About the RCC
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The Royal Cruising Club was founded in 1880 by Sir Arthur Underhill and a coterie of friends to encourage and facilitate cruising in small yachts. Members contribute to the enjoyment and safety of others by writing accounts of their cruises for the Club Journal and publishing coastal guides.
The Club’s prime objective remains the furtherance of cruising under sail and its membership, by invitation only and limited to four hundred, enjoys the same friendly intimacy as Underhill’s group of Victorian sailing eccentrics.
The RCCPF was incorporated as an independent company limited by guarantee in 2005 and is a registered charity (charity number 1109561). Its operations are run by a volunteer management team responsible to the Foundation’s trustees, whose appointment is approved by the RCC. The Foundation publishes pilotage information for the public benefit through books and a range of media accessible via its website.
Read more about the RCC's long history and how how the club contributes to the wider cruising community today.
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As well as awarding medals, cups and trophies to its own members the RCC has three medals which can be awarded to members and non-members in recognition of exceptional achievements.
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Roving Commissions is the annual Journal of the Royal Cruising Club and is an anthology of RCC members’ cruises for the year. Members of the public can purchase copies from our online shop.
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Our Marshall Awards are sums of money given every year to encourage and develop ambitious cruising amongst young people between 16 and 30 years. You do not need to be a member of the club to apply.
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It is a basic objective of the RCC to share cruising information. One of the ways in which this achieved is by members writing accounts of their cruises which are published annually in “Roving Commissions” and made…
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The RCC Pilotage Foundation is an independent charity which produces produces a wide range of nautical publications and other media. Most but not all of the authors of these publications are RCC members.
Read MoreThe RCC Pilotage Foundation is an independent charity which produces produces a wide range of nautical publications and other media. Most but not all of the authors of these publications are RCC members.
The full range of the RCCPF's nautical books and downloads about oocean sailing, passage making, coasts, harbours and anchorages in many parts of the world can be viewed on the RCCPF Website.
Reviews of the most recent RCCPF Publications and other books written by RCC members are listed below.
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Skip Novak on Sailing: Words of Wisdom from 50 Years Afloat is a fascinating collection of articles contributed to Yachting World between 2014 and 2023.
A Cruising Adventure and How-To Guide by Nicholas Coghlan
Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation Balearic Islands 12th Edition, David and Susie Baggaley
