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]