Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC)
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Location : Latitude: 43.62413428256292, Longitude: -79.37041640281677
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| Photos |  | RCYC by Snider, C. H. J. (Charles Henry Jeremiah), 1879-1971. Year/Format: 1937, Subjects: Royal Canadian Yacht Club--History. Yachting--Ontario--Toronto. Publication information: Toronto : Rous & Mann, 1937- Language: English Format: Regular Print Book More creator details: compiled by C.H.J. Snider. Contents note: [v. 1.] 1852-1937 |
 | George Gooderham portrait from RCYC | |
 | George Gooderham, son of William George was an avid sailor and Commodore of the RCYC | |
 | George Horace Gooderham and Prince Edward Prince Edward visited the RCYC when George Horace Gooderham was Commodore. | |
 | G&W boat
source unknown possibly docked at RCYC | |
 | Painting of Oriole by A.G. MacKinnon A sailing ship belonging to George Gooderham and sailed from the RCYC | |
 | On the Steps of the RCYC 1912 | |
 | George Gooderham and his beloved Oriole II | |
 | George Horace Gooderham and the Prince of Wales at the RCYC 1918 | |
 | Several cottages belonging to Gooderham's, Blackstock's, Brouse's and Beatty's were located south of the RCYC on Toronto Island including 238 Lakeshore 238 Lakeshore Ave on Toronto Island was owned by William George Gooderham from 1914 to 1918 | |
 | Goad's map showing location of his own Toronto island property Floreat near George Gooderham's cottage Charles E. Goad, father of the historically vital Canadian fire atlases, also established himself on Toronto Island. His lovely stick-style cottage – Floreat – was located on the edge of Ward’s Pond, between the Gooderhams on Lakeshore Avenue, and the RCYC overlooking the Bay (see green circle on 1890 plan). | |
 | RCYC landing at the end of the old G&W wharf | |
 | First RCYC and George Gooderham's "cottage" |
| Documents |  | Toronto Island Connections by Sally Gibson Article describing the connection between the Toronto Islands, G&W, family members and the RCYC. Today the close historical connection between the distillery and the Island is symbolized by the location of the RCYC city landing on the tip of the post-war extension of the Gooderham & Worts wharf at the foot of Parliament Street. |
 | Kwasind newsletter about return of Oriole sailing ship to RCYC The first Oriole was launched in 1871 and thus began a long and illustrious line of Gooderham flagships. The sketch, Oriole IV (now HCMS Oriole)began her career in 1921, built and launched for Commodore George Horace Gooderham... | |
 | Presentation of a "saluting" gun to the Oriole 1881 article about a saluting gun presented by James G. Worts, to the Oriole, owned then by John Leys, Vice-Commodore of the RCYC. |
| Family Stories |  | 1881 Toronto Island Connections By the 1880s, the successful distillers appeared to have more leisure time to enjoy. Although founding partner William Gooderham, who died in 1881, does not appear to have been a yachtsman, his sons and descendants ranked among some of the keenest and most successful of Toronto’s sailors. |
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