Club formed at Erith
Letters in The Field invited "energetic gentlemen" who might be interested in the creation of a Yacht Club, to be composed entirely of amateur yachtsmen, to meet at the Pier Hotel. The Corinthian Yacht Club was founded on the 28th May 1872 with the sole object of encouraging Amateur Yacht Sailing.
Read more about the formation of the Corinthian Yacht ClubFirst Clubhouse opened
Despite the fact that the membership of the Corinthian Yacht Club grew rapidly in the first five months of its existence from 130 Members at the end of its first month, June 1872, to a reported 249 at the first General Meeting in November, the Club functioned without its own premises, hiring rooms for necessary functions.
