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The '''Royal Bombay Yacht Club''' (RBYC) is one of the premier gentlemen clubs which was founded in 1846 in [[Colaba]] (formerly [[Wellington Pier (Bombay)|Wellington Pier]]), an area of [[Mumbai]] in [[India]]. The building was designed by John Adams, who also designed the nearby Royal Alfred Sailors' Homes (now the Maharashtra Police Headquarters), and was completed in 1896.<ref>https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-yacht-club-will-sail-into-an-atomic-world-1162542</ref>

The club offers chambers for residence overlooking the [[Gateway of India]], a bar, a lounge, a restaurant, ballrooms, a club shop, a library and members sleeping room, in addition to sailing facilities in the Arabian Sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/maharashtra/travel/royal-bombay-yacht-club-3197.php |title=Royal Bombay Yacht Club, Colaba, Mumbai, Bombay, Maharashtra, Video, India |publisher=Indiavideo.org |date= |access-date=2012-09-07}}</ref>

The club regularly conducts sailing events and championships for members and sailors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/three-day-sailing-fest-from-today-5107893/|title=Mumbai: Three-day sailing fest from today|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref> Admission to the club is reserved by exclusive membership.

== History==
[[File:RBYC.jpg|alt=|thumb|200x200px|Club premises in [[Mumbai]], as seen from the [[Gateway of India]]]]
The Bombay Yacht Club was founded in 1846 with [[Henry Morland]] as club commodore and 30 years later, on the recommendation of Sir [[Philip Edmond Wodehouse]], [[Queen Victoria]] permitted it to add the word ''Royal'' to its name.

The seafront clubhouse was built in 1881, and received a number of prominent visitors within its first ten years, including [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]] and his wife, [[Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia]], and the [[Business magnate|railroad tycoon]] and yachting enthusiast [[William Kissam Vanderbilt]] – part owner of the [[1895 America's Cup]] winner, the 37.5m sloop ''Defender''.

In 1894, the Commissioners of the [[Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom]] bestowed upon the club a [[Blue Ensign]] with a [[Star of India (gem)|Star of India]] surmounted by the [[Imperial Crown of India]].

Another clubhouse was built in 1896, a blending of [[Venetian Gothic architecture]] with Indian Saracenic, to provide accommodations for members and visiting associates.

[[Yachting]] received a major stimulus in 1911, when [[King George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] sailed to [[Bombay]] abroad the {{RMS|Medina|1911|6}} on her maiden voyage.

In 1958, the Bombay Club was closed for not accepting Indian members. The RBYC granted honorary memberships to all Bombay Club members and provided a new home for their furniture and other effects.

The 1960s saw a new race introduced after [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] visited the club and presented the Challenge Cup for a Combined Class race not less than 21 miles. RBYC at that time owned a fleet of four 21-foot [[Seabird Half Rater]]s, whilst its members’ owned boats including the ''Chindwin'' (Bermudian cutter), the ''Iona'' (a Gunter sloop), the ''Silver Oak'' (a Yachting World keel boat), the ''Tir'' (a [[yawl]]), the ''Merope'' (Stor-Draken class) and the ''Griffon'' and the ''Wynvern'' (two International Dragons). The club was selected to host the 6th National Regatta for the [[Yachting Association of India]].

Member Philip Bragg, who built the ''[[Suhaili]]'', the first yacht to sail solo non-stop around the world, died in 1984. Yachtsman Sir [[Robin Knox-Johnson]] attended a reception in his honour at the club in 2004.

In 2006, the club was visited by the [[First Sea Lord]], Admiral Sir [[Jonathon Band]] and his wife, Lady Sarah Band, as well as other senior officers of the visiting Fleet. This was shortly followed by a visit from Sir [[Jock Stirrup]], the [[Air Chief Marshal]] of the [[Royal Air Force]] and [[Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Defence Staff]]. In 2010, General Sir [[Michael Rose (British Army officer)|Michael Rose]] visited.

In 2013 the Royal Bombay Yacht Club Residential Chambers received an award of merit in the 2013 [[UNESCO]] Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation|url=http://www.unescobkk.org/culture/wh/asia-pacific-heritage-awards/previous-heritage-awards-2000-2012/2013ha1/|accessdate=17 October 2013|authorlink=Winners of 2013 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards Announced}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Commons category|Royal Bombay Yacht Club}}
*[[List of India's gentlemen's clubs]]

== References ==
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* [http://www.royalbombayyachtclub.com/bombayyachtclub.htm The Founding of the Bombay Yacht Club] by Kerse Naoroji
* [http://www.webindia123.com/city/maharashtra/Mumbai/places.htm City guide — Maharashtra — Mumbai — Places of Interest]
* [http://www.burgees.com/OldInternationalClubs.htm Oldest International Yacht Clubs]

== External links ==

* [http://www.rbyc.co.in/ Club website]
* [http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/05/21/the-haven-that-is-the-royal-bombay-yacht-club/ The Haven That Is The Royal Bombay Yacht Club]

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