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    • Opening Hours
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    • Latest News
  • Bar & Restaurant
    • Book a Table
    • Lunch Menu
    • Evening Menu
    • Event & Themed Menus
    • Venue Hire
  • On the Water
    • Cruisers >
      • Cruising
      • Small Boats Section >
        • SBS Practice Rules
    • BOATS FOR SALE
    • Sailing Events
    • Regatta
    • Club Racing >
      • Dinghies
      • Troys
      • T12
      • Fowey Rivers
      • Virtual Regatta
      • Dragonflite
    • Sailing Facilities >
      • Life Rings
      • Frape
  • Off the Water
    • Club Officers
    • Sub Committee
    • Save the Date
  • Join the RFYC
    • A History of the RFYC
    • How to Join
    • Past Admirals and Commodores
    • Reciprocal Clubs
  • Members Area
    • Merchandise
    • Photo Galleries >
      • Members Travels
      • Tour of RFYC Facilities
      • Fowey River Championships
      • Art Exhibition >
        • Merchandise Size Chart
      • Helen Mary R.
      • Social Gallery
      • Summer Party 2024
      • Bar and Restaurant Gallery
      • Racing Gallery
      • Cruising Gallery
      • Cruise in Company Gallery
      • Troy Fleet Gallery
      • RWYC Triangle Race
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A History of the RFYC

​In May 1894 the club was named ‘Fowey Yacht Club’.  Edward Aktinson was elected Commodore with Murray Rogers as vice Commodore.  The subscription was two Guineas import and one Guinea outport and the whisky and soda cost just sixpence. In 1898 work began on the present clubhouse, which was opened on the 9th of August with an at home accompanied by music from the band of the Royal Marines. On that same day the club held its first of its own regattas to be followed the next day by the usual Fowey Royal Regatta 
 
In 1905 permission was granted for the club to include in its Insignia the Coronet of the Duke of Cornwall over the shield of the Duchy of Cornwall. In 1907 His Majesty the King approved the use of the prefix ‘ROYAL’ in the name of the club and commanded that henceforth the club be known as the ‘Royal Fowey Yacht Club’.
 
On the death of the Commodore in 1911 Sir Arthur Quiller Couch filled this this post until 1944 when he was succeeded by Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Browning G.C.V. O, K.B.E, C.B, D.S.O, D.L.
 
From the 1950s onwards club facilities and various forms of membership were extended to ladies but it was not until 1994 that ordinary membership became equally available.  
 
The club has now approximately 800 members and the highlight of the year is the Fowey Royal Regatta week when more than 230 craft have taken part.
 
The club enjoys a superb waterfront setting in one of the country's most beautiful and secure harbours we have a widespread reputation for hospitality to visiting yachtsmen and our Members are proud to sail under the red burgee bearing the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall surmounted by the Crown of his eldest son of the sovereign.  In addition members owing registered yachts can have the distinction of wearing the Red Ensign defaced with the same Insignia.
 
 
Past Admirals and Commodores
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