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A Brief History
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club celebrated
its sesquicentenary – the 150th anniversary of its
creation – in 2017.
The 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.
8 The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
In August 1911, The Prince Alfred Yacht Club
was given permission by King George V to use
the prefix “Royal”.
The Club originally occupied premises in
Moore Street, Sydney, known today as
Martin Place and it eventually moved into
51 Castlereagh Street. In 1956, the Club
purchased property in Rowe Street and a new
building was built on the site.
Our ties to our current location date back
to 1919, when the Committee decided that
Sydney Harbour was becoming too congested
for yacht racing and a sub-committee was
formed to inspect land that would be suitable
for yacht racing in the Pittwater area.
As a result, Green Point was purchased for
this purpose for an amount of 650 pounds.
The land remained practically unused for many
years, until a group of enthusiasts, who had
built Jubilee class yachts, banded together and
built a boatshed, slipway and pontoon to cater
for their needs. The Governor of New South
Wales, the Honorary Commodore of the Club,
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