The Crouch Yacht Club or CYC was founded in 1907 and is situated at the west end of the quay in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex

Essex

Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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The Clubhouse, which the club has occupied since 1912, was once a sail loft; the frontage, added in 1980, has two floors with bars offering views of the river.

In 2004 the CYC became an Approved RYA

Rya

A rya is a traditional Scandinavian wool rug with a long pile of about 1 to 3 inches. They were made using a form of the Ghiordes knot to make the double-sided pile fabric. Though rya means "rug" in English, the original meaning in Sweden of rya was a bed cover with a knotted pile...

 Training Centre. CYC is a member of the East Anglian Offshore Racing Association.