Hi Ravi! I was so pleased to read your post.
So it is still the 'Royal' Madras YC.- that is nice because now that you
guys are independent I thought you would have done away with the 'Royal'
prefix!
I visited the Royal Madras YC in 1946 as an engineering officer on the 10000
ton cruiser HMS Glasgow which at the time was engaged in 'showing the flag'
around British territories around the Indian Ocean, following the end of the
war.
We would arrive and lay on a party aboard for local dignitaries and their
families. All took place on the quarterdeck under the shadow of the 6" guns.
The Royal Marine band would be playing during the evening.
.. The stern windlass was converted into a roundabout for the kids.
Our ship was very smart because as soon as the war in the Far East was
over we got rid off the grey and repainted her in the pre-war East Indies
fleet colours, white hull and yellow funnels. We floodlit her at night too.
Looked really good.
I have a photo of myself and a friend sitting on a jetty in Madras watching
a turtle swimming in the water.
We were based in Trincomalee and that is another place I would love to
return to, but sadly it is a war zone at present
Regards
Edgar


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Sorry, I misunderstood the question. But in the process met an online
community of sailors! So I am happy.

Some of you wanted to know more about where I sail. I and my wife sail
in Chennai (formerly known as Madras) on the south eastern coast of
India. We have two sailing clubs here. One is the Royal Madras Yacht
Club (94 years old!) and one is the Tamilnadu Sailing Association (4
years old). We are members of both the clubs and sail from either.
Anyway both clubs are adjacent to each other.

We sail outside the harbour in the Bay of Bengal. General conditions
are 10 to 15 Ks of wind this time of the year. In another fortnight it
will go up to between 20 and 25 and we will be in for a season of
squalls. We will be having good swells too. About 2 to 3 metres. Not
much of tides though. We get to sail 365 days in a year! Temperatures
soar to a 112 F in the peak of summers and winters are a pleasant 80 to
85!

We have about 25 to 30 boats on the water on the weekends. And that
includes a clutch of Optis, Enterprises, Lasers and the couple of
Yachts (Maxi 77) I had mentioned. Will load up some pics this week and
let you all know.

Any one of you ever visits this part of the world? for work or
pleasure? Welcome all anyway!

Ravi