Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

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RSYS
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Club stand
Full name Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Founded July 8, 1862 in Sydney
Association headquarters Kirribilli , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Commodore Andrew McIntyre
Club facilities Kirribilli , Sydney
Homepage www.rsys.com.au/

The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) is an Australian private yacht club founded in 1862 and based in North Sydney ( East Kirribilli ). The club's commodore is Andrew McIntyre.

The club conducts its own regattas and especially promotes popular and youth sports.

history

The Sydney Yacht Squadron was founded on July 8, 1862 by 19 sailors. A year later, the Prince of Wales gave him the privilege of being able to call himself royal and the club became the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron . In 1903 the club moved to its current clubhouse in North Sydney. Since 1960 the club has been promoting youth sport in the “Squadron's Youth Sailing program” and in 1982 an offshore division was founded.

Club facilities

  • Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron Club Building , Kirribilli, Sydney

  • Club facilities of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

  • Club facilities of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

Web link

Commons : Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Regattas and Events. Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, accessed November 14, 2019 .
  2. ^ Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. International Council of Yacht Clubs, accessed November 14, 2019 .

Coordinates: 33 ° 50 ′ 53 ″  S , 151 ° 13 ′ 9 ″  O