River Class History Book Reprint Due to Demand

24th March 2021

The 100-year-old River Class was looking forward to celebrating its centenary last year, but the Pandemic scuppered that

As previously reported on Afloat.ie, James Nixon's Strangford Lough Yacht Club's River Class history was published in December last and has proved so popular that a re-print of another 100 copies has been ordered.

Already 50 of these have been sold.

The 100-year-old River Class was looking forward to celebrating its centenary last year, but the Pandemic scuppered that.

However, James's beautifully 207-page illustrated book (there are 400 photographs) was published and is much sought after. "I was fortunate to be able to get most of the research for the book finished before the Lockdown", he told Afloat.

History of the River Class - another 100 copies of the 207-page book have been ordered

The book retails at £30 and is available from James Nixon. +44 7811 397546/+44 28 9754 3336 or email [email protected]

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Betty Armstrong is Afloat and Yachting Life's Northern Ireland Correspondent. Betty grew up racing dinghies but now sails a more sedate Dehler 36 around County Down

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