Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club

Yacht club in Quebec, Canada

Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Burgee
Short name	RStLYC
Founded	1888
Location	Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Website	www.rstlyc.qc.ca

The Royal Saint Lawrence Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Dorval, Quebec, Canada on the shore of Lake St. Louis.

History

Created in 1888 by a group of men from the Amateur Athletic Association, the club quickly grew.

In 1892, John Rawson Gardiner designed the St. Lawrence Yacht Club.^[1] Between 1892-1924, the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club planned, developed the site, built the wharf, dredged, and erected breakwaters in Lake St. Louis, Dorval, Quebec.^[2]^[3]

Mrs W.B. Converse's 'The St. Lawrence Yacht Club Waltz' (1893) was dedicated to the Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club.^[4]

William Ramsey Spence's 'Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club : waltzes for the piano' (no date) was "Dedicated to the Commodore and officers of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club Montreal."^[5]^[6]

In 1894, Her Majesty Queen Victoria granted the Club the title "Royal".^[7] It received permission from the British Admiralty to use the Blue Ensign.^[8]

In 1894, William McLea Walbank designed a new stable, coach house and Ice House for Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club.^[9]

In 1895, Edward Maxwell designed the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club clubhouse ^[10]

In 1940-41, the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves scheme for training yacht club members developed the first central registry system.^[11]

In 1954 the Duke of Edinburgh extended his royal patronage to the club.

In 1988, as part of the club's centennial celebrations, E. George Hanson wrote 'The Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, 1888-1988'.^[12]

References

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^ St. Lawrence Yacht Club waltz composed by Mrs. [W. B.] Converse ; [arr. by R. Gruenwald] (Montreal : Published by G. J. Sheppard, c1893)
^ William Ramsey Spence's 'Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club' (Montreal, Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club)
^ "Sports -The Canadian Encyclopedia of Music". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012.
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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ E. George Hanson 'The Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, 1888-1988' (Montreal, Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, 1988).