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MARITIME DIVISION CHAMPIONS

Below are listed, where known, the champion clubs of the Atlantic Division (Halifax/Dartmouth-centred). The clubs in this division were originally awarded District status as of 1956. The Maritime Division was officially formed in 1956. If and when other divisional champions become known, they will be added to this list.

For the points totals, please click on the individual years.

ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPIONS
ATLANTIC DIVISION Championships
The Bill Patterson Memorial Regatta		 ATLANTIC Masters
Championships
2025
August 1-3 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		 Maskwa Aquatic Club (5)    
2024
July 26-28		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		 Maskwa Aquatic Club (4) Maskwa Aquatic Club
2023
July 28-30		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		 Maskwa Aquatic Club (3) Maskwa Aquatic Club
2022
July 22-24 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		 Maskwa Aquatic Club (2)
Cheema Aquatic Club
2021
Sept 25-26 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		 Maskwa Aquatic Club (1)
Cheema Aquatic Club
2020
August 29 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Senobe Aquatic Club
   
2019
August 2-4 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Senobe Aquatic Club
    
2018
August 3-5 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
No Champion **
    
2017
July 28-30 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		    
2016
August 4-6 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		    
2015
August 1-3 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		    
2014
July 31-Aug 2		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		    
2013
July 26 -28		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		    
2012
July 28-30 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		    
2011
August 4-6 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		    
2010
?? 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		        
2009
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Cheema Aquatic Club    
2008
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		        
2007
?? 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club    
2006
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club    
2005
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club    
2004
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		        
2003
?? 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		        
2002
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Senobe Aquatic Club
    
2001
August 9-11 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		        
2000
July 27-30 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club    
1999
August 5-8		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		        
1998
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook		        
1997
July 31-August 2		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Cheema Aquatic Club (7)    
1996
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Cheema Aquatic Club (6)    
1995
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Cheema Aquatic Club (5)    
1994
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Cheema Aquatic Club (4)    
1993
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (25)    
1992
 July 31-August 2		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (24)    
1991
July 26-28 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (23) ATLANTIC Long Distance
Championships (Est. 1975)
1990
July 28-29 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (22)
Champion
1989
July 22-23 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Orenda Canoe Club (5)    
1988
August 6 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Orenda Canoe Club (4)    
1987
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Orenda Canoe Club (3)
Orenda Canoe Club
1986
July 27 or Aug 3		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Orenda Canoe Club (2)
Orenda Canoe Club
1985
July 28 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Orenda Canoe Club (1) 3    
1984
August 11 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Cheema Aquatic Club (3)    
1983
July 30 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (4)    
1982
July 31 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (21)    
1981
August 9 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (20)
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club
1980
August 14-16 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (3)    
1979
August 4 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Cheema Aquatic Club (2) 2
    
1978
August 6 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Cheema Aquatic Club (1) 2
Cheema Aquatic Club
1977
August 6-7		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (19) 1    
1976
August 1 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (18) 1    
1975
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (17) 1    
1974
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (16) 1  
1973
July 28-29		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (15)
1972
 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (14)
1971
August 1 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (13)
1970
July 25-26 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (12)
1969
July 26 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (11)
1968
July 28		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (10)
1967
July 21-22		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (9)
MARITIME DIVISION Championships
1966
July 24 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (8)    
1965
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (7)    
1964
July 26 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (6)    
1963
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (5) 1    
1962
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (4) 1    
1961
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (2)1    
1960
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (3) 4    
1959
July 25? 		Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (2)    
1958
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (1)    
1957
July 24, 26		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (1)    
MARITIME Inter-Club Championship
Year Location
Champion
1956
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (10)
1955
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (9)
1954
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (8)
1953
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (7)
1952
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (6)    
1951
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (5)    
1950
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (4)    
1949
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (3)    
1948
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (2)    
1947
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club (1)    
1946
??		 Dartmouth, NS  
Lake Banook
Banook Canoe Club (1)    
Introduction of the John M. Congdon Memorial Trophy *
The first Maritime Provincial Amateur Canoe Championships were held September 6, 1920 at Lake Banook.
   
* The Congdon Trophy was awarded to the Status Regatta Aggregate Points Champion beginning in 1946.
** The Atlantic Division did not tabulate points for many years until 2019. A decision togo back to a championship burgee was intended to encourage more entries in the qualification regatta.
1 These years are based on the Congdon Trophy aggregate championship - Banook won it 16 years straight until Senobe won in 1978 (August 9th article). Mic Mac is the only club who could have won before Banook's streak. The years 1962-63, 1974-77, although Banook won the Congdon, it is possible they may not have won the Qualifying regatta.
2 Although Cheema clearly won the most points in Midget-Senior events at Qualifying, Senobe won the Congdon trophy in both 1978 and 1979.
3 There appears to have been a separate "Provincial Championships" wedged in between Qualifying and Bantam Champs. In 1978, there was an exclusive Bantam/Midget championships two weeks before the actual Bantam Champs which served as qualification to the National Junior Olympics (run at the same regatta as divisional qualifying). In 1985, I have an article detailing Orenda's dominance at the "Qualifying" regatta, and another article showing Banook winning on points the "Provincial Championships" for Midget-Senior (not Bantam-Midget). By 1988, the Bantam Champs at the end of August are being referred to as the "Provincial Championships."
4 Although I do not have a source for this, Banook won every single regatta staged in 1960 (7 total)
 

ATLANTIC DIVISION TROPHIES
 
Championship
John M. Congdon Memorial Trophy
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club Banook Canoe Club
The Congdon Trophy was introduced in 1946 for the Inter-Club championship, donated jointly by the Banook and Mic Mac clubs. This basically revolved around Banook, Mic Mac and sometimes St. Mary's until they left the division. Sometime before 1962, (likely 1957 when the qualifying regatta was initiated) the Congdon was officially awarded to the aggregate points winner across all status regattas leading up to Divisional qualification. This lasted until at least 1979 but it is not sure when this practice was discontinued or what happened to the trophy. Named after a popular young paddler who raced for both clubs and died at the age of 24.
Ladies C15

Thomas Courtney Memorial Trophy
(Present by 1967)
 
 
 
 
10-Mile Men's C2
Banook Canoe Club
(Introduced 1920)
 
 
10,000m Men's K1

Dietrich Schroeder Trophy
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club
 
10,000m Men's C2

Campbell Trophy
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club
 
5-Mile Men's C1

Weldon Neilforth / Ike Mengoni Trophy
 
(Present by 1951-1990)
1/2 Mile Men's C1

William English Trophy
(Introduced 1923)
The William English Trophy was donated by the canoe manufacturer (Wm. English Canoe Co.) for Senior half mile singles, beginning in 1923.
 
 
 
Junior Men's C1 1000m

Limbrey Trophy
(Introduced 1935-1989)
 
 
Junior Men's C4 1000m

Harry Poole Trophy
   
(Present by 1988)
Juvenile Men's C1 5000m

Neilma Trophy
   

Bob McGlashen Trophy
 
Banook Canoe Club
  (Present by 1973)
Juvenile Men's K1 5000m

Fred Lynch Trophy
Banook Canoe Club
 
Juvenile Women's K1 5000m

Senobe 10-Year Anniversary Trophy
Senobe Aquatic Club
 
 

AGGREGATE TROPHIES

P. F. Ring Trophy BANTAM
 
Banook Canoe Club  
  Levy Trophy JUVENILE CANOE
  Gerry S. Bowie Trophy JUVENILE KAYAK
 
Banook Canoe Club  
  A. Mitchell Trophy JUNIOR C-1
Eric Schnare Trophy
* This trophy has been used in recent years as a stand-in trophy for the U14 Championships		 JUNIOR CANOE
Banook Canoe Club
 
 
 
 
  John Gurholt Trophy JUNIOR KAYAK
 
Banook Canoe Club  
  Wilf Wiseman Trophy SENIOR LADIES
  G. M. Cummings Trophy SENIOR KAYAK
 
Banook Canoe Club  
  Art Saunders Trophy SENIOR CANOE
  Dean 'Buck' Leslie Trophy SENIOR C-1
 
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club  
Ted Hutchinson Memorial Trophy
 SENIOR C-2
   
(Introduced 1947)
  Elmer Gallant Trophy JUVENILE C-1
  Kay Gurholt Trophy JUNIOR LADIES
 
Banook Canoe Club  
  John MacNeil Trophy JUVENILE LADIES
 
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club  
  Lake Safety Patrol Trophy BANTAM C-4
  Boatman 67 Trophy PEEWEE C-1