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Sinking of The Foam, part 4: Almost 150 years on, the Foam is still part of RCYC sailing lore

Tim Taylor - December 14, 2021

The last word in our four-part saga of the Foam goes to the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, one of North America’s most respected sailing and...

Part 3: The Sinking of the Foam: Maritime tragedy still captureslocal imagination

Tim Taylor - December 7, 2021

On Saturday, July 11, 1874, the sloop Foam, with seven sailors aboard

part 2: The Sinking of the Foam: NOTL author recounts the haunting story of the loss of all aboard

Submitted Column - November 30, 2021

Intrigued with the story of the sinking of the Foam

Sinking of the Foam–Part 1–Seven diedin tragic Lake Ontario maritime mishap 147 years ago

Tim Taylor - November 23, 2021

This is the first in a series of stories about the sinking of the Foam, one of the worst tragedies in Lake Ontario maritime history. The incident is shrouded in mystery and many fundamental questions remain impossible to answer.

Tragedy of the Foam shipwreck, still poignant 150 years later

Julia Sacco - July 17, 2024

On July 11, 1874, seven young men set sail from the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto aboard a yacht called the Foam, en route to the Saturday Night Hop dance in Niagara-on-the-Lake. But the Foam never made it to the Queen’s Royal Hotel venue that night, sinking sometime around 10:30 p.m. and costing the lives of the seven young men aboard.

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Sinking of The Foam, part 4: Almost 150 years on, the Foam is still part of RCYC sailing lore

Part 3: The Sinking of the Foam: Maritime tragedy still captureslocal imagination

part 2: The Sinking of the Foam: NOTL author recounts the haunting story of the loss of all aboard

Sinking of the Foam–Part 1–Seven diedin tragic Lake Ontario maritime mishap 147 years ago

Tragedy of the Foam shipwreck, still poignant 150 years later

Ross’s Ramblings: Tragedy of the Foam remembered, for all the right reasons

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