The seafront clubhouse was built in 1881, and received a number of prominent visitors within its first ten years, including: H.R.H. Prince Arthur, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and American railroad tycoon and yachting enthusiast Mr William Kissam Vanderbilt – part owner of the 1895 America’s Cup winner, the 37.5m sloop Defender.
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Member Philip Bragg, who built Suhaili, the first yacht to sail solo non-stop around the world, died in 1984.
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He is a member of the Beefsteak Club (London), the Cavalry and Guards Club (London), Pratt's (London), the Imperial Delhi Gymkhana Club, the Royal Bombay Yacht Club and the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.