About the Club
Ian Gawn, Former Secretary writes:
(Ian retired from the club on April 13th and handed over to Kevin Podger)
I am delighted to welcome you to the Royal Lymington Yacht Club web site, which I hope you find useful and informative.
Located at the western end of the Solent, the Royal Lymington Yacht Club began its life in 1922 as the Lymington River Sailing Club. It quickly gained strength and in 1924 found a home in a disused boathouse beside the River. This original structure remains, just, as the southern wing of today's expanded premises, commanding an outstanding view down the Lymington River, across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The membership has grown from the original 85 to around 3,000.
Successful on the water, friendly and welcoming ashore, the Club's objectives are to encourage and promote yachting in all its aspects, and to maintain a clubhouse and other facilities for the use of members and visiting yachtsmen. The emphasis of the Club is very much on the practical enjoyment of sailing and motor-boating, to which the extensive racing and social programme is an adjunct. We are proud of our Wednesday Junior Sailing programme and our nationally and internationally successful fleets of Optimists, Cadets, Lasers, 420s and 470s. Our keel-boats compete at National level and we are regular prize winners in individual classes at Cowes week and in the Round the Island Race.
The Club is also justly proud of its family atmosphere, and of the high sea-going standards set and maintained by its members over the years. The Club is honoured to have Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as Patron.
Members of reciprocal clubs and members of other RYA recognised clubs whilst sailing in the West Solent are welcome to make use of the Royal Lymington Yacht Club bar and restaurant facilities. If visiting on a Friday or Saturday and wishing to dine, it is recommended that you book a table in advance (Catering Manager - Tel: 01590 671751)
We do hope that you have found your visit to our web site informative and enjoyable. The Club welcomes visiting sailors, sail and power, from RYA-recognised clubs. Regrettably, because of our limited space, we can seldom offer berthing (for which contact the Harbour Master or one of the marinas), but you are most welcome in our bar, which overlooks the River, and our catering is “first class”. In particular we welcome membership enquiries from those active in sailing, again sail or power. If you have an interest in membership do, please, come and see us. We will explain the membership process and will be delighted to show you round the Clubhouse and its facilities. If you require further information please telephone us on 01590 672677, e-mail the office at
sail@rlymyc.org.uk or the Secretary, Kevin Podger at
kevin@rlymyc.org.uk. We look forward to meeting you.
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Royal Lymington Yacht Club
Bath Road,
Lymington,
Hampshire, SO41 3SE
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Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and other Public Holidays |
Email
Telephone numbers
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Secretary |
01590 672677 |
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Fax |
01590 671642 |
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Caterer |
01590 671751 |
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Bar |
01590 671753 |
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Boatmens Workshop |
01590 671799 |
Map
Don't forget, charges apply (and are rigorously enforced by the Council) between 1 March and 31 October each year, and until 2200 at night.
Company Registration
Royal Lymington Yacht Club Ltd
Company No 5435040
Registered in England
Page updated 15/04/2008
About the Club