In the spring of 1888, a notice appeared in the Montreal Gazette inviting people interested in sailing and racing to attend a meeting at the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA) on the evening of April 7. At the meeting, 47 people signed up to be the first members of the new St. Lawrence Yacht Club.
The new members, all Montreal businessmen, expressed the Club’s raison d’être as follows: Reflecting a love of boats, the challenge of wind and water and the urge for competition in one of the most fundamental modes of propulsion.
Samuel Greenshields was appointed the Club’s first Commodore.
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