
In Omnia Paratus
" (in all things ready and prepared) was chosen.
The secondary title "
The Cachalots
" was adopted on the suggestion of Frank Bullen, a Master Mariner and writer of stories of the days of sail."The Cachalot whale had the thickest skin, blew the hardest and spouted the most!"
The club badge was designed by Laurence Pritchard, an artist friend of Reg Gleave OBE ( the Club's first Hon. Recorder who was present at the inaugural meeting) and he also executed the beautiful illuminated Certificate formerly presented to Stowaways, the first of whom were the Rt Rev F T Woods, Lord Bishop of Winchester, and Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Jellicoe of Scapa.
The Club presently has approximately 416 Cachalot Members
LATEST NEWS
Southern Brittany
31 August 2008
Details of our next trip to France are now posted here. Look under "Events"....
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Wine Tasting
09 May 2008
The promised wine tasting has now been arranged as a buffet supper event on Friday 9th May in the Club Room. Robin and Jenny Hibberd will once again be presenting their wines from the Savary de Beauregard Doma...
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