A Brief History
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club was founded on Tuesday , 15th October 1867 .
An advertisement was placed in The Sydney Morning Herald - “ Mosquito Yacht Club - Boat owners wishing to join please meet at McGrath ’ s at 8 tonight .” The advertised meeting duly took place at Punch & McGraths Hotel in King Street .
With Mr . T . Strickland in the chair , it was decided right there and then to form a yacht club to be called “ Prince Alfred Yacht Club ”. It seems then , as now , Club members were in the habit of getting things done rather than merely talking about them !
The name Prince Alfred was adopted to commemorate Prince Alfred ’ s forthcoming visit to Sydney . In January 1868 , His Royal Highness , Prince Alfred , The Duke of Edinburgh , in command of HMS Galatea , sailed into Port Jackson .
He was met by two lines of yachts from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and the Prince Alfred Yacht Club , between which HMS Galatea passed .
In August 1911 , Prince Alfred Yacht Club was given permission by King George V to use the prefix “ Royal ”.
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