Britannia Yacht Club
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The Britannia Yacht Club (BYC) is a private social club, yacht club and tennis club based in Britannia, Ottawa, Ontario. It was founded in 1887 by a group of cottagers. The members have contributed to the sports of yachting and tennis. The BYC is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2012.
Views
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Britannia Yacht Club view of Deschenes Rapids -
Britannia Yacht Club view of mast and clubhouse from entrance to main harbour -
Britannia Yacht Club view from bridge -
Britannia Yacht Club, view from Clubhouse deck 2012 -
Britannia Yacht Club point near Junior Clubhouse view from Senior Clubhouse -
Britannia Yacht Club marina STV Black Jack -
Britannia Yacht Club view from jetty -
Britannia Yacht Club swimming area, deck, bridge and pier -
Britannia Yacht Club bridge to pier -
View from Britannia Yacht Clubhouse, Ottawa, Ontario -
View of Bridge and Britannia park from Britannia Yacht Club -
Britannia Yacht Club boats in main harbour -
Britannia Yacht Club deck in main harbour -
Britannia Yacht Club tenis courts on rainy day -
Britannia Yacht Club summer storm with view of on the pier -
Britannia Yacht Club office, Britannia, Ottawa -
Britannia Yacht Club mast at night, Britannia Ottawa -
Sherwood Point plaque view of Britannia Yacht Club Harbour, clubhouse, bridge, pier
Clubhouse
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Britannia Yacht Club, marquis tent -
Britannia Yacht Club, marquis tent and picnic tables -
Britannia Yacht Club front entrance -
Britannia Yacht Club clubhouse tower, BBC and wind gauge -
Britannia Yacht Club clubhouse tower, burgee, and wind gauge -
Britannia Yacht Club rear entrance -
Britannia Yacht Club main lounge -
Britannia Yacht Club waiting out the summer storm -
Britannia Yacht Club main lounge fireplace -
Britannia Yacht Club Commodore Boardroom -
Britannia Yacht Club Sunset Room -
Britannia Yacht Club Sunset Room -
Britannia Yacht Club clubhouse on Venetian Night -
Britannia Yacht Club The Bruce Neuk -
Britannia Yacht Club Manager's Office -
Britannia Yacht Club Bruce Newk trophies & fireplace -
Britannia Yacht Club Burgees in Upper Ballroom -
Britannia Yacht Club bathrooms and lockers -
Britannia Yacht Club roof, flagpole and ladder -
Britannia Yacht Club roof -
Britannia Yacht Club clubhouse & marquis tent at nigh -
Britannia Yacht Club Clubhouse as a puzzle
Junior Clubhouse
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Britannia Yacht Club Junior Clubhouse -
Britannia Yacht Club Junior Clubhouse -
Britannia Yacht Club Junior Clubhouse and fleet
Outbuildings
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Britannia Yacht Club Bruce Shed -
Britannia Yacht Club sailing outbuilding
Memorials
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Britannia Boating Club, now Britannia Yacht Club war memorial cairn, Baskins beach, Ottawa River -
Britannia Yacht Club, Commodore's boardroom, Capt Roy Gilman memorial fireplace -
Britannia Yacht Club, AB David Jones HMCS Britannia -
Britannia Yacht Club memorial in entraceway to Mary Killick, spinnaker crew on foredeck of Lightnings and Sharks -
Britannia Yacht Club barstool in memory of Mike Bruce from his friends -
Britannia Yacht Club mast in memory of W Horace Donnelly 1900-1938
History
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Britannia Boating Club now Britannia Yacht Club 1896 by William James Topley -
Ottawa Electric Railway Car Britannia on the Bay 1900 by Andrew Merrilees / Library and Archives Canada / PA-136683 -
Designed by Charles Kivas Band (architect) the Britannia Boating Club House c 1905-6 on the pier. -
Britannia Boat Club war canoe crew c 1906 at Britannia Yacht Club -
Designed by Charles Kivas Band (architect), postcard of the Britannia Boating Club House c 1905-6 on the pier. -
Britannia On The Bay by E B E Bessey 1909, panoramic view of Britannia Boating Club House -
Britannia On The Bay near Ottawa 1910, showing trolley station, pier to the Britannia Boating Club clubhouse designed by Charles Kivas Band -
Britannia Yacht Club -
Britannia Yacht Club regatta starter cannon in main lounge -
Britannia Yacht Club regatta starter rifle in main lounge -
Britannia Yacht Club sexstant -
Britannia Yacht Club Model boat of the Bluenose -
Britannia Yacht Club then Britannia Boat-House Club Regatta 1900 -
Britannia Boat House Club now Britannia Yacht Club industrial design 1906 -
Steamer GB Greene (1880s-1945), Ottawa River, by James Ballantyne -
Britannia Yacht Club then Britannia Boating Club Plaque 1932 -
Britannia Yacht Club 1st annual Canadian Dinghy Association Regatta 1948 -
Britannia Yacht Club Canadian Power Squadron Warrant for Britannia Power Squadron -
Britannia Yacht Club Canadian Power & Sail Squadron Britannia Squadron plaque -
Britannia Winter Ball 1960s Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa, Ontario.jpg -
Britannia Yacht Club 125 years 1887-2012
Flags, Signs & Symbols
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Britannia Yacht Club gates -
Britannia Yacht Club sign and burgee -
Britannia Yacht Club sticker -
Britannia Yacht Club burgee on mast -
Britannia Yacht Club mast, Canada flag, BYC burgee -
Britannia Yacht Club hat -
Britannia Yacht Club street sign -
Britannia Yacht Club nautical anchor detail on wood chest -
Britannia Yacht Club Ladies Auxiliary plaque -
Britannia Yacht Club Britannia Power & Sail Squadron burgee -
Official Results Board Britannia Yacht Club -
presented to Britannia Yacht Club by Dominion Hydrographer -
Britannia Yacht Club sign at harbor mouth
Watercraft
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Britannia Yacht Club The Bob Ross trainer -
Britannia Yacht Club Black Jack -
Britannia Yacht Club Black Jack -
Britannia Yacht Club Black Jack`s fleet includes Stanley Carson Bunk Barge -
Britannia Yacht Club Black Jack @ Club`s 125th anniversary celebrations 2012 -
Britannia Yacht Club fleet watercraft display 2012 -
Britannia Yacht Club model boat 'The Angry Birds II' and pier -
Britannia Yacht Club sailboat on Venetian Night -
Britannia Yacht Club pier Ottawa Police Service boat
Features
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Britannia Yacht Club and Leonard Ball memorial tennis courts -
Britannia Yacht Club plaque for Leonard Ball memorial tennis courts -
Britannia Yacht Club bridge -
Britannia Yacht Club children`s play area -
Britannia Yacht Club Commodore`s walk -
Britannia Yacht Club Harbour plaque 1951-1969 -
Britannia Yacht Club Judge Livius Sherwood plaque -
Britannia Yacht Club deck, Clubhouse, marquis tent -
Britannia Yacht Club terrace and marquis tent -
Britannia Yacht Club deck and sailboat -
Britannia Yacht Club pier, sailboat at sunset -
Britannia Yacht Club -
Britannia Yacht Club Harbourmaster Gate -
Britannia Yacht Club Harbourmaster Gate sign -
Britannia Yacht Club marquis tent -
Britannia Yacht Club tennis courts -
Britannia Yacht Club traintracks end at water -
Britannia Yacht Club inner harbour with Charlotte Whitton utility crane
Gardens
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Britannia Yacht Club gardens -
Britannia Yacht Club Tom & Vi Appleton Rose Garden -
Britannia Yacht Club Tom & Vi Appleton memorial rose garden -
Britannia Yacht Club roof and Tom & Vi Appleton memorial rose garden -
Britannia Yacht Club Capt John Hutchins memorial garden with seadragon seats -
Britannia Yacht Club gardens from marina road -
Britannia Yacht Club gardens by marina -
Britannia Yacht Club Eleanor Wilson memorial garden -
Britannia Yacht Club planters in main parking lot -
Britannia Yacht Club garden & bubbles near turnaround
Wildlife
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Britannia Yacht Club birds in Main Harbour -
Britannia Yacht Club Snowy Owl -
Britannia Yacht Club bridge, pier and a dozen Canada Geese swimming at dusk
Marine & Safety Equipment
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Britannia Yacht Club Marine hydraulic crane -
Britannia Yacht Club range buoys
Traditions
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Britannia Yacht Club Temptation Bell -
New Edinburgh Boat Club plaque at Britannia Yacht Club -
Model of the Bluenose at Britannia Yacht Club.jpg
Trophies
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Britannia Yacht Club main lounge screen and trophy case -
Britannia Yacht Club main lounge trophy cases -
Britannia Yacht Club Remembrance Day Regatta -
Trophy case in Dragon lounge was donated by the Nepean Sailing Club to the Britannia Yacht Club on her centennial -
Pritchard & Andrews Co Britannia Boating Club Trophy -
Britannia Yacht Club T Appleton Trophy -
Britannia Yacht Club Firecracker Trophy -
In Memory of Norman Finch An Avid Board Sailor and Friend of Many -
Britannia Yacht Club Soling Championship Cup -
Britannia Yacht Club trophy inuit carving -
Britannia Yacht Club Commodore Jacques Tennis award -
Britannia Yacht Club stairwell with Frank Amyot photo and trophies -
Tennis plaque from Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa, Ontario
