RSYC members today take pride in the Club’s distinguished heritage, which goes back to Singapore’s early days as a British colony. The Lipton Cup, a trophy donated to the RSYC in 1923 by the legen
dary yachtsman and tea merchant, Sir Thomas Lipton, aptly symbolizes the Club’s legacy. By joining the Club, the current members have followed in the wake of the many socially and politically prominent personalities who were Singapore’s yachtsmen in the past. Descended from the Singapore Yacht Club, RSYC’s most prominent member in the 1800s was W.H. Read, a Scottish merchant who served as commodore for many years. Read was also the president of The Tanglin Club and a founder of what is
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| Republic of Singapore Yacht Club |
| The Republic of Singapore Yacht Club (RSYC) is a maritime recreational society and club for yachting enthusiasts. It was established in 1826, and is the oldest recreational or social club of any theme in Singapore. It is also the first yacht club in Asia. |
| RSYC members today take pride in the Club’s distinguished heritage, which goes back to Singapore’s early days as a British colony. The Lipton Cup, a trophy donated to the RSYC in 1923 by the legendary yachtsman and tea merchant, Sir Thomas Lipton, aptly symbolizes the Club’s legacy. By joining the Club, the current members have followed in the wake of the many socially and politically prominent personalities who were Singapore’s yachtsmen in the past. Descended from the Singapore Yacht Club, RSYC’s most prominent member in the 1800s was W.H. Read, a Scottish merchant who served as commodore for many years. Read was also the president of The Tanglin Club and a founder of what is now the Singapore Turf Club. In 1843, Read rode the winner in Singapore’s first formal horse race. Read was a close friend of one of the Royal Navy’s most famous officers, Admiral of the Fleet the Honorable Sir Henry Keppel, whose name is immortalized by Keppel Harbour. When Keppel came to Singapore to fight pirates in 1843, he “umpired” a Singapore regatta organized by Read. Thanks largely to Read, the Singapore sailing regattas became a local tradition, regularly drawing large crowds to the shore to watch the race near what is now the heart of Singapore’s financial district. On 1 July 1919, a group of sailing enthusiasts including W.F. Nutt, OBE, V.D. Knowles, and W.M. Blake met at the Singapore Cricket Club to revive the Singapore Yacht Club. The meeting was a success, and the revived Club turned its attention to the construction of a new seaside clubhouse at Trafalgar Street in Tanjong Pagar. In 1922, the Club was host to the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, who agreed to become the Club’s first Royal Patron. The Club thus became the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, or RSYC. |
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