Harrison Yacht Pond (Victoria)

 water, pond

The Harrison Yacht Pond was constructed at Holland Point in 1955. Claude Harrison, a former Mayor of Victoria, was instrumental in building the pond which bears his name. It was specifically designed for free-sailing model sailboats. Trees and shrubs had not yet grown south of the pool to block the wind, so the site was appropriate for sailing. Radio controlled power boats are most commonly used there today. The Victoria Model Shipbuilding Society website states pond measurements are 80 meters by 30 meters.
The pond was used several times for ice skating. There were two days of skating in December, 1956 and three days of skating in early January, 1959, according to Parks Administrator W. H. Warren’s Annual Reports for those years. In 1957, the Victoria Fish and Game Protective Association taught fly casting to youths at the yacht pool each weekend during the summer.
The area around the Pond is landscaped with mowed lawn; benches and a picnic table are nearby as well as a small concrete washroom.