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Type
Sailing / Yacht Club
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Founded Year
1875
History
The Club was formed in January 1875 when ten gentlemen of Dorset met at the Kings Arms in Dorchester. The Club was formed in January 1875 when ten gentlemen of Dorset met at the Kings Arms in Dorchester. On April 19th 1875, the Club was awarded an Admiralty Warrant and so could prefix its title with the word Royal. There were 258 original members, mostly resident in Dorset, who between them owned 114 yachts aggregating 13,034 tons – more than a third of the total British Registered tonnage of the time. The original RDYC Clubhouse on the esplanade dates from the eighteenth century and was at one time the Royal Library of King George III, Weymouth’s most distinguished patron and populariser of sea bathing. In 1975 the Club took the decision to sell it and purchase the present Clubhouse on Custom House Quay, in the heart of bustling Weymouth Harbour, a fitting location for a great Yacht Club.
Street
11 Custom House Quay
Post Code
DT4 8BG
City
Weymouth
State
Dorset
Country
United Kingdom
