[citation needed] During the period prior to the revolution of 1917 the Saint Petersburg Yacht Club was a social centre for officers of the Russian Imperial Guard.

It was described as "the great centre where careers and reputations were made and broken".

[2] During the Soviet era the club went through a difficult period.

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