Kaiserlicher Yacht Club

Known also as "Küz" from its acronym KYC, it was a prestigious yacht club located in the harbor city of Kiel, Germany.

German Emperor Wilhelm II, his younger brother Prince Heinrich of Prussia and Alfred Krupp were among its members.

The Kaiserlicher Yacht Club retained its name even after the Treaty of Versailles that brought the German monarchy to an end.

William II remained as honorary commodore of the club, while he lived in exile in Doorn, the Netherlands.

Even though it took part in the organization of the sailing events of Hitler's 1936 Summer Olympics in the Bay of Kiel, the Kaiserlicher Yacht Club gradually lost its freedom.

Burgee of the Kaiserlicher Yacht Club.
Meteor I , the Kaiser's yacht in Kiel