Royal Corinthian Yacht Club Burnham-on-Crouch

The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club is a watersports organisation based at Burnham-on-Crouch,

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History

Early history

The club was founded at Erith,

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in 1872 and moved to Burnham-on-Crouch,

in 1892. The Club provided the crew for the '' Endeavour'' in

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's America's Cup Challenge in 1934 after a strike of Sopwith's professional crew. Five members of the club crewed the boat ''Lalage'' in the

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, winning the gold medal in the 6 metre class.

Burnham-on-Crouch

In 1931 Tiny Mitchell became

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of the club where he was responsible for completing the new clubhouse at Burnham-on-Crouch. The

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was designed by Joseph Emberton and represented Britain's contribution to the International Exhibition of Modern Architecture held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1932. The building is one of the few examples of the International style of architecture in Britain.University of Brighton
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Cowes

In 1948, the club established its southern branch at Cowes in the present clubhouse. It was operated by

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, a hotelier from London to provide a retreat and entertainment for gentlemen visiting the

Royal Yacht Squadron The Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) is a British yacht club. Its clubhouse is Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. Member yachts are given the suffix RYS to their names, and are permitted (with the appropriate warrant) to w ...

. In 1988 the clubhouse was sold to commercial interests. However the buyer went into receivership in 1991. In 1993 the clubhouse was re-purchased from the receiver by a small group of members for the benefit of the club.

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