The Club House, with the outlines of transatlantic liner from the thirties, is built in the bay of Santander, supported on piles and only joined to land by a gangway.

It has three decks or floors that are on different levels and joined together by luxurious staircases made of noble woods, they are lined with impressive panelling adorned with old photographs of yachts and regattas.

The first floor, which is the entrance deck, is dominated by a solemn colour-glass window with the club’s pennant and flags from the signals code and it houses the reception and administrative area, the Hall for Associate Members and the family dining room, storerooms and changing rooms. To the South of the building there is the second entrance, directly from the bay using mooring ladders.

The second deck includes halls with services exclusively for the Club, such as the rooms for card games, dominoes and chess, the celebrations room, the reading and debating room with a chimney above which there is a reproduction of the lantern from the galley called "La Real", captained by King Don Juan of Austria in the Battle of Lepanto. The lantern is a trophy won by the Santander Royal Yacht Club amongst all the Clubs in Spain on the fourth centenary of the battle. With a bar and a splendid half covered terrace overlooking the bay in which a very busy restaurant is set up in the Summer.

On the top deck there are the dining rooms, one of them private, a cabin, archive and the Bridge, this area is decorated with murals that reproduce old navigation maps. Furthermore, the binnacle, telegraph, card table and innumerable mementoes with models, photos, plates and trophies provide it with a colourful atmosphere. If something does stand out from the Bridge, they are the luxurious binoculars on a tripod and the battery of miniature cannons made of bronze with which, right from the beginning and up to the present time, the starts and finishes of the regattas have been announced in real English style. These cannons are also used to salute the patron Saint of Sailors "Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Carmen" with the pertinent honorary salvoes, during the solemn procession on 16th July.

OUTDOOR SERVICES

The Santander Royal Yacht Club owns 225 modern moorings in the aforementioned Puertochico dock that are reserved for its members. For craft ranging between 6 and 12.5 metres in length, with services for water, electricity and CCTV surveillance, backed up at night time by private security guards. From 15th June to 15th September, for the Summer season, an area for mooring is set up opposite the Club for craft belonging to members and those passing through with characteristics ranging between 4 and 13 metres in length and with a service for surveillance.

For the light sailing craft, an area of some 900 m2 is set aside around the Puertochico breakwater next to the mooring facilities, with access to the sea using a ramp about 12 metres wide, where craft mainly of the Snipe, Vaurien, Laser, Cadete and Optimist classes are moored. In the future, let’s hope not too far away, it may include some indoor facilities that will have a large area and will be located in the land adjoining the current Prince Felipe High Performance Sailing Centre.