Wind in the Sails, Chapter Two
EYC Officers from 1923-1940
YEAR COMMODORE VICE-COMMODORE SECRETARY-TREASURER
1923 F. B. Matthews Ernest Henderson R. O. G. Bennett (Frank)
1924 F. B. Matthews Ernest Henderson R. O. G. Bennett
1925 F. B. Matthews Ernest Henderson R. O. G. Bennett
1926 F. B. Matthews Ernest Henderson S. C. Gosling Hon. Pres. Judge Taylor
1927 Ernest Henderson Heath Macdonald S. C. Gosling Hon. Pres. Judge Taylor
1928 Ernest Henderson F. Barnhouse S. C. Gosling
1929 W. H. Lutz F. Barnhouse Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. Judge Taylor
1930 Frank Barnhouse H. S. Hegler Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. B. Matthews
1931 H. S. Hegler R. Aitcheson Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1932 H. S. Hegler R. Aitcheson Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1933 R. Aitcheson R. MacQuarrie Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1934 R. Aitcheson F. Robertson Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1935 R. Aitcheson G. Barnhouse Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1936 R. Aitcheson G. Barnhouse Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
1937 G. Barnhouse Bert Field Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
1938 Bert Field Lorne McBurney Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
1939 Bert Field L. McBurney Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
1940 Bert Field L. McBurney Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
During the 1920's and 1930's Seba Beach had a yacht club called the Seba Boat Club. In the 1920's the sailing was mostly with the larger yachts as previously written about, when the Seba Boat Club invited the Cooking Lake sailors to Lake Wabamun in 1924 for Inter-lake Yacht Races between two 'class B' yachts from Seba Beach.
The 'dinghy' became more popular in the 1930's with many sailors building their own boats. Some of the Seba people who were active in the sailing at that time were Frank McCarthy, Dan & Norman Smith, Sam & Jim Peden, John Ross, Don Smith, Frank Mould and Dr. Forrester Macdonald, who was an ardent sailor and sailed on one of the larger boats.
Joe McMullen of Marshall Wells presented a cup for Dinghy racing and it was first won by Sidney Gosling in 1939, who was a charter member of the Edmonton Yacht Club at Cooking Lake. In 1940, when the Edmonton Yacht Club visited Seba Beach, the McMullen cup was won by Lorne McBurney, who also was a member of the Edmonton Yacht Club from Cooking Lake.
When the EYC club moved to Seba Beach in late 1940 many of the Cooking Lake sailors continue to sail at Cooking Lake and also sailed at Seba. Some of these were Robert Aitcheson, George and Reg Barnhouse, Lorne & R. McBurney and Sid Gosling. Gosling located at Seba Beach, and became a mainstay of the yacht club for the rest of his life.
However, sailing at Seba in the early 1940's was a very casual affair. Races were held on Sundays and usually started by Dan Smith from his dock at the boathouse. The war was on and many of the young people had enlisted and gone away to war, including John Ross, Don Bowen, Don Smith, Frank Mould and others.
Harry Hayter built himself a Dinghy in the early 1940's and became a very enthusiastic sailor and sailed for many years. He later sailed a Flying Dutchman and was always an active member of the yacht club.
Frank McCarthy sailed a dinghy, first with daughter Phyllis as crew, but later she lost out to Don Bowen, who became her husband and Frank's crew after the war. Frank was very competitive and won many of the races and trophies over the years in his boat The Gremlin. There is no record of any of the trophies being raced for during the war.
Bill Plummer and Fred Bueller, two Aeronautic engineers stationed in Edmonton during the war years, came to Seba to sail. They were very competent sailors and added much to the sailing community. They were missed when they left after the war years. Don Smith and his brother Norman bought the Plummer-Bueller dinghy when they left in 1946 and named in Coughdrop III. This boat is still around and is being restored.
Dr. Macdonald, or 'Fod' as he was called, was the commodore for many years and did much to keep the yacht club going. He did not sail a dinghy but had a large boat called The Sandy, which he sailed for many years.
In 1945 a new "International Dinghy' made its appearance in Vancouver. It was faster than the old dinghy and became the popular boat to sail in competition. It was made of mahogany and sold for $1,000.00. Many sailors still built their own boats and took much pride in them.
The first recorded election of officers of the Club was held in 1946. Dr. Forrester Macdonald was reelected Commodore and Sid Gosling was elected Vice-Commodore and Secretary-Treasurer. A discussion was held at the meeting about locating the clubroom from the community league building to the Seba Beach pavilion just built on the lakefront. They discussed renting the whole lower section of the pavilion for a clubroom and the storage of boats in the winter. A proposal was made to the directors of the pavilion and a rent of $50.00 was proposed for the first winter. Annual fees for the yacht club at this time were Regular $5.00 and Associate $2.00.
In 1947 plans were made for the improvements to the clubroom in the pavilion and some funds were allocated for this purpose.
The Kapasiwin Yacht Club, at the east end of Lake Wabamun on Moonlight Bay, made a proposal to the Edmonton Yacht Club through Carl Clement to participate in its regatta to be held on Sunday July 27th, 1947. The Kapasiwin club had a fleet of 6 Comets, 4 Lightnings, 5 Dinghies and others. Races were cancelled at Seba so that the Seba boats could take part at Kapasiwin. It was also in 1947 that Allan McTavish became a cottage owner and his name appeared as a member of the Edmonton Yacht Club.
YEAR COMMODORE VICE-COMMODORE SECRETARY-TREASURER
1923 F. B. Matthews Ernest Henderson R. O. G. Bennett (Frank)
1924 F. B. Matthews Ernest Henderson R. O. G. Bennett
1925 F. B. Matthews Ernest Henderson R. O. G. Bennett
1926 F. B. Matthews Ernest Henderson S. C. Gosling Hon. Pres. Judge Taylor
1927 Ernest Henderson Heath Macdonald S. C. Gosling Hon. Pres. Judge Taylor
1928 Ernest Henderson F. Barnhouse S. C. Gosling
1929 W. H. Lutz F. Barnhouse Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. Judge Taylor
1930 Frank Barnhouse H. S. Hegler Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. B. Matthews
1931 H. S. Hegler R. Aitcheson Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1932 H. S. Hegler R. Aitcheson Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1933 R. Aitcheson R. MacQuarrie Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1934 R. Aitcheson F. Robertson Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1935 R. Aitcheson G. Barnhouse Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. F. Barnhouse
1936 R. Aitcheson G. Barnhouse Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
1937 G. Barnhouse Bert Field Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
1938 Bert Field Lorne McBurney Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
1939 Bert Field L. McBurney Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
1940 Bert Field L. McBurney Syd Gosling Hon. Pres. W. J. Dick
During the 1920's and 1930's Seba Beach had a yacht club called the Seba Boat Club. In the 1920's the sailing was mostly with the larger yachts as previously written about, when the Seba Boat Club invited the Cooking Lake sailors to Lake Wabamun in 1924 for Inter-lake Yacht Races between two 'class B' yachts from Seba Beach.
The 'dinghy' became more popular in the 1930's with many sailors building their own boats. Some of the Seba people who were active in the sailing at that time were Frank McCarthy, Dan & Norman Smith, Sam & Jim Peden, John Ross, Don Smith, Frank Mould and Dr. Forrester Macdonald, who was an ardent sailor and sailed on one of the larger boats.
Joe McMullen of Marshall Wells presented a cup for Dinghy racing and it was first won by Sidney Gosling in 1939, who was a charter member of the Edmonton Yacht Club at Cooking Lake. In 1940, when the Edmonton Yacht Club visited Seba Beach, the McMullen cup was won by Lorne McBurney, who also was a member of the Edmonton Yacht Club from Cooking Lake.
When the EYC club moved to Seba Beach in late 1940 many of the Cooking Lake sailors continue to sail at Cooking Lake and also sailed at Seba. Some of these were Robert Aitcheson, George and Reg Barnhouse, Lorne & R. McBurney and Sid Gosling. Gosling located at Seba Beach, and became a mainstay of the yacht club for the rest of his life.
However, sailing at Seba in the early 1940's was a very casual affair. Races were held on Sundays and usually started by Dan Smith from his dock at the boathouse. The war was on and many of the young people had enlisted and gone away to war, including John Ross, Don Bowen, Don Smith, Frank Mould and others.
Harry Hayter built himself a Dinghy in the early 1940's and became a very enthusiastic sailor and sailed for many years. He later sailed a Flying Dutchman and was always an active member of the yacht club.
Frank McCarthy sailed a dinghy, first with daughter Phyllis as crew, but later she lost out to Don Bowen, who became her husband and Frank's crew after the war. Frank was very competitive and won many of the races and trophies over the years in his boat The Gremlin. There is no record of any of the trophies being raced for during the war.
Bill Plummer and Fred Bueller, two Aeronautic engineers stationed in Edmonton during the war years, came to Seba to sail. They were very competent sailors and added much to the sailing community. They were missed when they left after the war years. Don Smith and his brother Norman bought the Plummer-Bueller dinghy when they left in 1946 and named in Coughdrop III. This boat is still around and is being restored.
Dr. Macdonald, or 'Fod' as he was called, was the commodore for many years and did much to keep the yacht club going. He did not sail a dinghy but had a large boat called The Sandy, which he sailed for many years.
In 1945 a new "International Dinghy' made its appearance in Vancouver. It was faster than the old dinghy and became the popular boat to sail in competition. It was made of mahogany and sold for $1,000.00. Many sailors still built their own boats and took much pride in them.
The first recorded election of officers of the Club was held in 1946. Dr. Forrester Macdonald was reelected Commodore and Sid Gosling was elected Vice-Commodore and Secretary-Treasurer. A discussion was held at the meeting about locating the clubroom from the community league building to the Seba Beach pavilion just built on the lakefront. They discussed renting the whole lower section of the pavilion for a clubroom and the storage of boats in the winter. A proposal was made to the directors of the pavilion and a rent of $50.00 was proposed for the first winter. Annual fees for the yacht club at this time were Regular $5.00 and Associate $2.00.
In 1947 plans were made for the improvements to the clubroom in the pavilion and some funds were allocated for this purpose.
The Kapasiwin Yacht Club, at the east end of Lake Wabamun on Moonlight Bay, made a proposal to the Edmonton Yacht Club through Carl Clement to participate in its regatta to be held on Sunday July 27th, 1947. The Kapasiwin club had a fleet of 6 Comets, 4 Lightnings, 5 Dinghies and others. Races were cancelled at Seba so that the Seba boats could take part at Kapasiwin. It was also in 1947 that Allan McTavish became a cottage owner and his name appeared as a member of the Edmonton Yacht Club.