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I have written to the 2005 Commodore of the Club asking whether he has additional independent source materials. --Kevin Murray 23:14, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
User: Bridgeplayer has suggested that the article in its present form is unencyclopedic. I tend to agree that there is too much detail. What is important and what is chatter? --Kevin Murray 23:16, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
The following is the proposed trimmed article as suggested by Bridgeplayer
The Redhouse Yacht Club (RYC), established in 1904, is situated at Redhouse on the Zwartkops River in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, a fifteen-minute drive from Port Elizabeth.
The members of the Redhouse Yacht Club are primarily dinghy sailors though a wide variety of boats are sailed and raced at the club. The largest fleets consist of Lasers, Mirrors and Optimists.
Although sailing continues for all twelve months of the year, which is made possible by the Port Elizabeth climate, there is a regular sailing season. During this sailing season, races are organised with an average of two races per week. There are also several larger events throughout the season, including class championships.
On the 24th of October 1904, 16 gentlemen met at the Zwartkops Rowing Club in the little village of Redhouse, under the chairmanship of Mr. R.P. Jones, to inaugurate a sailing club at Redhouse.
The first ever race under the Club colours featured three boats, respectively five, three and two tonnes in weight. By comparison, modern day Lasers and Optimist racing yachts are governed by a minimum weight of 55 and 35 kilograms.
The 50th Anniversary of the Club in 1954 was celebrated by the staging of a National Regatta at RYC.
The Centenary Regatta took place on the 23-24 October 2004.[1]
Jeff, In this case I've no problem with putting the notes under references. Sometimes there are more bona fide sources than are practical to include in footnotes, so I divide into two sections Notes and Bibliography, where I think that the formeer should be includedin the latter, but this is sometimes misperceived as redundant. Yesterday there was a glitch in the notes not appearing so I put in a biblio, but then found the glitch in the notes (ommitted "/" in the last note). No worries! --Kevin Murray 13:41, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
BP has shown hostility to this article including trying to delete it, and hamper the AfD. Again he is taking out large sections of text which was included as part of a combined effort by several editors during AfD. Can not respect his changes without having a discssion here first, or contact one of the primary editors user:JeffGent or --Kevin Murray 08:16, 6 February 2007 (UTC)Kevin Murray.
Bridgeplayer 17:37, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
--Kevin Murray 18:33, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
HTH Bridgeplayer 19:28, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Re: [1] I think that it boils down to a difference in style, but all the orphan sentences make the article look incomplete and choppy, I know that there is no perfect answer, and I appreciate your cooperation. Cheers! --Kevin Murray 19:36, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
I've been meaning to get back here to do a fix. Nelson Mandella Bay (NMB) is a term that describes the greater metropolitan area around Port Elizabeth, but is not a geographic feature. The Bay is propperly called Algoa Bay, so my statement that the river is a tributary to NMB is inaccurate. So we probably want to work in the explanation wihtout overly dwelling on it in the intro. See below:
Nelson Mandela Bay, an excellent value-for-money-family-fun-in-the-sun-holiday destination, named after Nelson Mandela - humanitarian, freedom fighter and world icon of peace - is located 763 km east of Cape Town, is regarded as the "official" gateway to the scenic Eastern Cape Province and the world renowned Garden Route and is sometimes referred to (by the people who know her best) as the "friendly city" or the "water sport capital of Africa"
Nelson Mandela Bay, home to Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch is the only metropolitan area that was allowed by the former president to bear his name. By adopting his name, the metro strives to align itself with the "spirit of freedom" eminent in the life and life-long philosophy of this great man.
The estimated population of Nelson Mandela Bay comprises over 1, 5 million, making it South Africa's fifth largest city in terms of population and the second largest in terms of area.
Situated on the shores of the Indian Ocean, overlooking Algoa Bay, this bustling seaport city flaunts an atmosphere of relaxed year-round fun and excitement. Warm, dry Summers and mild Winter temperatures entice water sport lovers to Algoa Bay throughout the year. The breathtaking seashore boasts a perfect combination of warm water, protected beaches and invigorating sea breezes. Here you will find some of the world's best sailing venues, first-rate scuba diving with colourful coral species, beautiful reefs and shipwrecks, near perfect conditions for wind-surfing, angling, snorkelling, kite-surfing, fly-fishing and canoeing. --Kevin Murray 20:18, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
As written: The Redhouse Yacht Club (RYC) is amongst the oldest yacht clubs in South Africa,[1] a location for large dinghy races, and with a training program which has recently produced international champion sailors.
I would suggest: The Redhouse Yacht Club (RYC), which is among the oldest yacht clubs in South Africa,[1] hosts large dinghy races, and offers a training program that has recently produced international champion sailors.
--Kevin Murray 21:09, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
I made a change of "that" to "which" in the first sentence. Amongst is fine, it just sounds funny in California. All else looks fine. --Kevin Murray 22:33, 6 February 2007 (UTC)