Royal Yacht Squadron
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This article is about the British yacht club on the Isle of Wight. For other uses, see Royal Yacht Squadron (disambiguation).
"Royal Yacht Club" redirects here. For other uses, see Royal Yacht Club (disambiguation).
"RYS" redirects here. For other uses, see Rys (disambiguation).
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The Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) is a British yacht club. Its clubhouse is Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. Member yachts are given the suffix RYS to their names, and are permitted (with the appropriate warrant) to wear the White Ensign of the Royal Navy[1] rather than the merchant Red Ensign worn by the majority of other UK registered vessels. The club's patron was Queen Elizabeth II.
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Short name | RYS |
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Founded | June 1, 1815; 209 years ago (1815-06-01) |
Location | Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight, England |
Commodore | Sir James Holman |
Website | www |
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The Royal Yacht Squadron entered the 2021 America's Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, with the Ineos Team UK syndicate led by Sir Ben Ainslie, but did not win. In March 2021, an entity associated with the RYS, called Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd, was officially accepted as the Challenger of Record for the 37th America's Cup competition.