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Home Sponsored Links 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 400 Cachalot Members LATEST NEWS   Southern Brittany 31 August 2008 Details of our next trip to France are now posted here. Look under "Events".... More...   Sad news 26 June 2008 Gone aloft. Please go to the Chronicle page.... More... Click here for all News Items