Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club

Dover is one of the Cinque Ports, which were nominated in historical times to provide ships and men for the defence of the country, in consideration of which they were granted certain privileges particularly in regard to taxation. The club, the fifth oldest Royal yacht club in England, was founded in 1872 and moved to its present location following the destruction of the original club premises by enemy gunfire in 1940. The Duke of Connaught, who had been Commodore from 1872, was largely responsible... more