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Welcome to the Capital – Suva!

Suva Harbour is well protected by a fringing reef about 1.5 miles offshore. The opening is well marked and wide enough to enter with plenty of room for commercial ships. However, the reefs lining the coast and the main entrance are dotted with shipwrecks.

The Royal Suva Yacht Club

Anchorage in the Suva Harbour is shared by fishing boats, freighters, yachts, and cruise liners. If you prefer to use a marina facility, the Royal Suva Yacht Club is the place to go.

The club was founded around 1930 and while originally located closer to town, the current building in Walu Bay was built circa 1940. The rich history of the club can be found dotted around the clubhouse with trophies, photos and mementos on display.

Coming ashore at the Royal Suva Yacht Club is convenient and hassle free as the club offers a comprehensive range of facilities to boat owners, plus social facilities for its associated members. Overseas sailors can use the facilities for a small fee.

If you intend to use the Royal Suva Yacht Clubs facilities, you will need to register with the club and become a temporary member.

Facts and Figures

There are several mooring facilities and a trailer park available to accommodate members, visitors and commercially owned yachts/boat

Trot and Plastic Pontoon moorings are generally leased out to members who own private vessels and are available on a first come, first served basis. There may be a wait list and notification will be given on the next available mooring upon registration of your vessel.

Concrete moorings are an extension to the plastic pontoon and are able to cater for bigger boats or visiting yachts. The concrete moorings are to facilitate visiting Yachtsmen and small Commercial Yachts/ vessels.

The Dinghy Docks are to temporarily facilitate members and offshore yachts dinghy for embarkation and loading purposes. Prior arrangements with the administration office are to be made if you are planning on leaving your dinghy over night.

The trailer park area is facilitated as a hardstand for boats on trailers, which are leased out to members who prefer the trailer park to a mooring site.

Every boat has to have it’s name clearly displayed so it is easy to identify in times of emergency. There is 24 hour security on site.

Attractions & Facilities

The club has bathrooms with hot water, and a next day laundry service. There’s also a restaurant, a great kid’s playground and wireless internet access that may cover as far as some of the offshore moorings.

The Galley Restaurant is attached to the main clubhouse and offers casual or fine dining. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and a wide selection of bar snacks are available with last orders at 9pm. The restaurant is closed on Mondays. The Club’s Bar Complex is exclusively for members and their guests, registered guests to the club and reciprocal members who are 18 years of age and over. The bar offers snacks, (which can also be purchased from the restaurant), light music and television (including Sky TV for sports enthusiasts).

The lounge area offers a more relaxed atmosphere away from the bar and provides television (inclusive of Sky TV) and a DVD Deck for movie lovers.

The new Bure Bar & BBQ area is a popular spot set outside on the lawn, which provides some quiet shade from the main bar. It has become very popular with the 42” TV screen regularly screening sports events like Super Rugby. RSYC also has a projector and screen for larger than life coverage of major sporting events. A barbeque set is available for use in this area for a small fee.

The lawn area offers a place to relax and enjoy the sunshine, sunset or cool tropical evenings outside of the bar and lounge areas. The lawn is also suited to a large number of people who wish to socialize casually.

The club operates 7 days a week and is limited to the laws of the day. Happy hour is on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 6pm to 7pm. During the day sensible casuals are permitted and from 1800 hours onwards, smart casuals (dress shoes, sandals, collard t-shirts and shirts) are required. 

The wearing of hats by males in the bar area is forbidden and the penalty for doing so is to buy a round of drinks for every patron in the bar at the time!

The RSYC slipway caters for the smaller vessels up to 20 tons on the first cradle with arms that extend according to the needs of the vessel.

The second cradle caters for vessels up to 10 tons but do not have the arms to support the vessel. If you have your own provisions for a trailer, arrangements for haul out are at your discretion. A crane that caters up to 4 tons is available for hire.

This Boatshed & Marine Centre provides showers and toilets for members and yachtsmen/ yachtswomen as well as washtubs. This also houses the Yacht Shop, Dive Center (commercial) and Suva SCUBA (recreational).

A loading & fuelling Dock is located in front of the TOTAL Bowser and accommodates fuelling for all registered and visiting sailing vessels to the club, loading and off loading of registered private sailing vessels only.

Visitor Attractions

Hobie Catting

Junior Sailing has been a very busy sport for the junior members of the club. This activity is run on Saturdays and has very well established junior sailors within the club. B’Class Sailing have their competitions on Sundays.

Don’t be fooled by their friendly banter as these sailors are very serious and very competitive in their sport. Hobie Cat Sailing has seen members represent the club and country nationally and internationally.

Early mornings and late afternoons any day of the week, outrigger paddlers are seen leaving the club for training or competing in national competitions. The RSYC International Game Fishing tournaments are held throughout the year offering prizes in various categories for catching the elusive Sailfish, Marlin, Wahoo, Yellow Fin Tuna or Walu. There has been an increase in the number of tournaments and the number of people competing.

Suva Harbour

Accommodation

Just 5 minutes from the yacht club in the waterfront suburb of Lami, you will find the newly renovated 108 room Novotel. The Holiday Inn located in downtown Suva is just steps from the city’s key sights and also enjoys harbour views. The refurbished Tanoa Plaza is also centred around the mid city buzz!

Getting Around

Lami and Suva City are both a short bus or taxi ride away. Once at the main Suva bus station, the country is yours for the exploring.

Regular buses depart in either direction around Viti Levu.

Royal Suva Yacht Club (RSYC) PO Box 335, Club House, Korovou Suva, Fiji. T: +679 331 2921 F: +679 330 4433 VHF Channel 16 rsy … @kidanet.net.fj 18° 07.04 South | 178° 25.80 East 102

Peter Maslen says

April 27, 2014 at 2:14 am

Hi. We have a sailing catamaran and need a safe secure berth for 4 weeks minimum in August. The dimensions are Length 14.74 metres Beam 7.98 metres Draft 1.6 metres Could you please email me back a price in FJD and availability. Thank you. Regards Pete Maslen [email protected]

January 5, 2023 at 2:16 am

Wrong place to ask pal

P Evers says

October 9, 2016 at 9:19 am

Congratulating you on the accuracy of content of your website!

Gerald Lawrence, EPA/Executor says

March 23, 2017 at 4:22 pm

The Secretary Please be advised that your Life Member, Mr Richard M Warner (Number 2007) has died. He was a very proud Member of your Club

June 2, 2017 at 4:28 pm

Hi, last year I bought a diving torch (Atlantis L1-900) from you. I am planning to buy another diving torch, so could you please provide details of the available torch in stock to my gmail address ( [email protected] ).

Appreciate your kind support

Paul Wilson says

October 27, 2017 at 12:20 pm

Hi . My father (Ron Wilson) from Auckland NZ was a member of The Suva Yacht Club around 1950 or so. I know he sailed idlealong boats and won several regattas /,races. He spoke fondly of his time in Suva but never returned to Fiji from about 1952 or so . Does the club have any records of yacht events races from that era.I visited the club in 2014 and saw many trophy’s and memorabilia – but was curious if any records of events was available.Thanks – Paul Wilson

Bob Chad says

February 8, 2018 at 12:33 pm

I have been an overseas member of your club since leaving Fiji in 1979. Prior to my departure I was a committee member of the RSYC. I am trying to find out what the arrangements are for me, as well as other overseas members as to what the fees are for 2018. I wish to retain my links with the RSYC

August 24, 2021 at 2:58 pm

I completed a circumnavigation in 1996. We visited Fiji and became life long members in Spring 1994.

What is the club burgee & is it possible to purchase one?

January 18, 2022 at 8:38 pm

Gd evening,

We will call at Fiji with our sailing boat after sailing from Tahiti, French Polenesia.

Probably in mid of February we will be at Suva.

We are looking for a yatch agenct.

If you can advise any yatch agent in Fiji it will be appreciated.

If not, please advise us the procedures which to be applied before arrival at Fiji.

Thanks in advance.

Brgds, Sedat Koc

Chollier says

May 5, 2022 at 9:27 am

Bula We’ll arrive today at Suva place. Have you got a slip available for a catamaran 50feets for 2 days? We have clearance and cruising permit

Thanks Boat oxygen Guy and Isabelle

Therese says

May 22, 2023 at 5:08 pm

Can you please provide the monthly cost for 16mt monohull berth. As well as live aboard costs. Thanks

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Royal Suva Yacht Club

The Royal Suva Yacht Club was founded in 1940 by the first Commodore C T.M. McGuire. The Royal Suva Yacht Club offers a complete range of facilities to boat owners plus social facilities for its members. They also host Game Fishing competitions and promote junior sailing.

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Located in Walu Bay, Suva, the club offers a great view of tropical sunsets with a garden bar and Galley Restaurant which offers great meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with last orders at 9 pm. The restaurant is closed on Mondays. Security is provided on a 24-hour basis and it is open seven days a week.

The club’s history is evident throughout the club premises with memorabilia in abundance via trophies and photos . Fiji’s oldest pilot boat, possibly the oldest Fiji-made sailboat, is also moored at the RYSC. The club hosts private events and club events with the various facilities available for hire. The club also features International rugby events, shown on a large screen via live television.

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Royal Suva Yacht Club

The current Royal Suva Yacht Club was built in 1948 at Walu Bay. It is believed to have begun earlier (possibly the 1930s) in the heart of Suva city near the old wharf at Pier Street before the land was reclaimed. 

Last updated on 03 Jun 2024

Narrated by Mele Leakona

The Suva Yacht Club was established in 1932 but believed to have been formed earlier. It was formed by a small group headed by T.M. Mcquire, later elected as the club’s first Commodore. Members of the club were initially British officials at the time but later I-taukei and Indo-Fijians were admitted to its ranks.The first official race was held in the Suva Harbour in 1932.

In 1937 the first phase of the club was built in the heart of Suva City possibly around the present post office near the wharf. The property where the club is situated previously belonged to the Suvavou villagers.  Today it is State land.

The club was moved to its present location on Walu Bay in 1948. The first gala ball was then organised to celebrate this new site. Construction of the new site was completed in August 1948.

In 1949 H.M.S. Viti was sold to the Tasman Steamship Trading Co. and the ‘coat of arms’ was presented to the Suva Yacht Club.

His Majesty King George the Sixth of Great Britain granted approval in 1950 for the club to include the word “Royal” in its name.

In 1956 the club hosted the Biennial Royal Auckland to Suva Race.

In 1964 Former Flight Lieutenant C. Don Aidney who served in WWII became Commodore until 1967.  Aidney was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

The first meeting of the RSYC Fishing Game was held in 1974. In the same year, “The Dove” film was produced by US actor Gregory Peck and featured the club.

The club celebrated its 50th Golden Jubilee in 1982.

A celebration of 60 years of safe harbour was held in 1989 and the club also hosted the Auckland-Suva-Guam-Japan race.

A sailing regatta was held in 1994 as part of the first “Fiji Games”.

In 1998 the club’s sailors participated in a regatta in New Caledonia.

In 1999 the club hosted the Coffs Harbour-Suva race and the Auckland-Suva-Guam-Japan race. RSYC Junior Sailor, Alex Phillips, also won a silver medal at the Guam South Pacific Games the same year.

In 2003 Phillips’ team, called “The Laser Sailors”, won gold in the Fiji South Pacific Games.

In 2004 Vice Patron Robin Storck, a past commodore, was appointed as official historian for the club.

In 2005 the oldest living founding member Mr Hugh Ragg passed away at 100 years old. The 50th anniversary of sailing to the islands was celebrated the same year (Auckland – Suva race) The club also hosted the first President’s Yachting Regatta in 2005.

It celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2007. Vice Patron Cecil D. Aidney (the flight lieutenant who fought in WWII) passed away the same year.

In 2017 the current Commodore Peter Watts was elected

Popular Hollywood film “Adrift” is released. It was filmed at the RSYC.

Fiji … Land Of Our Fathers, n.d. “Don Aidney” (available online) https://fijilandofourfathers.com/don-aidney/, accessed 25 August 2018.

National Archives of Fiji, 25th July & 7 August 2018

Orange From The Blue, 2017. The Dove 1974. (available online) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHuxntY4hIM, accessed 25 August 2018

Pal, S. Personal communication, 30 July 2018, Royal Suva Yacht Club

Qotu, V. Personal communication, 30 July 2018, Royal Suva Yacht Club

Royal Suva Yacht Club: 75th Anniversary , Suva: Royal Suva Yacht Club

Supplement to the London Gazette, 13 June 1946. “Flight Lieutenants.” (available online) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37598/supplement/2817/data.pdf), accessed 25 August 2018.

Threadingham, A. Personal communication, 15 August, 2018, Electronic source.

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1989 Auckland – Suva – Fukuoka Yacht Race; 22 April – 9 May 1989 – Souvenir Programme , Suva: Royal Suva Yacht Club.

**Correction: The audio recording mentions Mr Hugh Roger as the oldest founding member. This should be Mr Hugh Ragg.

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If the foods are quite good, and the staff very nice, the restaurant is not so neat, the tables need to be cleaned or revarnished. I could not enjoy having lunch facing the boats and the marina, it was raining over the RSYC at Walu Bay, Suva

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Love this place. The food is incredible and there is such a beautiful relaxed atmosphere to the space. The coconut cream pie will change your life. Definitely one of my favourite spots in Suva.

Need a lot of improvement in terms of service, especially in the morning. Food not ready and slow service. Would suggest to increase workforce.

The Galley is quickly becoming a great place to have food which includes fish as one of the items on the menu. The place is well set up and the service is great. Lot of yachties around which is obvious since the restaurant is at the Royal Suva Yacht Club. This is a lovely place to have yummy food, especially fish.

Food is tasty and worth the price...unfortunately we were informed that most of the items on the menu were out of stock so we had to make do with what was left. A bit too small and congested to enjoy fully.

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The RSYC is a club promoting yachting, boating, navigation and seamanship. The club is open to the public although it is a requirement that visitors are signed in by a member. The club has a bar and a small restaurant plus facilities that can be hired for private functions.

The Royal Suva Yacht Club was founded in 1940 by the first Commodore C T.M. McGuire. The Royal Suva Yacht Club offers a complete range of facilities to boat owners plus social facilities for its members. They also host Game Fishing competitions and promote junior sailing.

Located in Walu Bay, Suva, the club offers a great view of tropical sunsets with a garden bar and Galley Restaurant which offers great meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner with last orders at 9pm. The restaurant is closed on Mondays. Security is provided on a 24 hour basis and it is open seven days a week.

The club’s history is evident throughout the club premises with memorabilia in abundance via trophies and photos. Fiji’s oldest pilot boat, possibly the oldest Fiji made sailboat, is also moored at the RYSC. The club hosts private events and club events with the various facilities available for hire. The club also features International rugby events, shown on a large screen via live television.

Their facilities include:

• Wireless Internet
• Bure Bar – available for hire
• Hall – available for hire
• Lawn area – available for hire
• Secure Parking
• Boatshed/ Marine Center
• Loading and Fueling Dock

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