The Royal Connaught Boat Club

About Us. The Royal Connaught Boat Club was established in the year 1868 under the name "Poona Boat Club" on the bank of the river Mula-Mutha. Utilizing the lake waters of a Bund constructed in 1850 for just upstream of the Fitzgerald bridge. Two existing boat clubs namely Kirkee Boat Club & R. A. Boat Club assimilated in the years 1883 & 1888 respectively.