In 1979 the Mayor of Christchurch Cllr John Beattie and the Mayoress Mrs Beattie christened Christchurch Rowing Club's new boat the John Clingan. Paid for by the Clingan Trust the boat was one of the first carbon-fibre reinforced plastic boats of its kind on the south coast. The picture was taken by George Armit for the Christchurch Times.
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