The
Kingston
Yacht Club was officialy formed in 1896
(known for a time as the Kingston
Ice Boating Club) and became a founding
member of the CCA in 1900. Soon after, in 1903, the club
left the association but still operates today. Paddlers
left in 1934 to form the new Cataraqui
Canoe Club.
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The American Canoe Association Club Member Lists show
a "Cataraqui Canoe Club"
from approximately 1891-1895. In 1896, KYC shows up with
the former CCC members in their ranks. According to Margaret
Wild in Vista, "when Kingston's sailors
formed a yacht club, they invited CCC to join them in
erecting a handsome new building. The canoeing fraternity
thus became part of Kingston Yacht Club." The Cataraqui
Canoe Club was formed in 1886 as an "association
of gentlemen canoeists" and hosted the ACA camp in
1893 at Wolfe Island.