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| Short name | RCC |
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| Founded | 1880 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Commodore | Nick Chavasse MBE |
| Website | https://www.rcc.org.uk/ |
The Royal Cruising Club (RCC) is a British yacht club founded in London in 1880 [1] to support leisure sailing.[2] It is most widely known for the series of pilotage books produces under the auspices of the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation, a registered charity. Membership of the RCC is restricted to no more than 400 [2][1] and is by invitation only although some if its awards are open to all yachtspeople.
Notable members have included include Erskine Childers, Arthur Ransome, Hammond Innes, Peter and Anne Pye, Bill Tilman, Blondie Hasler, Adlard Coles, Miles and Beryl Smeeton and Eric and Susan Hiscock (Eric Hiscock was Vice-Commodore from 1959 to 1963),[3] Paul Heiney[4]
- ^ a b Bernadette Brennan (July 1980). Cruising World. pp. 3–. ISSN 0098-3519.
- ^ a b Underhill, Arthur (1930). A Short history of the first half-century of the Royal Cruising Club, 1880-1930. England.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bird, Dennis L. (30 June 1995). "Obituary: Susan Hiscock". The Independent. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ Heiney, Paul (October 2019). Ocean sailing : the offshore cruising experience with real-life practical advice. ISBN 9781472955395.