ABOUT US


On this page you will find the following sections


Membership

New members are always welcome, benefits of membership can include,

  • Club bar prices
  • Moorings in the Pool
  • Hire of Club boats (Squibs & Dinghies) for Club events.
  • Hire of Clubhouse for private functions 
  • Good views of Wootton Creek and the Solent
  • Sunday racing
  • Organized cruises and rallies.
  • Adult sailing courses
  • Training courses
  • Winter talks
  • Use of a launch in the Pool
  • Evening racing on suitable tides.
  • Extensive Cadet section
  • Dinghy Park
  • Club Crane (SWL 1,000kg)
  • Pontoon Berths with easy access
  • Large fleet of RIBS
  • Large Squib Fleet, Squib Owners group.
  • Cruiser Owners Group.
  • Comfortable Club room and dining area.
  • Snug bar
  • Training room
  • Sailing Office – information
  • Laser Fleet
  • Hosts occasional national events.
  • Cadet week in August.
  • Saturday family sailing.
RVYC Membership application form and rules can be found .

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Hiring the Club

Club members may hire the Club for a private function subject to availability, please contact the Club Manager for further details.
The Club is also available for hire for members of the public subject to approval of the Management Committee. Please contact the Club Manager for further details.

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Club History


The RVYC was founded on 24th May 1845 by Prince Albert to give Queen Victoria a Yacht Club which she was entitled to enter as a mere female!

The original Club location was Ryde and
for the Queen's reign it was  one of  the premier racing clubs in the land and
indeed the world
Members owned some of the finest and most competitive vessels of the time -
we still  have some half-models of these
on display in our clubhouse.
HM Queen Elizabeth II visiting the club, 1965

Members owned some of the finest and most competitive vessels of the time - we still  have some half-models of these on   display in our clubhouse.
    
Between the wars the fortunes of the Ryde based club declined and during the
1950s there was very little activity.  Fortunately some farsighted members sought
a union between the RVYC and two dinghy clubs - Fishbourne Sailing Club, and Wootton Creek Sailing Club.

In the early 1960s the clubs relocated to our present position at the mouth of Wootton Creek at Fishbourne approximately five miles east of Cowes.  Since then the club has flourished and activities include fast, slow dinghies & Squib fleets,
rallies & racing for cruisers, training for juniors & adults and many varied social functions.

With the benefit of a lottery grant the clubhouse has been renovated in recent
years to give improved changing facilities and an excellent pontoon and landing
stage with space for visiting boats to moor overnight.

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