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A photo taken at a Redoubt Sailing Club prizegiving ceremony at Lyminge Village Hall on 5 March, 1983. Marion Smailes stands on the back row, third from left.

An aerial photograph of Nickolls Quarry taken in 2004. Large parts of the quarry have since been infilled.

Michael Smailes sailing at Nickolls Quarry in west Hythe, soon after the opening of Redoubt Sailing Club, in 1968

Transcription of an oral history recording of interviewee Michael Smailes

Summary of an Oral History Recording with interviewee Michael Smailes (with contributions from Marion Smailes)

An oral history interview with Michael Smailes (with contributions from Marion Smailes)

A photographic portrait of Michael and Marion Smailes at their home in Folkestone, Kent, in August 2019.

A photo of sailors at Redoubt Sailing Club during a 'Training Week' in 1981. Redoubt became a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) recognised teaching establishment in 1978.

A photo of Tony Smith teaching a group of budding young sailors at an 'Optimist Course' at Redoubt Sailing Club in the early 1970s.

A Kentish Express newspaper article, published on 24 August, 2006, which reports on the presentation to Michael Smailes of a RYA Community Award for a Lifetime Commitment to the sport of sailing, in 2006. Also featured is a photograph of Michael…