The Boat House Club in Nainital is one of the prominent places that can be visited. Tourists who have visited Nainital talk high of this club. One can find the mention of the Boat House Club in the history of Nainital and thus can be placed under the category of ancient heritage.
Mostly accessible for members, the boat house club can also be visited by non-members; all that is required is a small payment or a reference from a member-friend if available! The food served at the club is tasty and cheap, so that does not burn a hole in your pocket!
The Nainital Boat House Club exclusively holds the management of yatching in Nainital. While sailing a yatch requires a thorough knowledge of sailing technique and skill, casual visitors and tourists can still enjoy a drink at the lake-facing bar or shoot a game or billiards by paying a nominal temporary membership fee.
At present, the Nainital Boat Club has got 10 yatchs. The original yatch club was shut down in 1947. The Nainital Club, which was the parent body took the decision to sell all the yatchs and close the club. This led a few sailing enthusiasts to rally round and use their own savings to buy the yatchs and transfer the the club lease to the Boat House Club.
The Nainital Boat House Club is the second oldest club in the country and has the unique distinction of sailing a class of boats which are not sailed anywhere else in the world. Till 1970, yatching was the exclusive privilege of the club's members but now even non-members can avail of the club's facilities.
