Our History
The History of RNIYC…
The Club has attractive seafront premises in Cultra. The buildings have been extended and adapted over the years to provide the facilities required for all the Club’s activities. In the first half of the 20th Century, the Club encouraged Lawn Tennis, Croquet and other social activities, and even ran timed automobile trials for the more adventurous spirits. However, sailing has obviously always been the main activity of the Club. The good holding ground for the swinging moorings in front of the Clubhouse is complemented by the Club’s boatyards and slipways.
Club Memories from the 1950s
by Robert Hume
I joined the Club in 1952 as a young cadet and thought it might be of interest to give you a trip down memory lane with a conducted tour of the Clubhouse as I remember it in those far off days. Although the front main structure of the Club has altered little, the usage of the rooms has changed significantly.
The Dragon Class comes to RNIYC
by Pat Hobbs
It all began when R. E. Workman (grandfather of Jock Workman) and Austen Boyd (father of Trevor, Robert and Kenneth) were racing on the Clyde. They saw and were impressed by a new class of yacht being sailed by Donald Daly, a Glasgow stockbroker. This boat was a Dragon, built by Johanson in Sweden.