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Royal St George Yacht Club

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Dun Laoghaire Harbour

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Republic of Ireland

Dún Laoghaire

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Ireland are amazing at really poncy sports like sailing. It's up there with horse riding, golf, rugby and breeding pedigree dachshunds as one of Ireland's top five posh sports. The Royal St. George Yacht Club, with it outrageously West British name, must have a hand to play in this in some way. I wouldn't know, although I have been here once for a 21st birthday party once and found it to be fairly similar to all the other 21st parties I've been to. There were a definitely a few more paintings of sail boats around but the cocktail sausages tasted the same. Anyway, it's a lovely Georgian building, well worth a visit if you happen to be in Dun Laoghaire although you may have to drink some soup before they'll let you in.

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This is one of the older of the Yacht clubs in Dun Laoghaire set in a beautiful club house with easy access to the water. There have been many changes of staff over the last while but it seems to be a little more settled now although some of the older staff will be missed the newer staff have been busy learning the ropes (excuse the pun). Over the years the food has been hit and miss and at the time of writing this review the food is a hit again with a new menu with regular changes. I had roast rib of beef which was perfect.

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ESTABLISHED IN 1838

The Kingstown Boat Club, from which the Royal St. George Yacht Club evolved, was founded in 1838 by a small group of boating enthusiasts who had decided that ‘the (River) Liffey was every year becoming fouler and less agreeable for aquatic pursuits’.

One of these was the Marquis Conyngham, who used his influence with Queen Victoria to have the privileges of a Royal Yacht Club conferred in 1845. The Club flag was to be “the Red Ensign with a crown in the centre of the Jack” and the Burgee was red with a white cross with a crown at the centre. This, of course, is the St. George’s Cross, and is quite possibly the reason why, in 1847, the Club became The Royal St. George’s Yacht Club, although this has never been established. It subsequently became the Royal St George Yacht Club; it is referred to by all who know it, as simply ‘the George’.

The new clubhouse was the first custom-built clubhouse in the ancient seaport of Dun Laoghaire (or Kingstown, as it was known from 1821 to 1920).

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THE CLUBHOUSE

The clubhouse was designed by Mulvany, a follower of Gandon, designer of the Custom House in Dublin, and he produced a beautiful miniature Palladian villa in the neo-classical style.

The builder was Masterson, who built many other beautiful houses in the neighbourhood, including Sorrento Terrace, Dalkey. Work was completed in 1843, but, incredibly, such was the growth in membership, that the clubhouse was already too small. Permission was granted by the Harbour Commissioners in 1845 for an extension of the original façade, which involved clever duplication of the existing Ionic portico with the erection of a linking colonnade between. The symmetry and classical grace of the clubhouse was thus preserved in the new building.

The George has a long tradition of racing and cruising, and members have, from the start, made their mark in home and international waters. In 1851, the Marquis Conyngham, Commodore, competed in his 218 ton yacht “Constance” in the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta. An American yacht called “America” won the race! In 1893 William Jameson, of the eponymous distilling family, was asked by Edward, Prince of Wales, to be sailing master on his new yacht “Britannia”. He won 33 out of 43 starts in her first season.

In 1963 a major restoration project was undertaken to repair and update the Club’s facilities, and this attracted a large number of new members who were ultimately to pave the way for the later developments, including a much-envied multi-purpose club room, a state-of-the-art forecourt extension for dinghies and keelboats, and a fully-equipped dock.

2008 saw the culmination of five years of planning and building when the new sailing wing was opened for use. Consisting of a new junior room, racing office, committee room and administration office this area is joined to the older building with a lovely light-filled atrium. Stylish and functional changing facilities for the ladies and upgraded male changerooms have increased the club’s capacity to accommodate larger numbers of sailors for world-class events. A refurbishment of the Clubroom further complimented this full-service sailing section and has elevated the Club’s status resulting in it being chosen to host the 2012 ISAF Youth World Championships, Laser Masters Worlds, 2016, Laser Youth Worlds 2020 and  Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023 (combined classes of 400 boats).

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Founded in 1965, the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club caters for all types of craft and for all types of people – the only common denominator being that they get their enjoyment from boating. So if your leisure pleasure is serious sailing or just ‘messing about in boats’ and if you are looking for friendly companionship which will last a lifetime – Welcome aboard!

The club would like to extend an invitation to potential new members including boat owners to join the club. A number of moorings and pontoon berths have now become available, so if you are interested in joining the club please contact us by phone on 01 2801371 or e-mail [email protected]  

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