Jamesuk
Well-Known Member
I have heard thru the vine over the past few years about the TOT CLUB when passing through Antigua and also now know the easiest way to upset a RYS member (that cares) is to fly the white ensign burgee.
"Unique to the Tot Club is its White Ensign burgee.* The White Ensign is very jealously guarded by the Royal Yacht Squadron as the only club in the world whose members are permitted to wear the Royal Navy’s White Ensign.* The Tot Club obtained consent from the Admiralty to incorporate the pre-1801 White Ensign into its burgee and it is proudly flown from members’ yachts.* The Tot Club also obtained permission to hoist the White Ensign in Nelson’s Dockyard on special days such as the Queen’s birthday and anniversaries of famous British naval successes such as the Battle of Trafalgar. *The Flagstaff in Nelson’s Dockyard was restored by the Royal Naval Tot Club and has subsequently been restored again by Antigua's National Parks"
Occasionally, Members are subject to a Court Martial for any manner of misdeeds which may range from the abuse of alcohol to failure to bring pork pies when returning from the U.K..* A Member subject to a Court Martial is guilty until proven guilty and, although an attorney may be employed by the defendant, the attorney could himself be subject to a Court Martial if he puts up too vigorous a defence.* A good defence attorney will ensure his client receives a sentence greater than that proposed by the Court.* Penalties vary from being forced to drive a couple of miles, windows closed and air conditioning off, with one of the local tramps as a passenger to being hanged from a tree in Nelson’s Dockyard and pelted with rotten fruit and eggs.
So now you know
All above taken from
http://www.royal-naval-tot-club.com/
So anyone here a member? I was invited to a Tot meeting having voiced on a table about reading a book on Nelson and someome on another table said 'fancy a quick test on Lord Nelson which would conclude with some rum'
"Unique to the Tot Club is its White Ensign burgee.* The White Ensign is very jealously guarded by the Royal Yacht Squadron as the only club in the world whose members are permitted to wear the Royal Navy’s White Ensign.* The Tot Club obtained consent from the Admiralty to incorporate the pre-1801 White Ensign into its burgee and it is proudly flown from members’ yachts.* The Tot Club also obtained permission to hoist the White Ensign in Nelson’s Dockyard on special days such as the Queen’s birthday and anniversaries of famous British naval successes such as the Battle of Trafalgar. *The Flagstaff in Nelson’s Dockyard was restored by the Royal Naval Tot Club and has subsequently been restored again by Antigua's National Parks"
Occasionally, Members are subject to a Court Martial for any manner of misdeeds which may range from the abuse of alcohol to failure to bring pork pies when returning from the U.K..* A Member subject to a Court Martial is guilty until proven guilty and, although an attorney may be employed by the defendant, the attorney could himself be subject to a Court Martial if he puts up too vigorous a defence.* A good defence attorney will ensure his client receives a sentence greater than that proposed by the Court.* Penalties vary from being forced to drive a couple of miles, windows closed and air conditioning off, with one of the local tramps as a passenger to being hanged from a tree in Nelson’s Dockyard and pelted with rotten fruit and eggs.
So now you know
All above taken from
http://www.royal-naval-tot-club.com/
So anyone here a member? I was invited to a Tot meeting having voiced on a table about reading a book on Nelson and someome on another table said 'fancy a quick test on Lord Nelson which would conclude with some rum'
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