Bar Harbor Yacht Club - Bar Harbor
Over the years, yachting was a popular pastime at Bar Harbor. Frequently this was in the form of the Summer cruises of the New York Yacht Club or the Eastern Yacht Club. But eventually this would lead to the creation of Bar Harbor Yacht Club. This club actually had three iterations over time, before the current club, each with its own unique burgee. Burgee of the First Bar Harbor Yacht Club 1885-1887 The first Bar Harbor Yacht Club was organized on July 21, 1885 with William Minot of Boston as Commodore, Aulick Palmer as Vice Commodore, and Authur Ryerson of Chicago as Secretary and Treasurer. Newspaper records show it active from 1885 to 1887. Its first regatta was held August 15, 1885. Minot was an estate and trust lawyer as well as president of the Mass achusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company. Ryerson became Commodore in 1886. The last recorded regatta of the first Bar Harbor Yacht Club was held on August 25, 1887. At that time Ryerson was serving as Secretary of the club. Bu...