Book exclusive Plymouth club for your special occasions - from birthday parties to board meetings

The Royal Western Yacht Club opens its doors to the public and can host any event you wish

  • 12:39, 5 DEC 2018

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An exclusive members-only club in Plymouth is giving you the chance to hold your special event at its amazing waterfront location, which offers unrivalled views across the Sound.

Whether you're planning a birthday party or a board meeting, a wedding or a wake, the Royal Western Yacht Club is the perfect backdrop for any occasion.

Situated at Queen Anne’s Battery for almost two centuries, this historic club prides itself on being able to host to all of life's special occasions, providing the very best treatment and offering get-togethers that can be cherished for a lifetime.

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The friendly staff are on hand to cater for whatever you wish, serving delicious food in a spacious venue that guarantees unrivalled views for guests, whatever the weather.

These are just a few of the services offered by the Royal Western Yacht Club.

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The Royal Western Yacht Club has hosted wedding receptions for almost 30 years and is a real hidden gem - with its fantastic team happy to cater to your every need. The venue is guaranteed to impress your friends and family, as well as provide show-stopping photos.

Claire Adams, club manager, says: "Our wedding ceremonies are performed with a wonderful backdrop of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island and even Cornwall in the distance.

"A friendly dolphin in the Cattewater has even been known to make a guest appearance during a wedding, much to the delight of all the guests. The registrar stopped the ceremony halfway through for everyone to get up and look at it."

The main function room at the RWYC can accommodate up to 100 guests for a ceremony and wedding breakfast, with up to 130 for an evening reception.

Corporate events

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The club specialises in corporate events, with the picturesque location guaranteeing unrivalled views for guests, whatever the weather.

Undoubtedly its most unique package is its corporate sailing day, which gives businesses an opportunity to invite clients or their own staff to take to the open sea - and even compete against each other if they wish.

This fun-filled, team-building experience includes a full briefing on the day, a delicious breakfast, and full use of the members' boats (don't worry, the sailing experts themselves will be on board to help you!) so you can take part in some low-key racing in the afternoon, or just take a relaxing trip over to Cawsand for some lunch.

After enjoying this unforgettable experience, guests can sit back and enjoy an evening meal - not to mention a prize-giving ceremony which is sure to be a hot topic of conversation.

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The club can cater for lunch parties of four or more people and evening functions of 20 or more. Depending upon your requirements, the team can provide delicious two, three or four-course menus.

The perfect accompaniment to a superb meal can be chosen from the well stocked bar and excellent wine list which features wines from the most popular regions in the world.

The Club House has three key areas for entertaining all of which can be transformed into different styles to suit your occasion. The Dolphin Room is a small, elegantly styled room ideal for business meetings and corporate events. With fantastic views over the marina, it can easily be transformed into an intimate venue for get-togethers of all kinds.

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While the lounge and restaurant areas, which have magnificent views over the Sound and historic Barbican, can be used as one large event space, or divided into smaller individual rooms.

The main function room, which combines the restaurant and lounge, is bright and spacious with stunning views of Plymouth Sound and historic Barbican. It also has a permanent wooden dance floor, tasteful lounge furniture and a balcony that can be enjoyed when weather permits.

The room can accommodate up to 100 guests comfortably seated or up to 130 guests where a small number of tables are set up for those guests who wish to sit.

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Life celebrations

The Royal Western Yacht Club is the perfect backdrop for celebrating life's most important events, whether that be a milestone like a birthday or engagement or even a celebration to remember the life of a loved one.

Make the moment memorable by hiring the function room and making it your own for the afternoon. Watch on as guests look astonished at the beautiful view beyond them and take to the balcony to look out over the Sound.

You'll find the Royal Western Yacht Club of England at Queen Anne's Battery, Plymouth, PL4 0TW. For more information call 01752 660077 , email [email protected] or visit the website at rwyc.org

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Short-handed sailing is here to stay and Plymouth’s Royal Western Yacht Club (RWYC) is leading the way with a host of short-handed sailing opportunities designed to whet the appetite of sailors who, due to the Covid situation, have been starved of races, up until now.

In 1960 the Club, which was founded in 1827, introduced an innovation that had a profound effect on ocean racing – short-handed races. The first Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race (OSTAR) was the result of a request from Lt.Col. H.G. (Blondie) Hasler to organise a singlehanded race against the prevailing winds and current across the North Atlantic.

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Five yachts sailed from Plymouth to New York with Francis Chichester coming first in Gipsy Moth III. This was followed in 1966 by the first Two-Handed Round Britain and Ireland Race (the RB&I), and in 1981 by the Two-Handed Transatlantic Race (or TWOSTAR) — and so a tradition was established.

The OSTAR and Double Handed RB&I remain two of the best-known and most influential races in the world and the RWYC, a pioneer in short-handed sailing, has once again been key in progressing the sport to what we see today. The OSTAR went on to provide a breeding ground for some of the world’s top oceanic solo sailors such as Loick Peyron, Eric Tabarly and more recently, Pip Hare.

This format was later to inspire such races as the Route du Rhum and the Vendée Globe. Indeed, it is here that the Fastnet Race originated in 1925.

As time progressed, so did the level of commercialism within some of these races. The boats, the entry numbers and the demands of key sponsors were escalating. Soon, a deal was done to allow a professional team in to drive the OSTAR to what we know now as the Transat. The title name was retained by the club and a return to the Corinthian spirit of the race began. Likewise, the recent move of the Rolex Fastnet finish gave room for a return to the original course being reinstated as a Corinthian race.

Pip Hare was to return to Plymouth victorious as line honours winner in the Original Lonely Rock Race, which picks up on the history of the Fastnet by starting at Ryde in the eastern Solent with the very first start line partners, the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, and finishing off the breakwater in Plymouth.

Recent social distancing restrictions may have been partly responsible for this upsurge in interest for double-handed and solo competition. Once there was a drought of races open to the amateur sailor who, no doubt inspired by the Vendée Globe, wished to go to that next stage without having to rely on the commercial aspect of our sport to afford a place on the start line. Such events as the Golden Globe Race and the recently launched Global Solo Challenge are but two of the many new oceanic events open to anyone with the experience to take part and the desire to race short-handed.

As for so many other sports and clubs, the global pandemic has been challenging and has required plenty of thinking outside the box to pave the way forward to whatever the new normal will be. Among the difficulties there have also been opportunities especially for shorthanded sailing where the steady growth in this type of racing has been accelerated due to the Covid restrictions that have made fully crewed racing tough for many teams to manage.

Those that have had to reduce their crew to be able to sail within the Covid regulations have stumbled into discovering a new style of sailing that is not only easier to manage, but more rewarding as well, especially when racing offshore, as it gives everyone a real cross section of roles to play. With any short-handed format, there is no longer room for passengers on the rail, instead a true feeling of every one of the crew becoming part of a team, each with a number of responsibilities, providing a learning environment like no other.

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This steady growth in shorthanded racing, along with the changes in the Fastnet course with its finish in Cherbourg rather than Plymouth, has presented an opportunity for the club to move ahead and explore other alternatives to the shorthanded approach with new races and a brand new format for this short-handed phenomenon.

‘The natural sailing amphitheatre of Plymouth Sound clearly continues to have strong maritime links with a wide range of activities from naval and commercial shipping to leisure based boating,’ says commodore Chris Arscott.

‘And this relationship with the sea and the surrounding areas has meant that we have always been keen to embrace a wide range of sailing events. We work closely with the city council to make sure that the region puts on a good show and enjoys the benefits. From local racing to national and international championships, through to grand prix events such as the America’s Cup World Series back in 2011, these are events that have been great for the city. This year Plymouth is hosting SailGP in July and we are sure it will do the same.

‘Alongside this, the wish to uphold the huge races we have mentioned, including the Original Lonely Rock Race, coupled with the development of short-handed sailing is something that we continue to focus on. We have and will always put the racing first. Despite Covid, we were still able to successfully run the Original Lonely Rock Race in really challenging conditions, the only overnight offshore race to be held in the UK for the entire year. Whilst respectful of the global situation we held a very positive outlook throughout to ensure we could offer sailors something to look forward to. We had huge international interest in the race and saw the entire environment as a landscape to develop new ideas’, explains race director and acting rear-commodore oceanic Adrian Gray.

‘One such idea was to refine and develop the Lonely Rock Race, not only with the original course but also with a biennial, alternative race for those who would prefer not to start and finish in two different places, or indeed countries. This year sees the introduction of a brand-new race, the 500nm Plymouth Lonely Rock Race, which will start and finish in Plymouth and round the Fastnet Rock.

‘We will also run the Original Lonely Rock race in 2025 marking the 100th year of the course set out by those pioneers back in the day. Plymouth City Council is really excited by this and has offered full support. This race will include some great events within the city. We are all excited to be part of it.’

Whilst the race is open to fully crewed boats, it is also aimed at solo and double-handed entries, but with a unique innovative twist in that the RWYC will be providing a new class, ½ Crewed, where total crew numbers cannot exceed 50 per cent of their certified crew number.

A new format for the RB&I has also been introduced, some of which will then roll into some new oceanic races which the RWYC will be announcing very soon.

‘The idea for the half crew format came from the local sailors restarting their racing on WhatsApp with the specified reduced crew numbers. We suddenly saw more boats out. We spoke to some owners who all seemed to be having more fun with less crew worries and more to do on their boats whilst racing. We have also been working on some areas where we felt the need to enhance what we had.

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‘We also learned that starting and finishing from Plymouth not only made the race duration more manageable, but also reduced the tidal gate issues at Hurst Castle, Portland and Start Point. This means that competitors have a slightly shorter race to the Fastnet Rock without potential for huge tidal gains and losses and without the logistical challenges of the start and finish being in two different places. The club took note from several solo sailors who said this would be a more manageable format than sailing from the Solent to Land’s End, this way they could theoretically get to the Irish Sea in relative safety before needing to sleep.’

Entries for the Plymouth Lonely Rock Race are open to a wide range of classes within a size range of 27-70ft including MOCRA, Open 60 (pre-2007), Class40, Mini Transat, and IRC fleets. Besides the fully crewed option there are formats of single-handed, two-handed and the all new ½ crewed.

The last year has clearly been a very challenging time for everyone but there has also been pause for thought and the result is some exciting times ahead,’ says Arscott. ‘The racecourses haven’t changed, the competitors are clearly still there, but the subtle changes to the way in which we manage the racing appear to be fuelling the interest and support.

Due to recent announcements by the Imoca Class, the RWYC has recently adopted the older generation of the Open 60 fleet who are now able to take part in their race programme. As with all other aspects of its race plans, the RWYC is making positive steps for offshore and oceanic yacht racing at all levels whilst additionally providing a space for the earlier generation boats to hold value with a new opportunity to race for the iconic OSTAR trophy amongst others.

Having recently been honoured with Platinum Status and listed in the Forbes Top 50 most exclusive yacht clubs in the world, the RWYC will forever hold the accolade of being the original, pioneering shorthanded and oceanic authority in the world. Additionally, it is fortunate to have a forward-thinking, innovative membership who respect their custodial responsibilities to a club of such historic significance. We look forward to seeing what is next for the Royal Western Yacht Club.

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Royal Western Yacht Club of England

The Royal Western Yacht Club of England was in its early days one branch of a club, the other division of which was situate in Ireland; or, perhaps, to be more accurate, we should say that there were two clubs which, after brief separate existences, were united under the name of the Royal Western Yacht Club. The Irish division, hailing from the Shannon, was senior to the Plymouth club, having been founded in 1830, and being honoured with royal patronage two years later, at which period it received authority under an Admiralty warrant to fly the white ensign. It is in­teresting to note that in those days the privilege of flying the ‘white’ was not so jealously guarded as at the present time, when, as the service flag of the Royal Navy, it is only flown by ships of the Royal Navy, and, as a special privilege, by yachts belonging to the Royal Yacht Squadron.

The Plymouth club was formed in 1833. Prior to that date there had been regattas in the Sound under the auspices of the Port of Plymouth Royal Clarence Regatta Club. With more attention being devoted to yachting, as distinct from other aquatic sports, it was thought desirable to have an organization in the port more particularly devoted to the interests of sailing. At a meeting held on November 7, 1833, with the Right Hon. the Earl of Morley in the chair, the Regatta Society was formally dissolved, and the Western Yacht Club was formed to take its place. In 1834 the Irish and Plymouth clubs amalgamated, and quarters were secured at the Royal Hotel, adjoining the Theatre Royal, at Plymouth. Two years later there were 127 yachts on the list of the combined clubs. For those days, that was regarded as an imposing number of vessels to be on the strength of any one club ; for, be it remembered, at the time referred to there were only five other yacht clubs in the British Isles. The sport, in an organized form, was only in its infancy.

The Royal Western, from the time of its inception, was evidently not intended to be merely a local organization, for soon after its formation we notice that there was an honorary secretary in London as well as the one in Plymouth. After about ten years of joint existence, the two divisions separated, the Plymouth retaining the name by which we know it to-day, whilst the Irish branch took the name of the Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland.

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The Royal Western Yacht Club is delighted to launch the Plymouth Lonely Rock Race 2021. The Original Lonely Rock Race (OLR) 2020 successfully took place in the most adverse conditions.

The Original Lonely Rock Race (OLR) 2020 successfully took place in the most adverse conditions. The race was put together to continue the legacy of the ‘Fastnet Race’ course, the original classic 600-mile offshore race, which was formed by members of the RWYC in 1925. The RWYC have had overwhelming support for the race from all over the world and are happy to announce that the RWYC will be running the race again in 2022 and 2025, the centenary year of the Original Fastnet Racecourse. The ‘Plymouth Lonely Rock Race’ (PLR) will run in alternate years to the OLR.

Following numerous requests for this race to be formed, the PLR will start and finish in Plymouth, rounding the Fastnet Rock to port and leaving the Isles of Scilly to port on the return. The 508-mile course, 100 miles shorter than the original Fastnet Racecourse will also be the highest ranking points race for the new, Southwest offshore group series. Classes will be offered for IRC, MOCRA, cruiser and one design classes can be accepted. Options on crew numbers are solo, double handed, half IRC crew number as well as full crew.

A strong entry is expected for the race, particularly as the start and finish is from the same port. COVID management will be much easier and for the UK entrants the city has the main railway line for those needing to get home quickly.

The entry will be limited to the first 70 boats. ‘Intent to enter’ emails should be sent to  [email protected]

Entry form coupled with deposits are required to secure entry – available on the site from 14th January 2021. For further information please go to  rwyc.org/plymouth-lonely-rock-race

Andrei Dragos

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History of the Royal Western Yacht Club

There have been three previous histories of the club, one written in 1935 for the Diamond Jubilee, one in 1975 for the Centenary and one in 1991. These are now out of print and out of date, and the committee thought that members and, particularly those who have joined recently would like to have a short history of their club.

The Western Yacht Club, as it was then called, was founded in 1875. Queen Victoria had been on the throne for 38 years, Disraeli was the Prime Minister and this was the year that Britain purchased nearly 50% of the shares of the Suez canal. It was also the year in which H.J. Heinz began to sell tomato ketchup !

The club was formed at a meeting of yachtsmen at the Waverley Hotel, Glasgow on 23rd August 1875. The meeting, proposed in a letter to the Glasgow Herald, had as its aim the founding of a yacht club to encourage small boat and dinghy sailing in the Firth of Clyde and especially in the lower reaches, which were felt by those at the meeting to be neglected by the "other two clubs". These being the already venerable "Northern" and the "Clyde" which had then not yet come of age. The "Mudhook", just two years old was not mentioned !

At the inaugural meeting, several names were suggested for the new club -"St Andrews", "Junior Clyde", "Clyde Corinthian" and "Western", and it was only by three votes that "Western" was chosen in preference to "Clyde Corinthian".

For the Western Yacht Club’s first Regatta, third match, held at Millport on 17 th June 1876, the first commodore of the club, A. H. Ewing, had donated The Ewing Trophy. On a very rough day, four yachts took part and the match was won by the 5 ton cutter yacht “Camellia” designed by William Fife II and jointly owned by John Craig and Thomas Lawson. In 2005, John Craig’s granddaughter, Helen Louise Lawson Fowler (nee Craig) returned the Trophy to the club expressly to be used again as an annual award to members making a significant contribution to the club or sailing.

In its early years the club moved around the Firth and held regattas at Rothesay, Largs, Skelmorlie and Kilchattan Bay; but Millport was always the centre of their activities. The original 24 founder members grew quickly to 120, in spite of what one irate proposer called "a ruthless and indiscriminate use of the black ball".

The 1935 history gives an entertaining but rather lengthy account of a famous race run by the club in 1885. This was for "yachts of any rig or tonnage belonging to a recognised yacht club", the start was off Millport and the course was round Ailsa Craig and back to a finish off Millport.

There were seven entries, but with a stinging sou'wester and torrential rain, only "Wendur" of 125 tons and "Marjorie" of 68 tons braved the start.

After some very heavy squalls on the outward leg that laid both boats flat, there was a change to dense fog on the homeward leg and in those pre-radar and pre-echosounder days "Majorie" only just missed going aground, with "Wendur" being less fortunate and taking the shore, to let the smaller yacht score a notable victory.

It was in September of the same year that the club received permission to be called "Royal", and member's vessels entitled to fly the Blue Ensign. The first of these privileges was granted by the Home Office and the latter by the Admiralty. The present blue burgee was adopted at the same time, replacing one dating from 1877, which was red and white quartered burgee with a red Saint Andrew's Cross on a yellow shield. The club's first burgee was red with a white lion rampant. In 1985, responsibiity for issue of Warrant to fly the Blue Ensign to the club passed from the Admiralty to the Secretary of State for Defence.

Not all was plain sailing however in these early years, as in 1888 the secretary absconded with the club's funds and left it with a deficit estimated at £50.00. Fortunately the Commodore at the time, Andrew Bain, one of the club's longest serving flag officers, was able to persuade the previous secretary, John Thomson Jnr, to resume office and the club was able to weather what must have been a period of considerable difficulty.

In 1894 the club amalgamated with the Clyde Canoe Club taking over the assets and debts of that club, which had started life at Rosneath. Some time in the late eighteen nineties the two clubs split up again with the Clyde Canoe Club taking itself off to Loch Lomond, where it is today a lively sailing club. One result of the merger was a growth of the club's activities in the upper Firth with a number of regattas at Helensburgh, which was also the home port of a class of three one design dinghies - the "Red", "White", and "Blue", which became Western property through the merger.

These boats designed by G.L. Watson, then moving towards the heyday of his career, are believed to have been the first one design class in yachting history, and a model of one of them is displayed in the Royal Thames Yacht Club's model room. Their other claim to fame was the fact that they caused more discord amongst club members than anything else in the club's history, with expenses of running them far exceeding the income from chartering them to members.

Towards the end of the nineteeth century and in the first decade of the twentieth the club sponsored two classes of small keel boats. The first of these, 17/19 class, makes its first appearance in the minutes for 1888, where a limitation of the sail area to 530 square feet was recorded.

This class provided lively racing for a number of years until the overwhelming success of "Hatasoo", which won 100 prizes from 113 starts over four seasons, led to the break-up of the class.

In 1896 the "Western" took a major part in introducing a new class to what became known as the 19/24 rules. A major aim of the new class was for the boats to be seaworthy, so both G.L. Watson and Wm. Fife were consulted and between them devised a simple set of rules, which whilst permitting considerable variation also inhibited anything tending to reduce seaworthiness.

In 1904 the club moved its regattas to Hunters Quay. Here it found itself rather in the shadow of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club and seemed to lose some of its flair for pioneering. However not all was lost because in 1910 the club started Cruising Matches to Tighnabruaich and these were an instant success.

For over 80 years the Tighnabruaich race remained one of the most popular fixtures in the Clyde programme, partly because of the unusual pursuit format, partly because it takes competing yachts through some very beautiful waters and, not least because racing is followed by a convivial party.

Over the last decade, or so, and due to many other additional popular races and musters the number of starters has diminished to less than ten. Continuation of the event, now run in conjunction with the Kyles of Bute Sailing Club, is under review.

Each alternate year between 1966 and 1972 the club ran the Barra Head race. In its day, this was one of the pioneering offshore races, but it was maybe ahead of its time. After some promising starts in the early years, the numbers dwindled and the race was discontinued. However, with the growth in numbers and and capability of R.W.Y.C. yachts, the time may be coming for a revival of this race and the award of the Hirta Trophy again to the winner of the race for which it was originally given.

In 1982 the club broke new ground, or more correctly new waters, by running the Etchells 22 International championship off Troon. In doing this they showed that the club had an ability to respond quickly to new ideas.

The championship was undoubtedly a most succesful event and the club was asked to repeat it in 1986. As a result of these championships the waters off Troon are regarded by knowledgeable helmsmen as about the best venue in British waters for a major International event.

Until 1989, the club always ran one of the Clyde Week / Clyde Weekend regattas. In that year, Clyde Yacht Clubs Association asked the club to give up their regatta and to run a new early season fixture instead.

As a result of this, in May the club now runs the Kip Regatta in conjunction with Kip Marina with financial support from various sponsors over the following years. Racing takes place in the Firth west and north of Kip Marina. The R.W.Y.C. Kip Regatta is today a highly popular and successful event, which attracted a record number of 75 starters in 1999 including competitors from outwith Scotland.

The club tie made a first appearance in 1959, quickly became accepted and remains to this day a very popular decoration. The design was a close imitation of the old Royal Thames Yacht Club tie, which had just been discarded in favour of a black tie with white anchors. The difference between the two is that whereas the old Thames tie had a narrow white line, the Western has a gold line which greatly improves it.

The R.W.Y.C. does not have a clubhouse, although at various times in the past the purchase of one has been proposed. As a Result the club feels free to run regattas where yachtsmen want to have them without feeling they should be near the home base. Another advantage is that the club has been spared the financial problems that seem to go with property.

Uniquely, we think in the world, the club's annual subscription remained unchanged (at one Guinea) from its foundation in 1875 until 1972 when, on decimalisation of the currency, it was REDUCED to one Pound ! It has to be admitted that it is only the generous contributions that the majority of members make to the prize fund that enables the club to continue to tell this particular tale !

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  8. Recapturing its heritage

    The Royal Western Yacht Club in Plymouth, England was there at the very start of shorthanded racing so it's no surprise to see them creating new events and opportunities for the latest generation of racers. Short-handed sailing is here to stay and Plymouth's Royal Western Yacht Club (RWYC) is leading the way with a host of short-handed ...

  9. Royal Western Yacht Club of England

    At a meeting held on November 7, 1833, with the Right Hon. the Earl of Morley in the chair, the Regatta Society was formally dissolved, and the Western Yacht Club was formed to take its place. In 1834 the Irish and Plymouth clubs amalgamated, and quarters were secured at the Royal Hotel, adjoining the Theatre Royal, at Plymouth. Two years later ...

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    The Royal Western Yacht Club is happy to inform all that the early entry rate will continue up to June 1st for the Plymouth Lonely Rock Race 2021. Following numerous requests for this race to be formed, the PLR will start and finish in Plymouth, rounding the Fastnet Rock to port and leaving the Isles of Scilly to port on the return.

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    The Royal Western Yacht Club is delighted to launch the Plymouth Lonely Rock Race 2021. The Original Lonely Rock Race (OLR) 2020 successfully took place in the

  12. Royal Western Yacht Club of England launches new yacht race

    The Royal Western Yacht Club (RWYC) have announced a new race for 2020, the 'Lonely Rock Race'.. In association with The Royal Victoria Yacht Club, this biennial race will start from the vicinity of Ryde in the Eastern Solent. The course will leave the Isles of Scilly, round the Fastnet Rock, pass the Isles of Scilly and finally finish in Plymouth Sound.

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  14. History

    The Western Yacht Club, as it was then called, was founded in 1875. Queen Victoria had been on the throne for 38 years, Disraeli was the Prime Minister and this was the year that Britain purchased nearly 50% of the shares of the Suez canal. ... ROYAL WESTERN YACHT CLUB. C/O POLLOCK & COCHRANE LTD ROWAN STREET PAISLEY, PA2 6RT SCOTLAND, UK +44(0 ...

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    Over the weekend of the 25/26th September the Royal Western Yacht Club was pleased to welcome back the RC1000 class for their final event of the year, with a promising forecast of dry weather and 6-8 knots for the Saturday and 15-18 kts for the Sunday.

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  18. Royal Western Yacht Club, England

    Royal Western Yacht Club, England. The RWYC was founded in 1827 and is based in Plymouth, Devon; it is one of the oldest yacht clubs in the world. The Club is also recognized as one of the finest sports clubs in the South of England providing the best possible facilities, overlooking Plymouth Sound, for all generations to enjoy both afloat and ...

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  20. Third RC1000 Regatta in Plymouth

    Posted on 29 Nov 2021 RC1000 Event 5 in Plymouth Sunday's weather doesn't disappoint Over the weekend of the 25/26th September the Royal Western Yacht Club was pleased to welcome back the RC1000 class for their final event of the year, with a promising forecast of dry weather and 6-8 knots for the Saturday and 15-18 kts for the Sunday.