Created in 1888 by a group of men from the Amateur Athletic Association, the club quickly grew.

In 1892, John Rawson Gardiner designed the St. Lawrence Yacht Club.

[1] Between 1892-1924, the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club planned, developed the site, built the wharf, dredged, and erected breakwaters in Lake St. Louis, Dorval, Quebec.

[4] William Ramsey Spence's 'Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club : waltzes for the piano' (no date) was "Dedicated to the Commodore and officers of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club Montreal.

[9] In 1895, Edward Maxwell designed the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club clubhouse [10] In 1940-41, the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves scheme for training yacht club members developed the first central registry system.