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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.
The Lac Deschênes Sailing Club [7] and the Kanata Sailing Club [8] are the two smaller clubs consisting primarily of dinghy fleets. On the Quebec side of the lake is the Club de Voile Grande-Rivière located at the Aylmer Marina. [9] Further upstream on the Ontario side is the Port of Call Marina. [10] Numerous launch ramps exist on both sides ...
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 ...
You can pay a visit to the Royal Yacht ‘Britannia’—the one place Queen Elizabeth II could “truly relax.”
The area has a mix of low and high income housing. The lower income areas of the area are closer to Richmond Road in the south, and the more affluent areas are located in the community of Britannia Village in the north, which includes the Britannia Yacht Club at the north end of Britannia Road. Many of Britannia's old cottages live on as ...
The ship was home to a lot of history. Long before it became a floating museum, the Britannia had an eye for history. The gold and white binnacle housed on the ship's veranda deck was originally ...
The Nepean Sailing Club (NSC) is a sailing club located on Lac Deschênes in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The club is based in Dick Bell Park , along Carling Avenue , adjacent to Andrew Haydon Park in the former city of Nepean .