Type
Sailing / Yacht Club
Head
Commodore Richard Crockett
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History
The Royal Natal Yacht Club is the oldest Yacht Club in Africa, and is the fifth oldest Yacht Club in the Southern Hemisphere. It was constituted in May, 1858, when the first Regatta was held in Durban, and the Durban Regatta Club was formed. It later became known as the Natal Yacht Club, and in 1891 received its charter, and from henceforth received the treasured title The Royal Natal Yacht Club. On the 23rd June 1835 a public meeting was held amongst the settlers of Port Natal, at which it was decided to lay out a township and name it Durban. In 1854 Durban was granted its charter. References to yachting on Durban Bay are found in settler diaries dating from the late 1840s.
Street
Durban Harbour, Yacht Mole
Post Code
4069
City
Durban
State
KwaZulu-Natal
Country
South Africa