Royal Thames Yacht Club
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| Full name | Royal Thames Yacht Club | |
| Founded | 1775 in London | |
| Association headquarters | 60 Knightsbridge, London | |
| Chairman | George Ehlers | |
| Commodore | Prince Andrew, Duke of York | |
| Homepage | http://www.royalthames.com | |
The Royal Thames Yacht Club (RTYC) is one of the UK's oldest sailing clubs . The clubhouse is located in Knightsbridge, London , with an uninterrupted view of Hyde Park .
The RTYC was founded in 1775. Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn , younger brother of King George III. , donated a silver cup for a sailing regatta on the Thames on the occasion of its establishment . The club's alternative name, the Cumberland Fleet, dates from this period . The club has had its current name since 1830. In 1855 the club introduced a new measurement formula for yachts, the Thames Measurement . The formula quickly became the standard for British yacht clubs. Before 1857 the members met in changing coffee houses in London before a clubhouse was acquired. The current clubhouse at 60 Knightsbridge has been owned by RTYC since 1923.
In 2007 the RTYC decided to work with Team Origin , the British syndicate at the 33rd America's Cup .
Entrance to the clubhouse of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, London
Interior of the RTYC clubhouse: The Edinburgh Room
Interior of the RTYC clubhouse
Terrace of the RTYC clubhouse
literature
- AR Ward: Chronicles of the Royal Thames Yacht Club . 1st edition. Wiley Nautical, 1999, ISBN 978-1-898660-62-0 (English, 258 pages).
- Douglas Phillips-Birt: The Cumberland Fleet: Two Hundred Years of Yachting, 1775-1975 . 1st edition. Royal Thames Yacht Club, 1975 (English, 192 pages).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Royal Thames History. In: www.royalthames.com. Royal Thames Yacht Club, accessed January 14, 2020 .