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Extract of dress regulations

NO OF DRESS	SENIOR YACHTSMEN	YACHTSMEN
No 1s	Best blue suit, stiff detached collar (preferred), tie, medals, gold badges, cap, black shoes (gym shoes for man ship).	Best blue suit, white front or jersey as ordered, medals, cap, lanyard, black shoes (gym shoes for man ship).
No 1s (neg Medals)	As above except medals are not worn.	As above except medals are not worn.
No 2s	Blue suit, white badges, service pattern shirt, tie, cap, shoes.	Blue suit, white badges, white front or jersey as ordered, shoes.
Royal Yacht Working Dress Blue	As for No 2 Dress above with gym shoes.	Blue trousers, blue jersey, belt, cap, gym shoes.
No 2N	Blue trousers, service white collar attached shirt, tie, with Rate Badges on shoulder, black shoes, cap.	As for RYWD (White).
No 2J	Blue trousers, service white collar attached shirt, uniform blue jersey. Badges WOs Gold Royal Yacht Flash only CPOs Royal Yacht Flash only 'POs POs' Rate Badge and Royal Yacht Flash
RYWD (White)	Blue trousers, white tropical shirt, belt, cap, gym shoes. Rate badges on shoulder.	Blue trousers, white front, belt, cap, gym shoes.
No 6s	White drill suit, white shoes (gym shoes for Man Ship), medals, cap.	White drill suit, blue collar, black silk, lanyard, medals, white shoes, (gym shoes for Man Ship), cap.
No 7s	As above except medal bars are worn in lieu of medals.	As above except medal bars are worn in lieu of medals.
No 7As	White drill trousers, white tropical shirt, rate badges worn on shoulder flaps, white shoes, cap.	White drill trousers, white front, white shoes, cap.
No 7Ns	White drill trousers, white collar attached shirt, black tie, rate badges in tue, white shoes, cap.	As for No 7 Neg Jumpers.
No 10s	White shorts, white tropical shirt, white stockings and shoes and rate badge on shoulder.	White shorts, white front, white shoes and stockings, cap.
No 10s Sandals	White shorts, white tropical shirt, sandals, rate badges on shoulder.	White shorts, white front, sandals.
No 10 Neg Stockings (10 NS)	White shorts, white tropical shirt, gym shoes, rate badges on shoulder.	White shorts, white front, gym shoes.

NOTE : Except where laid down, gym shoes are worn at all times onboard with the rigs listed.

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