The king was a frequent sailor at the club's regattas during 1912 and 1913 with his yacht "Giralda IV".

Besides dinghy sailing, larger One-Design boats at the club include a First Class 8 fleet.

More than 80 races are organized annually by the club, being the El Gaitero Regatta and the Carlos del Castillo Memorial the most important ones.

It was the Spanish yacht club with the largest amount of sailors in the national olympic team during the XXX Olympiad.

Ángela Pumariega won the gold medal in Elliott 6m at the 2012 Summer Olympics.