Royal Ulster Yacht Club

Royal Ulster Yacht Club

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Royal Ulster Yacht Club In 1869 it received a Royal warrant. The "boating grocer", Sir Thomas Lipton, launched his America's Cup bid from the RUYC in 1898.

History
The Club was established in 1866 as the Ulster Yacht Club, on the impetus of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava. The land for the clubhouse was purchased in 1897 and built by architect Vincent Craig (brother of the 1st Lord Craigavon). Lipton continued to sail from the Royal Ulster until 1929; his legacy being the Lipton Room. Today the Club's patron is H

Photos from Royal Ulster Yacht Club's post 18/06/2026

And that concludes the Early Season Series!

A huge thank you to Legacy Wealth Management for their sponsorship and continued support.

Thank you to our incredible volunteers in the battery and on the safety boats and to those with the unenviable task of working out our results every week

Finally thank you to our competitors - we hope you enjoyed this start to the season and we look forward to seeing you back on Thursday 2nd June

Until then we have Bangor Regatta to look forward to! ⛵️

17/06/2026

Corn hole challenge underway

11/06/2026

Downwind with Pippa and a cast of .. . 12?

10/06/2026
Photos from Royal Ulster Yacht Club's post 21/05/2026

Good luck to all RUYC boats taking part in Scottish Series this week;

eXcession
Blacksmith
Squawk
Caesium
Mithril
Succession

Also, good luck to all RUYC members sailing on other yachts from across the British Isles at this world class event!

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101 Clifton Road
Bangor
BT205HY