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<div>{{Infobox yacht club<br />
| clubname = Nainital Yacht Club<br />
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| emblem = [[File:Boathouses by the lake, Nainital, 1899.jpg|250px]]<br />
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| emblemcaption = An 1899 image of the boathouse and yachts<br />
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| short name = NTYC<br />
| founded = 1910<br />
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| location = Boat House Club, [[Nainital]], [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]], [[India]]<br />
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| website = {{oweb|http://www.boathouseclub.in/}}<br />
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'''Nainital Yacht Club''' is a [[yacht club]] that was founded in 1910 by the British, and is located at the Boat House Club in [[Nainital]], a [[hill station]] in [[Kumaon division| Kumaon]], India. Situated along [[Nainital Lake]] at an elevation of {{cvt|2084|m}}, it is the highest yacht club in India and among the highest in the world.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/47642/return-of-the-nainital-regatta|title=Return of the Nainital regatta}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{harvnb|Shah|1999|p=109}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:The_Flats,_Nainital,_1899.jpg|thumb|An 1899 image showing yachts on Naini Lake]]<br />
[[File:Beautiful Nanital - The City Of Lakes.jpg|thumb|Yachts on the lake today]]<br />
The earliest records of sailing on Nainital Lake are from 1880, when lead keels [[Cutter (boat)|Cutter type]] yachts were used.<ref name="auto1"/> In 1897, Nainital Sailing Club was established and the "Sorceress" type of yachts were used for many years. The Nainital Yacht Club was founded in 1910 by the Carey brothers: C. W. Carey, a Major in the [[Corps of Guides (India)|Corps of Guides]], and F. Carey, a captain in the [[Royal Artillery]].<ref name="auto1"/> The brothers introduced [[One-Design|one-design]] sailing and yachts, and [[Linton Hope]] designed many of the new yachts.<ref name="auto"/> Known as "Linton Hope Half-Raters", they were specially designed to suit the wind conditions on the [[Naini Lake]], and apart from India are only found in the [[Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club]] in England.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Boat House Club==<br />
The Boat House Club manages the affairs of Nainital Yacht Club and was founded two decades prior in 1890.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/jI9BiXVyJEjpTIMhW6MQtM/To-the-hills-we-go.html|title=To the hills we go|date=May 20, 2018|website=Livemint}}</ref> It was controlled by the British until 1948, when it passed into the hands of Indian management. The last British [[Commodore (yacht club)|commodore]] was Sir [[Francis Verner Wylie]].<ref name="Shah 1999 114">{{harvnb|Shah|1999|p=114}}</ref> The first Indian commodore, Raj Kumar Giriraj Singh, was appointed in 1957. Yachting on the lake was reserved for members till 1970, but today non-members and tourists can sail for a fee.<ref name="Shah 1999 114"/> The Boat House Club hosts a Summer Regatta in June every year.<br />
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==Nainital Regatta==<br />
After the British left India, sailing declined in the region. To encourage yacht sailing and boost water sports tourism, the governor in 2014 launched, after a gap of four decades, the Governor's Gold Cup Sailing Regatta, an annual three-day event where sailors from across India compete in the races.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/sports-bytes/indian-navy-wins-sailing-regatta-in-nainital.html|title=Indian Navy wins Sailing Regatta in Nainital|first=The|last=Pioneer|website=The Pioneer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/fourth-edition-of-nainital-regatta-to-kick-start-today/articleshow/61209085.cms|title=nainital: Fourth edition of Nainital regatta to kick start today &#124; Dehradun News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*{{cite book |last=Shah |first=Giriraja |date=1999 |title=Nainital: The Land of Trumpet and Song |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn= 9788170173243}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{official|http://www.boathouseclub.in/}}<br />
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[[Category:1910 establishments in British India]]<br />
[[Category:Yacht clubs in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Sports clubs in India]]<br />
[[Category:Nainital]]<br />
[[Category:Sport in Uttarakhand]]<br />
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