The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, is the largest yacht club in the

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, and is best known for its role as the finishing destination for the annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The club sports a range of facilities, from a 120-berth marina to on-site maintenance facilities. Originally known as the Derwent Sailing Boat Club, for its location on the Derwent River in

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, the club was founded in 1880. It was called such for thirty years until, in 1910,

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granted the organisation permission to use the prefix "Royal".

References

The Royal Yacht Club Official Website
* ''SAILING ON... A History of The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.'' Geeves, M.D. et al. (Centenary Book Committee).

External links

The Royal Yacht Club Official Website
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