In 1891, William Stewart designed the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club's clubhouse at Burlington Beach.

[7] In 1895, Alfred W. Peene designed the Victoria Yacht Club, at the foot of Wellington Street North, in Hamilton.

[10] In 1924, RHYC's Norman Robertson earned the right to represent Canada and he became this country's first Olympic sailor when he competed at the Paris Olympiad that year.

In 1940-41, the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves scheme for training yacht club members developed the first central registry system.

[13] Many of the young sailors who have represented Canada in international competition have been members of, or trained by, the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club.

The success of these is due largely to the work of dedicated volunteers from the RHYC sailing community.