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British Yacht Club and Sailing Clubs index

British yacht clubs may fly a white ensign (the Royal Yacht Squadron), an undefaced blue ensign (32 clubs), a blue ensign defaced with the badge of the club (57 clubs) or a red ensign defaced (14 clubs). There is also a defaced RAF Ensign for the RAF Sailing Association. Other sailing clubs may have their own flag or burgee.

Current clubs
Expired clubs
Clubs in Northern Ireland
Clubs in Ireland
Yacht Club Special Ensign Minimum Tonnage

See also:

British Yacht Clubs
Blue ensigns used by yacht clubs (full list, as per The Navy List (2005), including overseas clubs)
Red ensigns used by yacht clubs (full list, as per The Navy List (2005), including overseas clubs)
White ensign used by yacht club
A History of Yacht Club White Ensigns
United Kingdom
Royal Yachting Association website
Burgees of yacht clubs on the Norfolk Broads

Current Clubs

In the list below these clubs are distinguished by the symbol for a white ensign (), a blue ensign (), a blue ensign defaced in the fly (), a blue ensign defaced on the union (), a defaced red ensign (), or other flag (). Where only the burgee is known to us, it is identified by a burgee symbol ().

Expired Clubs

Yacht Club Special Ensign Minimum Tonnage

14 August 1950. Request from Lieutenant Colonel Foyle of Royal Engineer Yacht Club regarding yacht of less than 2.5 tons.

The Admiralty consulted some yacht clubs about reducing minimum tonnage; Household Brigade, Royal Anglesey, Royal Naval Sailing Association, Royal Thames, Royal Northern, Little Ship, and Royal Yacht Squadron. Only Royal Thames against.

Minimum tonnage requirement for special ensign reduced from 2.5 tons to 2 tons except for White Ensign.

Implemented 7 March 1951. NL 2851/50. [National Archives ADM 1/21971]
David Prothero, 5 July 2014