page_title: Nainital Yacht Club
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Nainital Yacht Club / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The Flats, Nainital, Details 1899. In 1841, P. Barron built the first European house around the lake. Soon it became known for its several European schools, barracks and a sanatorium.
context_page_description: Nainital Yacht Club is a yacht club that was founded in 1910 by the British, and is located at the Boat House Club in Nainital, a hill station in Uttarakhand, India. Situated along Nainital Lake at an elevation of 2,084 m, it is the highest yacht club in India and among the highest in the world.
context_section_description: The earliest records of sailing on Nainital Lake are from 1880, when lead keels Cutter type yachts were used. In 1897, Nainital Sailing Club was established and the "Sorceress" type of yachts were used for many years. The Nainital Yacht Club was founded in 1910 by the Carey brothers: C. W. Carey, a Major in the Corps of Guides, and F. Carey, a captain in the Royal Artillery. The brothers introduced one-design sailing and yachts, and Linton Hope designed many of the new yachts. Known as "Linton Hope Half-Raters", they were specially designed to suit the wind conditions on the Naini Lake, and apart from India are only found in the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club in England.
caption: An 1899 image showing yachts on Naini Lake
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