P.O. Box 177 Simon's Town 7995
Posbus 177 Simonstad 7995
About The Club
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ABOUT THE CLUB

The Seven Seas Club was formed by officers of the South African Navy as a private club providing facilities for reading, recreation, refreshment and companionship in a relaxed atmosphere for serving and retired officers and their guests.

The serving Chief of the South African Navy is the Patron of the Club and, the Flag Officer Fleet, stationed in Simon's Town, is the President of the Club. The current Chief of the Navy is Vice Admiral R. Mudimu, CLS, DMG, SM, MMS, MMM, MMB, and the Flag Officer Fleet is Rear Admiral P. Schoultz, SD, SM, MMM.
The Club opened in 1959 on a site with magnificent views over Simon's Bay and the East Dockyard. The view from the Club bar has changed somewhat over the years but is still one of ships and boats and is still a view to be envied by many other clubs throughout the World.

Click Here To Read Of The Club's Origins.
The club contains memorabilia, mainly in the form of photographs and badges of naval ships, many of which were inherited from the Naval Officers' Club vacated by the Royal Navy in 1956. It was of this old Club that Rudyard Kipling wrote:

"In this Club, as the Captains come and go,
you will hear the gossip of all the Seven Seas."
On the third Friday of every month the members and guests assembled in the Club raise their glasses and toast our Sister Clubs, the Seven Seas Clubs in London and Adelaide.
FACILITIES
The Club has a well stocked bar and the galley can provide light lunches at a reasonable price. There is a television lounge providing DSTV coverage of World events and for the more energetic, there is a full sized snooker table.
Visitors can admire the view from the windows or examine our unique collection of photographs and badges of ships that passed, and some that remain.
DRESS REGULATIONS
Dress Definitions
When dress is specified for a particular function the minimum level in the Club is:
  1. Formal : Lounge Suit unless dinner jacket has been specifically stated.
  2. Informal : Sports jacket or blazer with tie or cravat and trousers/safari suit with trousers and cravat.
  3. Casual : Open neck shirt, trousers with shoes and socks or, shorts with shoes and stockings. During the heat of summer, open neck shirts with shorts and sandals, have recently been approved for wear during the day until 18.00.
Ladies are expected to dress to a similar level.

Dress General
The Club basically provides a lounge and bar. As such the normal dress of members and their guests is to be that dress which a gentleman should expect in his lounge. That being so -

  • Whilst jeans and denims are now permitted, tatty or dirty ones are definitely out.
  • Sailing, surfing, beach or similar rigs (cycling, boxing, soccer, rugby etc) all have a place, as do track suits, but it is not in the Seven Seas Club.
  • Flip-flops and similar footwear (running shoes, boxing boots, mountaineering boots etc), or nothing on one's feet, also have a place - outside the club.
  • Sockless shoe wearers will not be welcomed.
  • If you like to wear shorts (which definitely does not include scanty briefs) with sandals, you are now welcome to do so during the day.
  • We don't accept overalls, unless you're a volunteer working on the club building, and similarly, Action Working Dress for officer members in the club, is not on, that apart, they are, when in uniform, expected to wear the dress of the day.
  • T-shirts, in the Club, are not permitted.
In other words comfortable, casual (when allowed by by-laws) but to the standard of an officer's and gentleman's club.

CONTACT PERSONS AND ADDRESS
Enquiries concerning membership or proposed visits should be addressed to:

The Chairman
Seven Seas Club
P.O. Box 177
SIMON'S TOWN
7995
Republic of South Africa

Alternatively, the Club Manager, Mr Chris Els, can be contacted telephonically at +27 21 786 2989 after 10:00 (GMT) daily from Monday to Friday or email sevenseasclub@telkomsa.net

Correspondence may also be directed to Commander Peggy Pysden, SA Navy (Rtd) at peggyp@xsinet.co.za