 Member Philip Bragg, who built the "Suhaili", the first yacht to sail solo non-stop around the world, died in 1984.Yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnson attended a reception in his honour at the club in 2004.In 2006, the club was visited by the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band and his wife, Lady Sarah Band, as well as other senior officers of the visiting Fleet.