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Bluebottle Dragon 192 Wins The Edinburgh Cup
RYYC Julia Bailey (Nee Richardson) and the crew of the magnificent Dragon 192 Bluebottle have won the prestigious Edinburgh Cup in the Solent. Bluebottle was a wedding gift from the Island Sailing Club to the Queen and Prince Phillip and spent a season at the RYYC. Read skipper Graham Bailey fascinating report on going into the last day and securing victory with a race to spare! With the prospect of two more races More »
24 Aug 2026
Sixty years on, Rán returns to her home waters at the Cowes Classics and wins!
The Dragon fleet was the largest class at this year's Cowes Classics Regatta, with 17 entries among them six beautiful wooden classics. The Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club was there in fine company, represented by Rán , sailed by Crispin Blyth, Neil Paveley and Roger Guy of the Cowes Corinthian. The timing could hardly have been more fitting: this regatta marked 60 years since Rán was launched at Cowes, making her return More »
11 Jun 2026
Classic Dragon World Cup 2025 Flensburg, Germany
Twenty eight Dragons made the journey to Flensburg fjord on the Baltic. The event attracted professional teams and many from the international Dragon circuit. Team Ran (Crispin and Hugh Blyth, Charlotte Jones and Neil Paveley) was the sole UK representative. Two days of racing were lost due to too little wind or too much. On day three there were three excellent windward/leeward races completed in winds around 20 knots. On day four a substantial More »
23 Jul 2025
Dart18's Return To The RYYC
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2025. Following on from our action packed 2023 Dart 18 World Championships, we all at RYYC welcome you all back to our glorious bay up here in the chilly heights of Yorkshire. If you haven't ever visited our club, be sure to come and sample one of the best sailing venues in the UK (in my opinion obviously). With a flat sandy beach, sheltered bay, no restrictions More »
18 Jun 2025
Upcoming events
| Aug 28 |
6:00pm - Peter Lee Series R5HWT- 17:55- Ht.-5.73m |
| Aug 29 |
5:00pm - The Mayors Cup R1 YOD Britanni…HWT- 18:25 - Ht.-5.84m |
| Aug 30 |
5:30pm - The Mayors Cup R2 YOD Blyth Ch…HWT- 18:55 - Ht.-5.87m |
| Aug 31 |
6:00pm - The Mayors Cup R3 YOD Austerfi…HWT- 19:28 - Ht.-5.83m |
| Sep 5 |
9:45am - RYYC Challenge Cup1 YOD Centen…HWT- 11:13 - Ht.-4.89m |
| Sep 6 |
11:15am - RYYC Challenge Cup2 YOD Early…HWT- 12:49 - Ht.-4.74m |
| Sep 12 |
4:45pm - Adelaide Cup R1 YOD Blyth Chal…HWT- 18:19 HWT- Ht.-6.11m HWT- 18:19 - Ht.-6.11m |
