Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
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| Short name | RHYC |
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| Founded | 1888 |
| Location | MacNab Street North, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 1H1 |
| Website | www |
The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club (RHYC) is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the west end of Lake Ontario, and has been in existence since 1888. When the yacht club first opened, it was located on the Burlington Canal (near the light station), along the beach strip that separates Burlington Bay from Lake Ontario. It later moved to the foot of Bay Street. Since its founding in 1888, RHYC has promoted local and international yacht racing.
The original Letters Patent, dated 30 May 1891, identifies the purpose of the Club's founding:
"To establish and maintain a Club as a Corporation having for its objects the encouragement of Yacht building and Yacht sailing and racing on Ontario waters by the name of "The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club" the said club have been permitted by Us to assume the Style of 'Royal'..."
The unique climatic, geographic, and hydrographic qualities provided by Burlington Bay give The Club one of the longest sailing seasons in central Canada. The club has won several Ontario Sailing Association awards in recent years, including Regatta of the Year (2002, 2007) and several Youth Performance Ranking Trophies.
The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club was founded in 1890. Aemilius Jarvis organized the establishment of the club two years prior, in 1888. It received permission for Use of the Prefix Royal. It also received permission from the British Admiralty to use the Blue Ensign.
In 1891, William Stewart designed the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club clubhouse at Burlington Beach. The Clubhouse had its grand opening on October 3, 1891. The maritime features included a Swing bridge and Lighthouse.
The Department of the Interior and Department of Marine and Fisheries leased a water lot to the Hamilton Yacht Club 1891-1915.
In 1895, Alfred W. Peene designed the Victoria Yacht Club, at the foot of Wellington Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.
In 1907, the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club was featured in a Hamilton Souvenir Calendar Published by Stanley Mills & Cl. Ltd., Hamilton, Canada.
In 1915, the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club clubhouse burned.
In 1924, RHYC's Norman Robertson earned the right to represent Canada and he became this country's first Olympic sailor when he competed at the Paris Olympiad that year. In the years since, RHYC has been home to champions at the local, national, and international levels.
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