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English: Britannia Yacht Club Ottawa, Ontario- Britannia Power & Sail Squadron burgee. Date: 26 June 2012: Source: Own work: Author: Victoriaedwards: Camera location
The Britannia Yacht Club (BYC) is a private social club, yacht club, and tennis club based in Britannia, a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1887 by a group of cottagers. [citation needed] The BYC is located on an extension of land at the eastern end of Lac Deschênes, near the Deschênes Rapids on the Ottawa River.
The Bring-on-the-Bay 3km and 1.5km open-water swim from the Nepean Sailing Club to the Britannia Yacht Club hosts some 800 swimmers annually. [94] The annual IronMan Canada event [95] will be held in Ottawa on August 3, 2025, with the 4.2km swim loop [96] running parallel to the village in Lac Deschênes.
STV Black Jack on the Britannia Yacht Club's Commodore's Sail Past 2015 Black Jack is now part of a sail-training summer camp for youth 12–15 years olds on the Ottawa River. Based on a private 15-acre (61,000 m 2 ) island near Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario , participants work closely with crew to learn all aspects of seamanship, from hoisting ...
English: This photo illustrates how the main harbour and inner harbour of the Britannia Yacht Club were created by amalgamating three islands over a period of years from 1950 to 1969. This was accomplished by damming the Metropolitan Electric canal, annexing two small islands (Mauve Cove and Crimson Cove) that were remnants of the failed ...
The Britannia Yacht Club is developing a joint marketing campaign with the Nepean Sailing Club to increase awareness of recreational and competitive sailing in Ottawa. Through Advantage Boating, there are adult and children's Learn to Sail Programs.
Britannia Yacht Club is the oldest, established in 1887. It is located at the eastern end of the lake near the Deschênes Rapids. [ 5 ] Next is the Nepean Sailing Club established in 1979 but now the largest of the Ottawa area sailing clubs.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:40, 29 March 2023: 555 × 880 (126 KB): Fairhop {{Information |Description=Canadian canoeist and ice hockey player Archie Atkinson |Source=Ottawa Citizen, Jan. 30, 1913 |Date=1913 |Author=Unknown |Permission={{PD-Canada}}{{PD-US-expired}} |other_versions= }} Category:Britannia, Ottawa Category:Britannia Yacht Club Category:Ottawa ...