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The Bruxelles Royal Yacht Club ("BRYC") is founded in 1906. It is the oldest yacht club in Brussels. Development of sailing activities is the social project of the association.

History
Widening the Brussels Canal began under the reign of Leopold II of Belgium in 1900. Sailing ships and motorboats navigated more frequently the channel. That's why a few visionary people dared to create a yacht club. The Yachting Club of Bruxelles ("YCB") is born on May 2 1906.

Y.C.B. still had to find a location. It is a done deal on April 1, 1909. The association acquired a 2,000 square meters parcel alongside the dock where "Alberta", the Leopold II of Belgium's royal yacht, should have been moored.

The project of the royal yacht is abandoned at the death of the King. According to the wishes of the late King, a kingly donation is put in place to transfer several royal properties to the Nation, including the "Alberta" dock.

The still young board of directors took this opportunity to sign his first lease agreement on December 18, 1910. Since then, the lease has been renewed every 20 years. Following the expansion of the land dedicated to the club, the board decided to invest in a floating dock for the marina.

Few weeks after Leopold II of Belgium's death on 29 April 1910, King Albert I had visited the club near Castle of Laeken and was the royal residence since 1831. But a clubhouse to bring together the 300 YCB members is still missing.

The club acquired the Alfa Laval pavilion that was built for the Brussels International 1910 World Exhibition. The members could know gather and meet protected by a roof.

In 1912, last but not least, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of YCB, who is not yet Commodore, wrote to King Albert I to solicit his high patronage. The King agreed to his request. The Bruxelles Royal Yacht Club ("BRYC") is born.

Nowadays BRYC runs a navigation school.

The marina is where 75th Sea Scouts meet.

Realated articles

 * Donation royale
 * Port de Bruxelles