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Aug 1, 2014 | Company profiles

The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club’s home at Castle Hill in Cowes was established in 1948 by yachtsman Tiny Mitchell. The club itself dates back to 1872, founded in Erith, in Kent. Since 1999 the Royal Corinthian in Cowes has been a fully-fledged members club, providing social activities, private parties, sailing events and regattas. While there is usually a throng of eaters and drinkers enjoying the fine food and wine, taking in the views across the lawn and down to the Solent, there is always room for more.

“Essentially we are a party club and our members are our shareholders,” explains Donna Redford, the Club Secretary. “We have approximately 800 members, very varied in their age group and geography, ranging from cadet members to our senior members. Naturally virtually all of our members are of the sailing fraternity. About a tenth of our members are offshore racers, specialist ocean sailors. They will always be members because it is a huge part of their life.”

A large proportion of the club’s members are mainland based and some are overseas, with Islanders accounting for a quarter of the membership.

“It does affect the footfall at the club,” explains Donna. “Our mainland and overseas visitors are usually only here for a specific regatta that they’re racing in, or for Cowes Week. Otherwise we’re extremely reliant on our very loyal local members who regularly visit the club for events, parties or Sunday lunches.  A lot of our members do have second homes here and will arrive for the weekend on Friday night.”

The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club has a fine location on the edge of Cowes Parade overlooking the Royal Yacht Squadron. It’s a sizable venue too, with scope for marquees and barbecues, accommodation offered in 12 bedrooms, plus various sized meeting rooms.

“I think our position makes us distinct from any other club,” says Donna. “ There is no question in my mind that we have the best location in Cowes.  We’re elevated, with fantastic views of the Solent, and our land offers the opportunity to host much bigger events. Our famous Royal Corinthian Barbecue seems to run all summer. We host events and barbecues and parties almost all year round and that’s what sustains the club. We’ve also got various sized rooms that can accommodate a small, private, 8 person dinner, up to a huge party of 250 people. In the summer we add marquees to double the capacity of our existing building.”

Like any club, there are rules at the Royal Corinthian, and one of those is that “members come first”. Non-members can still book the club for meals, dinners or parties but with a different fee structure. “Our members have specific rights and will always get first choice and priority,” explains Donna. “For our visitors, our accommodation is available Monday to Thursday and all of our other facilities, whether that’s breakfasts, lunches or training rooms, can be booked each weekday. Outside of the sailing season we can be a little more flexible’’.

The sailing season starts in April and peaks in August with Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) Cowes Week. This year the club has opened their Corinthian Café and Grill, which doubles their capacity for entertaining on the terrace in the summer months.  During Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week itself the whole club will be full, with a Launch Party on the 1 st Friday night then on the Saturday Vice Commodore Amanda Dreyer will welcome 350 guests to a Cocktail Party followed by dinner. There’s a Venetian-themed Masquerade Ball on the Tuesday, culminating with the fireworks and the Red Arrows closing the Friday night. It is, as Donna says, “crazy busy but always very exciting!”

From that peak on firework night, the club’s business starts to ebb. “Once the sailing activity fades away, so does a lot of our membership,” says Donna. “By the end of August visiting sailors start to dwindle away. Our season is fairly short lived, probably only half of the year, and we have to look at how we maintain the club and its overheads from September through April. We have to look at other ways of bringing in revenue and fully utilising the club facilities.”

In the autumn and winter months the club hosts members’ events, including parties, club suppers and prize-givings. The year concludes with a ‘Nearly New Year’s Eve’ party for the members and their guests. A programme of member events runs throughout the year, put together and organised by a committee of volunteering club members.

Although a members club isn’t a traditional commercial business, it does have to be financially successful. Whilst its members are the club’s “shareholders”, they are also customers to a degree, bringing income to the club.

“My job is to encourage them to come to events and ensure that they always have an enjoyable time with professional service,” says Donna. “We are looking to increase the number of regattas we run because we are very good at it although we have seen a decline in the number of boats entered into some of those regattas. The general economic downturn has also meant a slight decline in our membership, although our numbers are stable. Sailing is a wonderful sport but in the current climate it isn’t a necessity for most. We have felt that, just like every other club.”

As well as keeping the numbers up across the year, Donna is also keeping an eye on the year-on-year figures.

“We’ve been here for many, many years and we have to plan for what happens in the future. We have an ageing membership; younger members may want something different from the club. We have to constantly look at what we can provide and do differently to appeal to a wider audience”.

The Royal Corinthian does enjoy good relationships with mainland yachting clubs, including the Royal Southern and the Royal Southampton. “They use our facilities quite a lot and we run joint rallies,” explains Donna. “They like to finish in Cowes and come and have a party here, which works for us. They like to be involved in Cowes.”

As well as hosting more events and engaging with the club’s members, Donna wants to grow the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club by working more closely with Island businesses.

“Historically we haven’t engaged with the Island’s community and we’ve probably looked after ourselves. We do have a lot to offer. We have a reputation for first-class food, an extensive wine list, and professional front of house staff. Our three senior front of house staff have been here for over 20 years. Our caterer is Cowes born and bred and uses locally sourced produce in our menus. We can cater for anything from 8 to 300 people, from a relaxed barbecue to a formal dinner.” “We’re proud of what we have and we are supported throughout the year by a core local membership. Many of our members have been in business, many of them locally, and we like to see our members engage with links to businesses. Our function rooms provide great corporate facilities, for training or board meetings and we can provide whiteboards, projectors and teas and coffees.”

“We’re now at the point where we need to be more involved with the local community and that’s something I’m keen for us to do. Working with the Isle Of Wight Chamber of Commerce has been a foot in the door for us to talk to local businesses. I’ve already become involved with WightFibre and wherever possible we want to deal with local businesses. We have a fantastic facility here, we want to maximise its potential and we want to share it.”

The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes is offering IW Chamber members affiliation membership at preferential rates. See page 25 for full details.  

First published in the August 2014 issue of Island Business magazine. 

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The rcyc welcomes new members to join all its yachting and social activities. visiting the club is the best way to start your application process – contact the rcyc office and make a date to visit us, preferably at the weekend when the club is busy. under 18’s should join the corinthian otters, who have a dedicated page which can be found here., why should i join.

Find out why you should join the Club and even take a look at our member Testimonials- words from our members themselves on why they joined the club.

The Royal Corinthian provides facilities for a wide variety of boats. There are fleets of day racing boats, running weekend series of races which offer challenges for the experienced sailor and excellent opportunities for non-boat owners to crew. Many members take part in national and international events.

There’s also an active cruiser section of sailing and motor boats with members cruising to meets round the east coast as well as individuals who sail much further afield. There’s also the occasional fun race. The club owns the moorings in front of the Clubhouse and members can hire them at competitive rates.

Members’ children are welcome in the Club and, once they are 7/8 years old, they are eligible to join the Corinthian Otters where they learn to sail with qualified, experienced trainers. The training is underpinned by strict safety rules and there are a limited amount of spaces available to new joiners with priority being given to the children of our members. Fees are covered by family membership. (See below)

There is, of course, a friendly social scene around the sailing. The Lounge Bar on the ground floor, and the Dining Room on the first floor, have unrivaled views of the river and the Club serves meals on Wednesday nights as well as across the entire weekend. More info here on the Club and it’s history .

Annual subscriptions are due 1st January but if you join later in the year, this will be adjusted pro rata. There is no joining fee and subscriptions can be paid in a lump sum or by installments by direct debit.

How do I start the application process?

You will need to fill in an application form supported by letters from a proposer and seconder. These must be full members of the Club who will put your name forward to the General Committee for approval. If you already know a member, he or she can propose you but if you do not know anyone, don’t worry, we can arrange for you to meet our Flag Officers.

What if I can’t sail?

All our classes welcome novices and will encourage you to join them to gain experience. Sometimes classes organise crew-training days which would be useful for you. You can get experience across various classes to help you to decide where you feel most at home.

What about my wife, husband, partner?

This is covered by making an application in your joint names either for full or temporary membership as above. Couples benefit from a 50% reduction of one of the individual subscriptions.

Is there family membership?

Joint full members whose child/children have reached the age of seven, can apply for Family Membership which will give their children priority entrance to the Corinthian Otters without further fees.

Can I join as a social member?

There is no special category for social members – all members can play as full a part in the social or sailing life as they wish. Boat owners who wish to race, pay race fees according to the class of boat.

Do I have to own a boat?

Not at all – if every member was a boat owner, there would be nobody to crew!

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(2)Students must be in full time education

(3)Couples/Joint may elect to pay either separately or at the rate of 150% of the subscription of the higher of the two individual subscriptions

(4)Family covers cohabiting couples, single parents and their U18 children’s membership of the Corinthian Otters.

(5)A special concession will be made, upon application, to widows or widowers over the age of sixty who were formerly benefiting from the joint membership 50% discount for the second member. In such circumstances, the widow, or widower, will continue to be a full member of the club upon payment of a subscription calculated at 50% of the full individual fee

(6)This category is no longer open to new members

Payment of the full Annual Subscription for members age 26+ can be made, upon application to the Club office, by 10 equal monthly payments by Direct Debit. Mar-Dec.  If a member resigns during the subscription year the full subscription will remain due and payable.

Membership runs from January to December.

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Fees are pro-rata for new members joining part way through the year.

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The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club offers a full range of watersports and social events for all ages.  Whether it’s your first time on the water or you are already experienced we have a wide range of boats and people to get you afloat.  Our popular junior section,  The Corinthian Otters ,  does the same for ages 7-18 years.   Ashore the RCYC has a stylish clubhouse with bars, dining and bedrooms, all actually overhanging the waterside, serving excellent and reasonably priced food. It is within easy reach of London, the rest of Essex and more.  From the balconies you can enjoy panoramic views of the river, the bird sanctuary on the opposite bank and a vibrant  sailing and social scene at weekends.

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The RORC Cowes Clubhouse will re-open after construction work in June 2024.

Steeped in history, the RORC Cowes Clubhouse is a magnificent building set on Castle Hill. The Cowes Clubhouse enjoys a prime elevated site with outstanding views of the Solent.

The Cowes Clubhouse provides accommodation with 14 rooms, many with Solent views, excellent dining options all year round for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Our members and guests can sample a varied and exciting menu. The Clubhouse has all the facilities to host business meetings and social occasions including weddings. The Clubhouse facilities are expanded with the Summer Marquee and Terrace Restaurant.

The Clubhouse is a short walk from the Red Jet Terminal with a regular 25-minute service to Southampton with mainline railway connections and International Airport.

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Cowes sailability club became a charitable incorporated organisation (registration number 1161473) in 2015, but began providing recreational boating opportunities for disabled people on the isle of wight more than a decade before then. we are one of over 140 royal yachting association (rya) sailability groups in the uk that together provide sailing and recreational boating opportunities for 53,000 people with disabilities every year..

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The rya sailability group on the isle of wight was founded in 2002 to help make sailing and boating accessible to disabled island residents. initially, the club was based in fishbourne on the eastern side of the island and known at that time as fishbourne sailability club. in 2010, it relocated to cowes to avoid the constraints of the tide in fishbourne creek and changed its name accordingly to cowes sailability club. that same year, we were proud to receive the queen’s award for voluntary service, an honour which recognises our volunteers’ incredible commitment to providing opportunities for people who face immense personal challenges., the incredible opportunities provided by cowes sailability club simply wouldn’t be possible without the unfailing support of our host, cowes corinthian yacht club (ccyc). founded in 1952, ccyc provides berthing for our club boats and a base for our monday afternoon sailing activities and meetings. ccyc has a long tradition of encouraging accessible sailing and helps to support the training of paralympic sailors through the andrew cassell foundation..

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The Corinthian Yacht Club started life a long way from Cowes, at Erith, Kent, where it was founded in 1872. It operated from a number of locations on the East Coast of England before settling in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, where it received its Royal Warrant in 1892 and where the 'Northern' branch of the Club continues to thrive to this day.

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The Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club welcomes new members, and will be very pleased to receive enquiries and applications from anyone who enjoys boating in any of its forms or, indeed, anyone who is just interested in being a member of a sociable and friendly club. The Club’s relaxed atmosphere is complemented by its waterfront position with our own marina and dry sailing facility. 

Membership fees are very reasonable, these being kept low by the Club’s “self help” philosophy, whereby members are happy to help around the site with launching and lifting out boats, maintaining the apron and pontoons and in organising social events and, of course, sailing and cruising events.

Membership classes available are: Single Adult, Joint Adult, Family, Junior and Cadet. Rates are discounted for over 60s and those living abroad.

In order to be put forward for membership applicants need to complete a form and be proposed and seconded by existing members.  Alternatively applicants who do not know any members could meet a Flag Officer or General Committee member.

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