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![[Broad Bay Boating Club burgee]](../images/n/nz~bbbc.gif)
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by Rob Raeside, 6 February 2019Estb: 1923. Location: Broad Bay, East Otago Harbour, Dunedin.
Burgee:
Pennant circa 10:14 Blue field charged with a white St. George’s cross centred 5
units from hoist and the yellow letters BBBC quarterly.
"Broad Bay Boating
Club was established in 1923. By this time Broad Bay had become a well
established holiday spot on the ferry route from Dunedin. The bay was also a
popular sailing and boating destination. Hosting the annual Broad Bay Regatta
from the early 1900s where already established sailing & boating clubs from
Dunedin would race to Broad Bay.
Early prominent Dunedin names such as
Speight, Hanlon, Sommerville and Nees were active sailors and founding club
committee members."
Source: accessed 20 January 2019,
https://plus.google.com/115269980201424657375
Peter
Edwards, 5 February 2019