Captain Fremantle arrived to establish the Swan River Colony for Britain […]
Captain Fremantle arrived to establish the Swan River Colony for Britain […]
A jetty was built at the Clubs original location at the foot of William Street. The Clubhouse was opened in 1889 when the States population was just 49,000 […]
A french expedition sailed up the Swan River as far as Heririsson Island. […]
On the recommendation of Governor Sir Frederic Napier Broome the Club received the title and prefix of Royal from Queen Victoria and at the same time it was announced that the Lords of the Admiralty had granted the Club the Royal Warrant to fly an un-defaced Blue ensign […]
The earliest reference to the racing of the Governor’s Cup is in 1904, the winner that year being Carter and Ariotts sailing “Waitangi” . Further research is being conducted in ths area. […]
The great ocean racing era at Royal Perth began when three Western Australian sailing identities. Bill Lucas, John Fitzhardinge and Stuart Ward, sailed Corsair, the largest cruising yacht in the State at the time, to Sydney for the famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race […]
Perth Yacht Club received the Royal Charter in 1890 […]
The 1983 Americas Cup was the occasion of the first winning challenge to the New York Yacht Club who had successfully defended the cup over a period of 132 years. An Australian syndicate representing the Royal Perth Yacht Club won the match races to win the Americas Cup which ended the longest winning streak in […]
History records further notable events in 1851 and 1859, and in 1865 this original group of pioneer sailors formalised the Perth Yacht Club. […]