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for permission for Club members to fly a Blue Ensign defaced with badge of the colony of
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The origin of the name Shot Hall is unclear but probably derives from two buildings originally located to the north of the Hall described in an 1832 British garrison plan as "Artillery Stores" i.e. artillery shot was stored on the grounds. After the departure of
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Subsequent occupants of the Hall included C. Ludlow
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Most members boats are stored on land and launched and hauled out on the beach. Some member yachts are on moorings in
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At the time of the Club's founding in 1924 a burgee was adopted which comprised a 2:3 blue triangle with a yellow hoistward chevron In 1932 the Club applied to the
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In 2014 a new building was constructed containing new facilities including a gym for members use on the south side of the property next to the beach bar.
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