Royal Southampton Yacht Club is located on the
Beaulieu River
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in
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...
. It received its Royal Charter in 1875 making it one of the oldest
Yacht clubs
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting.
Description
Yacht clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a mari ...
in the
UK.
Locations
* 1885 to 1957 - Clubhouse located in
Above Bar
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, Southampton.
* 1957 to 1988 - Northlands Road, opposite the
County Cricket ground.
* 1988 to 2018 - Clubhouse in
Ocean village marina.
* 1964 to present - Clubhouse at Gins, on Beaulieu River.
See also
{{Portal, Sports
*
Royal Southern Yacht Club
References
External links
Official website
Royal yacht clubs
Sports clubs in Hampshire
Yacht clubs in England
Sport in Southampton
Organisations based in Hampshire with royal patronage
Port of Southampton