In the mid fifties, a considerable amount of progress was made in improvements to the Club’s facilities. It had earlier been recognised that haulage was the Club’s greatest potential revenue earner. This led to the reclamation of the area to the west of the clubhouse. The Watson Wall running the length of the waterfront was protected by an Act of Parliament so discretionary powers had be sought. These having been granted, construction of an angled sea wall, a retaining wall and slipway proceeded. Many hours of voluntary labour eventually completed the tasks.
Subsequent committees over the years have overseen the construction of dinghy lockers, extensions to the front of the Clubhouse with additional dinghy storage space, kitchen, toilets and entrance foyer, a caretakers flat, the installation of a mains sewage system, construction of dinghy skids, and the western breakwater, the sealing of the seaward areas adjacent to the Clubhouse and dinghy lockers, extension to the seaward side of the Clubhouse with additional dinghy storage, providing a balcony and viewing deck with unsurpassed views of the Inner Harbour, and the sealing of the approaches to the foyer.
The Club has undertaken a major refurbishment of the Clubhouse. Stage 1 of this was completed in November 2010. This comprised turning the area of the old caretakers flat and Club office into the new Sir Peter Blake Lounge and moving the bar to its current position. Stage 2 was completed in 2012 and involved the current mezzanine area and deck. The mezzanine was doubled in area, the roof raised to match the profile of that of Stage 1 and the deck pushed out to match the line of the balustrade of the new stairs. All this was aimed at reorienting the building towards what should be the primary focus; the sea.