Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Yacht Club / Royal Manitoba Yacht Club

The Manitoba Yacht Club was founded in September 1956, making good on a Second World War boast that “all the best sailors came from the land of the wheat fields.” It gained the Royal prefix in 1981.

Commodores

Period

Principal

1955-1957

Gilbert M. Eaton

1958

Richard “Dick” Noonan (1911-1994)

1959

Harry Silverberg (c1906-1966)

1960

Thomas Scott

1961

Leonard Harold Claydon (1915-1971)

1962

Harvey Tallman

1963

Reuben Ramge

1964-1965

James Munro

1966-1967

Ian L. Jessiman

1968-1969

Leonard H. Kahane

1970

Archie Tawns

1971-1973

W. C. "Bill" Harris

1974-1975

Morley Rypp (1931-2023)

1976

R. O. Flett

1977-1978

Norton Waisboim

1979

Albert Kowalski

1981-1982

W. Wright

1983

R. Mavins

1984-1985

R. Calvert

1986

W. Philip

1987-1988

Al Riordan

1989

N. Carlson

1990

Al Riordan

1991

B. Jensen

1992

Patrick Michael “Pat” Riordan (1939-2008)

1993-1994

M. Homenick

1995-1996

R. A. Mustard

1997-1998

Allan Morrow

1999-2010

Julius Isaac “Jack” Neaman (c1928-2016)

2010-2013

Robert Baronoski

2014-2020

Guy Beriault

2020-?

Loren Wall

Sources:

Our History, Royal Manitoba Yacht Club.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 September 2023