18/06/2026
GRYC and Goolwa Vintage Boat Club share a common and fascinating pre-history. Our history pages are now online including the continuing transcription of Frank Bedford's 1957 journal. Frank and Chippy Barclay committed to recording details of every sailing boat on the lower Murray, and most of the motor launches of the era. A copy was passed on to sailing elder Geoff Byrnes and we're in the process of digitising Frank's records and Geoff's annotations. A fascinating read: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/goolwavintageboats/history/frank-bedfords-journal