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Minima Yacht Club celebrates 125th birthday

by John Forbes 8 Jul 2014 12:39 BST 5 July 2014
Rising star Ed Mayley at Minima's birthday party © John Forbes

Minima Yacht Club, Kingston upon Thames, celebrated its 125th anniversary on Saturday night with a large party which included a big round of applause for the club's rising star, Ed Mayley, a cadet member, who took a silver medal at the London Youth Games. Ed, 15, who was sailing for the borough of Sutton, was up against members of the national squad in the six-race series.

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