Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club , in short: RHKYC ( Chinese 香港 遊艇 會 / 香港 游艇 会 , Pinyin Xiānggǎng Yóutǐnghuì , Jyutping Hoeng 1 gong 2 Jau 4 teng 5 wui 2 - "Hong Kong Yacht Club", formerly 香港 皇家 遊艇 會 / 香港 皇家 游艇会 , Xiānggǎng Huángjiā Yóutǐnghuì , Jyutping Hoeng 1 gong 2 Wong 4 gaa 1 Jau 4 teng 5 wui 2 - "Royal Yacht Club Hong Kong") is a traditional yacht club in Hong Kong with a sailing and a rudder department .
The club was founded in 1890 as the Hong Kong Corinthian Sailing Club ( 香港 科林斯 式 航海 會 / 香港 科林斯 式 航海 会 , Xiānggǎng Kēlínsīshì Yóutǐnghuì , Jyutping Hoeng 1 gong 2 Fo 1 lam 4 si 1 sik 1 Jau 4 teng 5 wui 2 ) and founded in 1894 with permission from the Admiralty to Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club renamed. He is one of the few institutions that the word "Royal" even after the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997 have retained in their name, in China , however, was the word "Royal" ( 皇家 , Huangjia , Jyutping wong 4 gaa 1 - " royal ") omitted from the name.
The clubhouse is located on Victoria Harbor on Kellett Island . The yacht club moved there in 1938. A brick building was previously built on the corner of Oil Street ( 油 街 , Yóu Jiē , Jyutping Jau 4 Gaai 1 ) and Electric Road ( 電氣 道 / 电气 道 , Diànqì Dào , Jyutping Din 6 hei 3 Dou 6 ) in North Point ( 北角 , Běi Jiǎo , Jyutping Bak 1 Gok 3 ) used as a clubhouse, which was opened in 1908 and is still preserved today.
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club prides itself on "having a rich, diverse history that goes back over 160 years" . To this day, the club has retained the elitist flair of British colonial rule .
