Horning Town Regatta

Horning Regatta

This all-comers race includes Yare and Bure One Designs (known as White Boats) and various other half decker and dinghy classes. There are also some Norfolk punts in the general shots of a crowded river.

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The Horning Regatta

Keywords

Regattas; Sailing

Intertitles

Horning Town Regatta. The last Race with 28 starters.

Background Information

Victor Harrison was a cine enthusiast and the owner of a chain of cinemas across East Anglia.The Horning Town Sailing Club was formed in 1910, with its headquarters at the Swan Hotel, Horning. The club grew and prospered until 1938 when an amalgamation of several clubs took place to form the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club. The Horning Town Sailing Club ceased as a separate entity.

Additional Description

This film was initially dated c. 1936 but this has been revised to 1937 based on identification of a boat built in 1937. Further information from sources online: The 1937 Horning Town Regatta took place during the final full season for the original Horning Town Sailing Club. In late 1937 a vote was held about merging several Broads organisations (including Horning Town Sailing Club) and establish the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club with a joint lease on Wroxham Broad. In early 1938 the Horning Town Sailing Club was dissolved to become part of the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club, but there was still demand for a local club in Horning and the Horning Sailing Club was formed later in 1938.