Chichester Yacht Club Magazine April 2017 | Page 19

The dinghy section provided a sail-past and the The first in 1992 and the second completed in
whole atmosphere was as befits the club well
2006 to the east.
known for its partying.
Today there is not a single bit of the original
As can be seen we did not achieve the circle
clubhouse still standing.
but it was a bold effort involving all three
sections.
At the time the first phase was referred to
simply as 'The Development' or 'The Re-build'.
The other major event of the same year was
Today people refer to it as CDP 1 (Club
the official opening of the new club extension to Development Project).
the west on 10th September. This was a
turning point in the Club's history.
Why was this major building work undertaken?
What was the thinking behind it? Was it vitally
Some will have forgotten our premises prior to necessary? What did it cost? Where did the
the development. A great number of today's
money come from? Did the whole project
members will have never known the original
come in on budget? Was it a success?
club and can be forgiven for thinking that
today's building has been there for ever.
These questions cannot be answered in a few
lines. The whole story of the western end
In the event, there have been two massive
development will be told in coming issues of
developments on the site.
the Magazine.
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