Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club
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Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club is a yacht club
of Ontario
, Canada
, located on Yacht Club Island approximately 2 miles from Kenora, Ontario on Lake of the Woods
. It was founded in 1903.
introduced York boat
s dawned with sails in order to transport their furs. The first camps were built on Keewatin Beach and for about twenty years canoeing, rowing and sailing were the only means of transportation. The first motorboats were introduced in the late 1890s. Keewatin Beach campers participated in sailing, rowing, and gymkhana events. By 1898, cruising races were run on McMillan Island. One of the earliest forms of these cruises was via the Keewatin Channel to Galt Island where the G.F Galt family hosted a picnic lunch. In 1903, sailboats became popular and motorized boats were introduced. A building was subsequently developed on McMillan Island and became the first clubhouse. The first officers of the yacht club were: Commodore G.W. Baker, Vice Commodore W.E. Macara, Captain Fred Phillips, Measurer H.F. Forrest and Treasurer R.H. Mulock.
and his daughter Princess Patricia
visited the club. They suggested that it apply for the title of "Royal
". The privilege was delayed because of the war but was granted in 1925 with the The Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club Incorporation Act. Commodore G.F. Galt was notified that King George V
had granted the use of Royal to the Lake of the Woods Yacht Club.
Yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting.-Description:Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations...
of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located on Yacht Club Island approximately 2 miles from Kenora, Ontario on Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the United States. The Northwest Angle and the town of Angle Township can only be reached from the rest of...
. It was founded in 1903.
History
The first record of sailing on Lake of the Woods dates back to 1845 when the Hudson's Bay CompanyHudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
introduced York boat
York boat
The York boat was an inland boat used by the Hudson's Bay Company to carry furs and trade goods along inland waterways in Rupert's Land and the Columbia District. It was named after York Factory, the headquarters of the HBC, and modeled after Orkney Islands fishing boats...
s dawned with sails in order to transport their furs. The first camps were built on Keewatin Beach and for about twenty years canoeing, rowing and sailing were the only means of transportation. The first motorboats were introduced in the late 1890s. Keewatin Beach campers participated in sailing, rowing, and gymkhana events. By 1898, cruising races were run on McMillan Island. One of the earliest forms of these cruises was via the Keewatin Channel to Galt Island where the G.F Galt family hosted a picnic lunch. In 1903, sailboats became popular and motorized boats were introduced. A building was subsequently developed on McMillan Island and became the first clubhouse. The first officers of the yacht club were: Commodore G.W. Baker, Vice Commodore W.E. Macara, Captain Fred Phillips, Measurer H.F. Forrest and Treasurer R.H. Mulock.
Royal Assent
In 1914, Prince ArthurPrince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the shared British and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha royal family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the 10th since Canadian Confederation.Born the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and...
and his daughter Princess Patricia
Princess Patricia of Connaught
Princess Patricia of Connaught was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria...
visited the club. They suggested that it apply for the title of "Royal
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
". The privilege was delayed because of the war but was granted in 1925 with the The Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club Incorporation Act. Commodore G.F. Galt was notified that King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
had granted the use of Royal to the Lake of the Woods Yacht Club.