Royal Bombay Yacht Club

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The Royal Bombay Yacht Club (RBYC) is a yacht club in the Colaba area of Mumbai, India. It was founded in 1846 as the Bombay Yacht Club.

The current premises were built in the Gothic style in 1897. The Club looks out onto the Gateway of India and between the two are landscaped gardens where there is a statue of Shivaji, the Maratha leader, on a horse.

The current premises is the annexe building as the original club premise was taken over after independence by the Government

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Coordinates: 18°58′N 72°48′E / 18.967°N 72.8°E / 18.967; 72.8