Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria


Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria is a private yacht club located in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. The club has around 6,000 members and their families.

History

It was established in 1908 and royal patronage was granted by king Alfonso XIII of Spain.
In 1965, the club organized the Snipe World Championship and dinghy sailing took off at the club.
Since then, it has become one of the world's winningest dinghy racing club, as the club's yacht racers have won 5 olympic gold medals, and 42 world championships.
The club has had 18 olympic sailors. Six of them won gold medals: