Marcus Noel van Raalte[1] (22 December 1888 – 5 May 1940) was a British racing driver and playboy.
van Raalte's family owned Brownsea Island.
When Robert Baden-Powell held (at van Raalte's parents' invitation) the experimental Camp on Brownsea Island, van Raalte was 19 and helped with the Camp.
In 1912, Baden-Powell went on a lecture tour of the U.S.A.; he travelled via the Caribbean on the S.S. Arcadia (and met his wife on the voyage).
These two tours introduced van Raalte to North America.