The Royal Ulster Yacht Club is located in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, on the south shore of Belfast Lough.

[1][3] The land for the clubhouse was purchased in 1897 and built by architect Vincent Craig (brother of the 1st Lord Craigavon).

The boating grocer, Sir Thomas Lipton, being blackballed from the Royal Yacht Squadron, launched his America's Cup bid from the RUYC in 1898.

[3] Until 2022, the club's patron was Queen Elizabeth II (a position she held since 1953)[3] and the commodore is Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

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