Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club

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

Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Short nameRStLYC
Founded1888
LocationDorval, Quebec
Websitehttp://www.rstlyc.qc.ca

History
St Lawrence Yacht Club House c 1894 designed by John Rawson Gardiner

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
  1. John Rawson Gardiner Dictionary of Architects in Canada http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1892
  2. http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-07-14T14%3A00%3A56Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=2164696&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam&lang=eng Library and Archives Canada Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
  3. http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-07-14T13%3A43%3A37Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=1683288&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam&lang=eng Library and Archives Canada Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
  4. St. Lawrence Yacht Club waltz composed by Mrs. [W. B.] Converse ; [arr. by R. Gruenwald] (Montreal : Published by G. J. Sheppard, c1893)
  5. William Ramsey Spence's 'Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club' (Montreal, Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club)
  6. Sports -The Canadian Encyclopedia of Music
  7. http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-07-14T14%3A07%3A57Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=1715215&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam&lang=eng use of the title Royal, Library and Archives Canada
  8. http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-07-14T14%3A27%3A28Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=4184607&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam&lang=eng Use of Blue Ensign by Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
  9. William McLea Walbank Dictionary of Architects in Canada http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/290
  10. Edward Maxwell Dictionary of Architects in Canada http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1470
  11. http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-07-14T14%3A20%3A40Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=893484&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam&lang=eng Royal Canadian Naval Reserve - Scheme for Training Yacht Club Members
  12. E. George Hanson 'The Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, 1888-1988' (Montreal, Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, 1988).

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