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The RLYC cooperates with other clubs in Cowes to run racing throughout the season. It is part of Cowes Clubs and
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to become the second Cowes-based club. Two
Georgian town houses on the Parade were leased; now with the party wall removed, they remain the clubhouse today with the combined staircase of the two houses forming a grand staircase to the club's drawing room.
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weekend with a consistent set of sailing instructions. The RLYC has long supported the running of Cowes Week, and to this day is nominally responsible for organising racing on the Monday
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gave the club royal patronage. The club became the "Royal London Yacht Club" and a warrant permitted the flying of a
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and every summer since 2007 the club has organised Cowes
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