Kerr Village in Oakville in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Oakville’s Yachting Heritage

— Sixteen Mile Creek Trail —

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 8, 2024

1. Oakville’s Yachting Heritage Marker

Inscription.
Beginning in 1870s, sailing for pleasure and competition expanded greatly on Lake Ontario. Oakville became a destination for Royal Canadian Yacht Club races from Toronto. On summer weekends, fifty or more yachts were often tied up in the harbour.

Oakville's shipbuilders turned their attention to pleasure craft. One was Captain James Andrew, whose shipyard had been producing schooners and smaller commercial craft since 1861.

The yacht Canada, built by Andrew in 1896, won the first Canada-USA match race for sailing yachts. The trophy, known since as the "Canada's Cup", is still competed for a hundred years later.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Sports • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 43° 26.539′ N, 79° 40.279′ W. Marker is in Oakville, Ontario, in Halton Region. It is in Kerr Village. It is on Francis Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is in Shipyard Park, just north of the Lyon’s Log Cabin, approx. 200 metres from the park’s entrance at Forsythe and Francis Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakville ON L6K L6K, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oakville: Resort Town on Lake Ontario (here, next to this marker); The Young Port Matures (here, next to

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this marker); Days of Sail and Steam (here, next to this marker); The Evolution of a Port Town (here, next to this marker); William Chisholm’s Vision (here, next to this marker); Lyon’s Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Lighthouse (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Oakville’s Meeting Hall (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakville.

Also see . . . Canada’s Cup (Wikipedia).

The Canada’s Cup is a silver trophy, deeded in perpetuity in 1896, to be awarded to the winner of a series of match races between a yacht representing a Canadian yacht club and one representing an American yacht club, both to be located on the Great Lakes.

(Submitted on September 16, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 8, 2024

2. Oakville’s Yachting Heritage Marker

Oakville’s Yachting Heritage marker photo detail image. Click for full size.

courtesy Oakville Historical Society

3. Oakville’s Yachting Heritage marker photo detail

Oakville’s Yachting Heritage marker photos detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 8, 2024

4. Oakville’s Yachting Heritage marker photos detail

Pleasure craft at the mouth of sixteen Mile Creek, Oakville, 2024 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 8, 2024

5. Pleasure craft at the mouth of sixteen Mile Creek, Oakville, 2024

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 16, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.