| 1889/90 | Hong Kong Corinthian Sailing Club established |
| 1890 | Montague Beart | (1857-1919) Butterfield & Swire. Elected HKCSC President. |
| 1891 | Commodore Edmund John Church, RN | (1842-1904) Commodore in Charge, Hong Kong (1888). Promoted to Admiral (1904). |
| 1892 | Capt. James Edward Clifford Goodrich, RN, MVO, KCVO | (1851-1925) Commander of the Victor Emmanuel receiving ship at Hong Kong (1890). Promoted to Admiral (1913) |
| 1893 | Major John Hope Wynne-Eyton | (1852-1911) 53rd Regiment, Shropshire Light Infantry. A recognized authority on trout hatching. |
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| 1894 | Club renamed Royal Hongkong Yacht Club |
| 1895 | Commodore Sir George Thomas Henry Boyes, RN | (1842-1910) Entered Royal Navy 1854; Crimea and Turkish Medals, Sebastopol Clasp; Commodore and Naval Officer in Charge, Hong Kong (1893-1896); Director of Transports, Admiralty; retired 1901. Publication: “The Salvage of H.M.S. Howe”. |
| 1896-1904 | Sir Francis Henry May, GCMG | (1860-1922) Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong (1902-1911). Governor of Hong Kong (1912-1918). |
| 1905 | Hon. Sir Henry Edward Pollock, QC, JP | (1864-1953) Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council (1917–1941), Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council (1926-1941). |
| 1905 | Amalgamation with the Hongkong Boat Club added rowing as a club objective. |
| 1906-1907 | Sir Francis Henry May, GCMG | (1860-1922) Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong (1902-1911). Governor of Hong Kong (1912-1918). |
| 1908 | Hon. Sir Henry Edward Pollock, QC, JP | (1864-1953) Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council (1917-1941), Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council (1926-1941). |
| 1909 | Albert Denison | Civil Engineer. Danby & Leigh; Denison, Ram & Gibbs. Yacht designer. |
| 1910 | Henry Keswick | (1870-1928), British Taipan of Jardine Matheson & Co and Member of Parliament. |
| 1911-1912 | Albert Denison | Civil Engineer, Danby & Leigh; Denison, Ram & Gibbs. Yacht designer. |
| 1913-1915 | Frank Smyth | (1866-1924) Share and General Broker, Vernon & Smyth. |
| 1916-1917 | Hon. Sir Claude Severn, KBE, CMG | (1869-1933) Colonial Secretary (1912-25). Severn Road in Hong Kong was named after him. |
| 1918 | Robert Sutherland, OBE | Senior Manager, Jardine Matheson. RHKYC Committee (1917). Chieftain, HK St. Andrew’s Society (1923-1924) |
| 1920 | Corinthian Yacht Club merged with Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. |
| 1919-1921 | Frank Smyth | (1866-1924) Share and General Broker, Vernon & Smyth. |
| 1922 | Arthur Rylands Lowe, JP | (1873-1924) Founder of Lowe, Bingham & Mathews. Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council. Secretary of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Died of typhoid at the the Peak Hospital. |
| 1923 | David Keay Blair | Lowe, Bingham & Mathews (1911). Secretary of HK General Chamber of Commerce. Retired due to ill health (1924). |
| 1924 | Capt. Thomas Arthur | Goddard & Douglas |
| 1925-1926 | Edgar William Carpenter, OBE, JP | Architect. Assistant Engineer Public Works Department (1912). RHKYC Committee 1917. |
| 1927-1928 | Andrew Lusk Shields | (1882-1944). Chairman of HSBC. Member of the Legislative Council. Interned at Stanley Prisoner of War Camp where he died on 24 July 1944. |
| 1929-1932 | Edgar William Carpenter, OBE, JP | Architect. Director of Public Works. |
| 1932-1936 | Andrew Lusk Shields, JP | (1882-1944). Partner, Shewan, Tomes & Co.; Legislative Councillor; Chairman of HSBC; Interned at Stanley Prisoner of War Camp where he died on 24 July 1944. |
| 1936-1937 | H. S. Rouse, JP | RHKYC Committee 1917. General Secretary and Liaison Officer, Public Works Department. Amateur yacht designer. Co-designed ‘Tai Mo Shan’ (1933). |
| 1937-1940 | Edward Cock, MBE, JP | President, Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co. Co-designed ‘Tai Mo Shan’ (1933). President, Hong Kong Scout Association (1934). |
| 1941-1949 | Noel Victor Amor Croucher, JP | (1891-1980) Stockbroker, Croucher & Co.; Interned at Stanley Prisoner of War Camp. Philanthropist and director of Green Island Cement and Hong Kong & China Gas. |
| 1950-1953 | F. S. Coote | Far East Divisional Manager, Cable & Wireless. Interned at Shanghai Prisoner of War Camp. |
| 1954-1955 | Adam Gray Dalziel | (1910-1961) Dairy Farm Co., Blair & Co. RHKYC Rowing Captain (1934-36 & 1946-50). Interned at Stanley Prisoner of War Camp. |
| 1955-1957 | Cdr. H. Spencer Cooper, R.N. (Ret’d) | ( -1972) |
| 1957-1963 | Prof. Francis Edgar Stock, CBE | (1914-1997) Professor of Surgery, University of Hong Kong (1948-63) |
| 1963-1964 | Lt. Cdr. Kenneth Milburn, OBE, RNR | (1915-2006) Director of Marine |
| 1964-1965 | Cdr. H. Spencer Cooper, RN (Ret’d) | ( -1972) |
| 1965-1966 | Lt. Cdr. Kenneth Milburn, OBE, RNR | (1915-2006) Director of Marine |
| 1966-1969 | Geoffrey (Geoff) J. Edmonds | |
| 1969-1971 | John Montague-Ebbs | ( -1972) |
| 1971-1973 | Jhr. Constantijn (Connie) Leopold Carel Van Kretschmar | (1925-2009) Royal Interocean Lines, Managing Director Outside Europe. |
| 1973-1974 | A. Reginald (Reg) Maynard | (1928-2005) United Africa Company. Founded sailing clubs in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Japan. Founding member of Hong Kong Yachting Association (1976) and Hong Kong Sail Training Association. ISAF International Judge. |
| 1974-1976 | Anne Cornelis Willem (Bill ) Blaauw | (1922-97) Managing Director, John Cowie & Co. Chairman of the Europe Area Committee, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. |
| 1976-1978 | Brian Dennis Keep, OBE, JP | (1930-2016) Director of Civil Aviation, Hong Kong Civil Aviation Dept. Airports Advisor, Swire Pacific. Yachts raced: Enterprise, 505, Ruffian, Quarter Ton. |
| 1978-1980 | Robert (Bob) Lawrence Wilson, MH | (1938- ) Insurance Agent. Rowing Captain (1967-71). Founding member and President: Hong Kong, China Rowing Association (1978-2015); President, International Dragon Boat Federation (1991-93); Founding member and Chairman: Hong Kong Water Sports Council (2013-15). |
| 1980-1984 | Keith C. Mowser | Sky International. |
| 1984-1986 | Michael (Mike) W. Philips | |
| 1986-1989 | Jeremy (Jerry) Philips | |
| 1989-1990 | Frank F. Pong, BSc., J.P. | Graduate, University of Birmingham, England; Director, Shiu Wing Steel Ltd.; Chairman, UK Sailmakers (HK) Ltd.; Adviser, China Cup; Hon. Voting Member, Hong Kong Jockey Club. |
| 1990-1992 | Colin Graham Jackson | (1945- ) High Court Judge. |
| 1992-1994 | Victor (Vic) Locke | (1938-2013) Teacher, King George V School; Trombonist; Founder, San Fernando Race (1976). Founder, San Fernando Race Foundation (1987). |
| 1994-1996 | Anthony (Tony) R. Scott, ISO | (1939-2013) Director of Corruption Prevention, Independent Commission Against Corruption. |
| 1996-1998 | David C.L. Kong | (1954- ) Executive, family business. Retained ‘Royal’ in the RHKYC name and registered the Chinese name (香港遊艇會) for the Club (1997). Founded the Premier Cruising Class. |
| 1998-2000 | Lowell G.U.W. Chang | (1943- ) Executive, family business. With HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark, co-founded the Royal Silver Cup Interport (1988). President, Hong Kong Yachting Association (1992). Founding chairman, Around the Island Race (2003). Amateur boat builder whose boat won Dragon World Championship (1987). |
| 2000-2002 | John Andrew Harry Leigh | Lawyer. Director of Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Ltd., CLP Holdings Ltd. and Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd. |
| 2002-2004 | Alan K.L. Lau | |
| 2004-2006 | Inge Strompf-Jepsen | Architect & Interior Designer, Jepsen Designs. |
| 2006-2008 | Harald F. Dudok van Heel | Managing Director, Vanheel Management Ltd. |
| 2008-2010 | Warwick B. Downes | (1950- ) Managing Director of own companies. President, Hong Kong Sailing Federation (2014-15); Arranged a Volvo Ocean Race stopover (2018). Founding member: Hong Kong Water Sports Council (2013-15). |
| 2010-2012 | Ambrose H.Y. Lo | (1957- ) Chief Operating Officer (2000 - 2005) of a multinational IT company. Founder and President (1980-82), University of Toronto Alumni Association (Hong Kong). Founding Chairman (1991-93), Market Research Society of Hong Kong. Member (2008-2014), Local Vessels Advisory Committee of HKSAR Government. Chairman, RHKYC Charity Foundation (2012- ). Board Member (2010- ) of various charitable NGOs. |
| 2012-2014 | Hans Joachim Isler | Managing Director, H.D. Isler & Co. Ltd. |
| 2014-2016 | Mark Whitehead | ( - 2018) Lawyer. Jardine Matheson & Co.; Schindler Lifts; Hong Kong Land; Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (2010-18). |
| 2016-2018 | Robert Stoneley | KPMG. Rowing Captain (2003-5). |