Aloma was built on or about 1910 by Walter Pinaud in his first yard at Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Originally Aloma was a 45-foot single screw canoe stern motor sailor. Her first owner was George Burchell. Mr. Burchell was the owner of the Bras d’Or Coal Company. He and his family motored Aloma all over the Bras d’or Lakes region of Cape Breton. Mr. Burchell enjoyed the yacht very much, but he wanted a bigger boat and knew just where to get one. In 1923 he sent Aloma back to Walter Pinaud who was now based in Baddeck. Mr. Pinuad was commissioned to extend the length of the boat, build a mahogany wheelhouse (thus moving the helm forward up from the stern) and install twin-engine diesels. This extension was done by removing the canoe stern portion of the boat, adding 15 feet of new hull length and then placing the original stern back on. As a result of this transformation, Aloma became Aloma II.