Redhouse Yacht Club

[2][3] The club is located in the village of Redhouse, Eastern Cape, South Africa within a fifteen-minute drive of Port Elizabeth.

It is situated on the Zwartkops River, a tributary to Algoa Bay which is a popular vacation destination, and a major South African sailing centre.

Three types of boats were featured in the first race under Club colors: five-ton, three-ton, and two-ton though, by contrast, today's popular raceboats such as Lasers and Optimist are limited by a minimum weight of 55 and 35 kilograms respectively.

[10] In the nineteen-seventies, the Mirror class became popular with more women and children becoming involved while junior sailing was boosted by the appearance of the Optimist single-handed dinghy, which has since served as the club's training boat.

During the mid-1990s, Redhouse Yacht produced some of the top Optimist yachtsman, achieving exceptional results Nationally and Internationally.