Ranelagh Sailing Club

The name of Ranelagh has long been associated with yacht sailing on the Thames. The third Viscount Ranelagh was a close confidant of that pioneer of yacht racing, King Charles II who reserved several of his yachts for "up river" sailing. In 1775, the Cumberland Fleet, from which evolved the Royal Thames Yacht Club, assembled off Lord Ranelagh's house at Chelsea, then transformed into the famous Ranelagh Gardens and a sailing match took place from Westminster to Putney Bridge and back. The result... more