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RSYC members today take pride in the Club’s distinguished heritage, which goes back to Singapore’s early days as a British colony. The Lipton Cup, a trophy donated to the RSYC in 1923 by the legen
dary yachtsman and tea merchant, Sir Thomas Lipton, aptly symbolizes the Club’s legacy. By joining the Club, the current members have followed in the wake of the many socially and politically prominent personalities who were Singapore’s yachtsmen in the past. Descended from the Singapore Yacht Club, RSYC’s most prominent member in the 1800s was W.H. Read, a Scottish merchant who served as commodore for many years. Read was also the president of The Tanglin Club and a founder of what is
