{{Use dmy dates, date=September 2020 The Royal Northumberland Yacht Club is based in the Port of

Blyth, Northumberland Blyth () is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of about 37,000, as of 2011. The port o ...

, England.

History

The club was formed at

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in 1890 when a group of owners sought permission from the

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to erect temporary sheds on the foreshore for purposes of winter refit. The Duke's Estates would not deal with them individually but only if they formed an 'association'. By 1899 the club had moved to the Port of Blyth. From its earliest days the club's headquarters have been afloat. The first House Yacht was a schooner once owned by

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, the engineer. The second was an

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concrete tug, the ''Cretehatch'' which capsized at its moorings in 1949. The present vessel is a former

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light vessel (LV 50), which last saw service at Calshot Spit at the entrance to

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. Built in 1879, she is the oldest surviving wooden light vessel still afloat in the UK.

Present

The club's boatyard and boat sheds are adjacent to its pontoons and fore and aft trot moorings in the South Harbour at Blyth. It also operates a boat hoist for members. There is a full racing and social programme, and its members cruise extensively. The Club publishes Sailing Directions providing detailed information for those cruising the coast from the river

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to Rattray Head. The club is affiliated to the RYA and provides RYA training for its members. The club's Patron is the Duke of Edinburgh, its president is the

and for many years it was associated with

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, Northumberland, Walter Leslie Runciman, the 2nd Viscount serving as Admiral until his death in 1989.

External links

RNYC
Royal yacht clubs Yacht clubs in England Sport in Northumberland Organisations based in the United Kingdom with royal patronage 1890 establishments in England