Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
Yacht club in Perth, Western Australia
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The Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is a yacht club situated in Freshwater Bay on the Swan River in Peppermint Grove, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
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| Short name | RFBYC |
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| Founded | 1896 |
| Location | Peppermint Grove, Western Australia |
| Website | rfbyc |
The club was founded in 1896 by a group of friends including Aubrey Sherwood and Edward Keane,[1][self-published source] whose residence is now the RFBYC clubhouse. It is the second yacht club in Perth to be granted the royal charter, and it has established a strong but friendly rivalry with the other royal club, Royal Perth Yacht Club.[2][self-published source]
Each year the fleets of the two Royal clubs race, with the prize The Governor's Cup being presented by the Governor of Western Australia.
