 and between 1887 and 1901 the club was very active and operated for a while as the "Absolute Club" although this change of name was never registered.The name changed yet again to the "Edward Yacht Club", following its purchase by three trustees.In 1930 at a time when the "Edward Yacht Club" was relatively inactive, a committee including the Earl of Granard approached the trustees with a proposition to form the "National Yacht Club".