Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron is a yacht club

Yacht club

A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting.-Description:Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations...

 located at St Kilda Beach

St Kilda Beach, Victoria

St Kilda Beach is a beach located in St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, south from the Melbourne city centre. It is Melbourne's most famous beach. The beach is a sandy beach about long between St Kilda Marina and St Kilda Harbour along St Kilda Esplanade and Jacka Boulavard...

 in the suburb of St. Kilda

St Kilda, Victoria

St Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...

 in Melbourne, Australia. The squadron was originally founded in 1876. Its has occupied its grounds on Pier Road in St. Kilda since prior to incorporation.

History

Sailing began on the approximate site of the current Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron club house in the 1870s. The St. Kilda Sailing Club was incorporated in 1876. It changed its name to St Kilda Yacht Club in 1884. After the grant of a royal warrant on 9 April 1924, the name of the club was again changed to Royal St. Kilda Yacht Club. The current name of Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron was adopted on 26 June 1961.

The Squadron was the control centre for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games

1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

 yachting events.

Purpose

The squadron has been promoting the sport of sailing and providing sailing facilities to members since the 1870s.

Sailing is mostly in keel boats with some off the beach and junior sailing available. The club organises races on Port Phillip

Port Phillip

Port Phillip Port Phillip Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for...

 throughout the year on Saturdays, Wednesdays and some Sundays.

The Squadron has a marina in St. Kilda Harbour with about 190 pens.

Weather station

A Bureau of Meteorology weather station, which is limited to wind speed only, is located on top of the club house.