Image:Britannia Boating Club now Britannia Yacht Club 1896 by William James Topley.jpg|Britannia Boating Club now Britannia Yacht Club 1896 by
William James Topley Image:Britannia Boating Club, clubhouse c 1900 by Harmer William Morell, Pittaway.jpg|Designed by Charles Kivas Band (architect) the Britannia Boating Club House c 1906–5 on the pier. Image:Steamer GB Greene by James Ballantyne.jpg|Steamer GB Greene (1896–1945), Ottawa River, by James Ballantyne File:Britannia War Canoe Champions 1902.JPG|Britannia War Canoe Champions 1902 Image:Britannia Boat Club war canoe crew c 1906 at Britannia Yacht Club.JPG|Britannia Boat Club war canoe crew c 1906 at Britannia Yacht Club By the 1830s, steamboats traveled for 10 or 11 months a year 48 kilometers up the
Ottawa River from the Deschênes Rapids to the foot of the Rapids des Chats. The log drives, which resulted in 16-foot logs lying along the waterfront, ended in 1982. By the 1870s,
Britannia Village was a summer resort for people who lived in
Ottawa,
Ontario. In the 1870s, rails were laid towards the capital, linking the waterfront of
Britannia Township, Woodroffe and Westboro. By 1871, Britannia Township consisted of a flag station of the Canadian Central Railway (CCRR), farmland, a few houses, shops, a mill and a Methodist church.
Britannia Aquatic Club The Britannia Aquatic Club (BAC) was founded using a converted sawmill, cottages and boat storage built by John Cameron Jamieson, a lumberman, baker, and alderman as its headquarters.
Britannia Nautical Club In 1892, the Britannia Aquatic Club (BAC) changed its name to the Britannia Nautical Club (BNC), still using a converted Mill built in 1880–85 by John Cameron Jamieson as its headquarters. On August 29, 1891, the BNC held its first regatta which included sailing, paddling and rowing races. The mandate of the Club was to foster all kinds of water sports, and to hold regattas, sailing races, canoe, rowing and
log rolling events.
Britannia Boat House Club In 1895 the Britannia Boat House Club was granted an Act of Incorporation by Judge Ross. The board of directors consisted of Thomas H Kirby, C Jackson Booth, E.L. Brittain, Arthur Tache and William Wyld. In 1895, the Club ran its first annual regatta. In 1896 the Britannia Nautical Club changed its name to the Britannia Boat House Club. The Edward Miall award for Junior Members who show improvement in their ability was founded in memory of three brothers, Alexander (22), Walter (19) and Eddy (16) Brothy and Peter Winfield (10), who drowned on July 26, 1895. Edward Miall, whose son Ray was rescued three hours later still clinging to his father's capsized skiff, sought to stress all-round proficiency in hope of presenting such tragedy in future. The B.Y.C. Photographic Archives' six oldest known pictures show a group of people sailing towing a bun, man in a cockpit, regatta etc. by Charter member, E. L. Brittain. After the club outgrew the old mill building, the present club house designed by
Edgar Lewis Horwood was opened in 1896 on the present site, on a leased property owned by lumber baron
J.R. Booth, closer to the Deschênes Rapids. A photo of the Britannia Club House, 1896 by William James Topley is in the Library and Archives Canada collection. The
G.B. Greene, known as 'Queen of the River', a double-decked side-wheeler steamer built by the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company in 1896, took up to 250 passengers up the Ottawa River to
Chats Falls on daily pleasure excursions. Although she was dismantled in 1946, her anchor remains at Britannia Beach today. On August 21, 1897, the Club won the third annual regatta. In 1898, Britannia Boat House Club's
War Canoe beat a team crewed by the Ottawa Canoe Club to win the Canadian National Canoe Championship. This race was re-enacted as part of the BYC 125th celebrations on Saturday June 16, 2012. In 1899, the
Ottawa Electric Railway Company privately financed and built a double street-car Britannia line from Holland Avenue, which was in operation from 1900 to 1959 with off-peak service of 5 cars per hour to Britannia. Since the street-car operated on Sundays, its recreational developments at Britannia were profitable. Large numbers of people took the Britannia-on-the Bay street-car each summer from 1900 to the
Second World War to a combined waterfront amusement park, summer resort and commuter village. In 1899, the Metropolitan Power Company was formed to construct a powerhouse just north of the Britannia Boathouse Club with a 2000-foot canal to extend to the lower end of the Deschenes Rapids. Although the hydroelectric project was abandoned as unfeasible, the unfinished canal was used in 1951 by Past Commodores Thomas G. Fuller and Reginald G. Bruce with labor provided by volunteer Club members as the basis of the BYC protected harbor. Today, the BYC harbor provides 250 wet moorings, fuel and pump out facilities, for both sail and power boats. In the late 1800s upon the death of a Charter member and custodian of the club records, E. Stockton, the administrators of his affairs sent the documents to the Township dump. The Britannia Boat House Club was one of nine co-founders of the
Canadian Canoe Association (CCA) in 1900. In 1900, Britannia Boathouse Club won the
War canoe and the canoe race at the regatta hosted by Britannia. In 1900, the Club logo consisted of cross paddles and a burgee. A photo of the Britannia Bay Club House by Harmer William Morell is in the
Library and Archives Canada Collection. The Club hosted the CCA championships in 1902, 1908, 1911 and 1935. On June 6, 1902, Lewis Skuce, 15, saved the lives of a young man and lady who were rowing across the head of the Deschaines rapids when their oar-lock broke and their craft began drifting towards the rapids. Lewis Skuce paddled out to the drifting boat, transferred the couple into his canoe and conveyed them to shore while Charlie Scott and Wilfrid Harrison rescued the deserted rowboat. Designed by Charles Penruddocke William Kivas Band, architect and partner in Architectural & Engineering Co., a new clubhouse, known as the Britannia Boating Club House was built on the pier by
Thomas Ahearn, head of the
Ottawa Electric Railway in 1905–06. The old Club House building was used for storage.
Britannia Boating Club In 1905, the Britannia Boathouse Club was renamed the Britannia Boating Club; the activities covered racing and the use of practically all types of boats. In May 1906, the
Department of Agriculture registered Industrial Design number 11 folio 2455 by the Britannia Boat House Club, for use in club pins, jewellery, stationery, flags, badges and emblems. The Edwin L. Brittain Trophy was first presented in 1905; It was originally and is currently awarded for a race from the Britannia Yacht Club to
Pinhey's Point and return - Elapsed Time. In the years before the First World War, the
Ottawa Citizen's 'News from Ottawa's Beautiful Resorts' or 'Restful Resorts around the Capital' regularly featured stories about summer life in Britannia; Typical articles described social visits, recreation, fireworks, bonfires, bands, stage performances, singing, storytelling, water sports, regattas, and flotillas of boats and canoes. Image:Britannia Boat House Club now Britannia Yacht Club industrial design 1906.jpg|Britannia Boating Club industrial design 1906 Image:Britannia Canoe Club Ottawa Ontario 1907.JPG|Postcard of the Britannia Boating Club House c 1905–6 on the pier designed by Charles Kivas Band (architect) Image:Britannia on the Bay near Ottawa 1910.JPG|Britannia On The Bay near Ottawa 1910, Britannia Boating Club & pier File:WWI recruitment ad 207th Ottawa Carleton Battalion -join at the Britannia Pier.JPG|Britannia Boating Club provides recruiting site and entertainment for the 207th (Ottawa-Carleton) Battalion, CEF A photo by Lawrence Hurt Sitwell dated April 20, 1907, of an ice jam and the wreck of the new club house from the front is in the
Library and Archives Canada collection. In 1908, the Ottawa Association of Aquatic Clubs (OAAC) was founded. Lists of members who were in good standing and lists of members who were suspended were submitted to the OAAC. The executive consisted of Chair E.A. Oliver of the Victoria Yacht Club; Vice Chair Q.A. Lamb of Ottawa Canoe Club and Secretary J.M. Douglas of Britannia Boating Club. In July 1910, Jack Fee's Britannia Fours (Fee, McKenzie, Harrison & Carnochan) won the Dickson trophy (Junior 4s rowing -city championships), which was donated by J.P. Dickson at a regatta on Lake Deschenes before a record crowd of 500. Mr Roderick
Percy Sparks, then president of the Britannia Boating Club, announced that the four rowers would compete in the Canadian Henley Regatta at
St. Catharines, Ontario, in August 1910. Housing shortages in and around the capital during
First World War,
Great Depression in Canada and
Second World War and in post-war years led to families occupying summer cottages at Britannia year-round. During the First World War, the
207th (Ottawa-Carleton) Battalion, CEF encouraged locals to enlist at the Britannia Pier. On June 26, 1916, the Soldier's Service Club of Ottawa's programs of music, dancing and in concert attracted crowds to the Britannia Boating Club to raise money to establish amusement places in six Canadian camps that lacked entertainment halls. The crowd of thousands enjoyed musical entertainment in the auditorium, dancing to the Tippins' orchestra in the club house, band concerts in the parks and a spirit of carnival. The ladies made costumes for the minstrel show at the carnival as well as an earlier show held at the Russell Theater earlier in the season. Invitations were sent to convalescent soldiers at the Fleming home, who attended as guests of the club. This was the first carnival of its kind held in any Canadian city. The new clubhouse, as well as canoes, accessories, boating equipment, records and trophies stored in the boathouse were destroyed by fire in 1918. The Club returned to its present location in 1920. The J.G. Hickson Memorial Cup was first presented in 1918 to the keelboat champion in the weekly series racing (now Class 5). The Lt. Col. C. E. Long Trophy was first presented in 1919; It was originally and is currently awarded for a race between the Club and Armitage's Wharf (Elapsed Time). The National Air Photo Library (NAPL) of
Natural Resources Canada archives of aerial photographs covers the Britannia Yacht Club area; some of which date back to the 1920s. In the 1920s, Britannia Boating Club racing watercraft fleet included 'Ellen', 'Calleroo', 'Restless', 'Riona' and 'Quicksilver'. In 1924, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Club was formed under the leadership of Mary Davis. A marine railway was built in 1925 to assist in launching and hauling boats. The BYC's inaugural tennis season was 1926 on clay tennis court. The No 1 and 2 courts on the east side of the Clubhouse were built. In 1927 four rooms were built in the area which is now the Ladies Locker room. The clubhouse was re-shingled in 1927. In 1929, a new lounge in the southwest corner of the cub-house, which is now the manager's Office, was built. In 1929, Britannia Boating Club's
water polo team swam out of the Plante Baths. The Britannia Boating Club's Basketball team were the Eastern Champions in 1928–29. The Club avoided closure during the dark days of the early 1930s; the club did not have a single unencumbered asset during that period. In 1932, Britannia Boating Club's basketball team, the Ottawa Valley Champions, were scheduled to compete in the Dominion playdowns in Quebec, however they were unable to make the trip to Quebec for financial reasons. In 1931, the Club property was sold for arrears of taxes. A group of members purchased the property on behalf of the Club, receiving clear title from the Crown. In 1931, an addition in the North side of the Clubhouse accommodated a men's locker room and washrooms for men and women. The Club's semi-monthly booklet outlining varied water and land-based activities, known as the 'Amphibian', was founded in 1931. On August 10, 1933,
Frank Amyot rescued
Ottawa Rough Riders Dave Sprague and
Eddie Bond, when their canoe overturned on Lake Deschenes on June 18, 1933. During a tempest in the region, on July 26, 1934, the railing on the long Britannia Boating Club pier was blown away and numerous trees on the grounds were felled by the sudden gale. A photo of Britannia Yacht Club, 1935 by Clifford M. Johnston is in the Library and Archives Canada collection. In 1936, BBC-sponsored paddler
Frank Amyot gives Canada first win (1000-meter paddling) at the Olympics in Berlin. At the time, the population of Britannia Bay was 630 (1936) and 758 (1937). In 1937, the Ladies' Auxiliary presented the play, 'Good Morning Bill' at the Masonic Temple Hall in Westboro. In 1937, wood supports were built for the old pier. Nepean Township supported plans in 1939 and 1944 for a riverfront parkway from Britannia to downtown Ottawa. In 1939, Fraser Duntile Ltd. supplied a bulldozer to dredge the area behind the Club pier. The materiel dug out was used to fill in the end of Cassels Street where the memorial flower bed is now. A masonry wall was built to retain the fill. On August 14, 1940, Her Royal Highness
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone and her husband
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, who served as
Governor General of Canada from 1940 to 1946, attended an exhibition tennis match at the Britannia Boating Club. In 1940–41, the
Royal Canadian Navy Reserves scheme for training Yacht Club Members developed the first central registry system. A
Royal Canadian Air Force crash launch, a 16-foot motor launch, was stationed at the Britannia Boating Club. The Britannia Boating Club's Basketball team were the Ottawa Champions in 1941. In 1941, the bridge to the Club pier was built. The Club installed lights on two of the five tennis courts. In 1942, with Don McDiarmid, Canadian tennis champion serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force, the traditional McDiarmid Family Tennis Tournament was cancelled for duration Approximately 100 of
Malak Karsh's photos of the Britannia Boat Club c 1940s are in the Library and Archives Canada collection. The Karsh photographs depict a race from Britannia 1940, Britannia Beach 1941, Britannia Boat Club in 1942, 1946, and 1948 and the Britannia Boating Club Construction of 1948. On July 18, 1942, there was a meeting of 17 BBC members, in army and civilian war jobs during
World War II, at Holborn Restaurant in London, England. In 1944, the Princess Alice Barracks Cabin at Britannia Bay provided a summer home for Royal Canadian Air Force Airwomen during World War II close by the BBC's facilities for tennis, dancing and boating. Rented from the King's Daughter's Guild of Ottawa, the cabin featured 60 beds, a separate cookhouse and dining pavilion. In 1945, the Club hosted a 50th anniversary cabaret with acts such as 'Miss Britannia',
Hawaiian dance,
Scottish Dances, Sailorettes and Arabs and cabaret dancers. In 1946, the Britannia Boat Club hosted the first Canadian Dinghy Association Regatta. Exhibition tennis matches featuring tennis stars Don McDiarmid,
Edgar Murphy, Eddie O'Hara and Sonia Swift marked the opening of the new lighted tennis courts at Britannia Boating Club on August 14, 1946. In 1946, the Britannia Boating Club Memorial Park Association was formed to honour Club members killed overseas. For example, Captain Percy Royston Gilman died on June 10, 1944, one of 335 officers and men of the 3rd Canadian Division who were killed in action or died of wounds on that day. On July 28, 1947, Club members performed 'The Reluctant Mariner', by George Orr, a takeoff of
Gilbert and Sullivan's nautical comic operas such as HMS Pinafore for 400 guests at the Club Cabaret, summer social highlight. The tower was added to the Clubhouse in 1948. In 1948, Club members performed a cabaret with acts such as
Chorus Line and Potato Sack number. In 1948, Britannia Boating Club won the Ottawa Tennis Championships. File:Britannia Yacht Club then Britannia Boating Club Plaque 1932.JPG|Britannia Boating Club Plaque 1932 File:Britannia Yacht Club 1st annual Canadian Dinghy Association Regatta 1948.JPG|Britannia Boating Club 1st annual Canadian Dinghy Association Regatta 1948 File:Britannia Boating Club, now Britannia Yacht Club war memorial cairn, Baskins beach, 12 Mile Island, Ottawa River.jpg|Britannia Boating Club, war memorial cairn, Baskins beach, Ottawa River File:Britannia Yacht Club Capt Roy Gilman memorial fireplace.jpg|Britannia Boating Club war memorial fireplace in Commodore's Boardroom A bronze medal ``B / Britannia Boating Club Inc.`` is in the collection of Library and Archives Canada An acre of land was purchased at Baskin's Beach on the Ottawa River (45 28 46.6 76 00 25.7). A cairn and flagpole were erected and a brass plaque honoring fallen members was attached to the cairn. The brass plaque states, 'the Britannia Boating Club honors its members who gave their lives in his majesty's service during
World War I 1914-1918 and
World War II 1939-1945.' Landscaping was added in 1997. The memorial park remains a popular camping area for Club members. The Club joined the newly organized St. Lawrence Valley Yacht Racing Association; the Club won first and second place in the Dinghy Class and won in the 14 foot international class in the first Annual St. Lawrence Valley Yacht Racing Association Regatta, held at the Pointe Claire Yacht Club in 1946.
The Britannia Yacht Club Inc. In 1950 Ottawa annexed the western suburbs of Westboro, Woodroffe and Britannia. In 1950, the Britannia Boating Club was renamed to The Britannia Yacht Club Inc.; Competitive paddling and rowing had been abandoned in favor of sailing. The main harbour, which was built in the 1950s, used a canal built by the Ontario Electric Railway Company `s Ontario Electric Hydro Commission. In the 1950s the post of Club historian was filled by John Perdue. In spring 1951, the water level on Lake Deschênes rose rapidly, causing flooding. The level of the dam was increased by three feet to avert the danger. Members filled sandbags around the Club property and used limestone from the Fraser Duntile Quarry to make temporary repairs. The G.B. Patee II, (1904) a steam tug which towed booms of logs from Chats Falls to the Deschênes Rapids for 40 years, was acquired as a family brigantine in 1952 by Captain
Thomas G. Fuller, known for his wartime escapades as the "Pirate of the Adriatic". The Britannia Yacht Club has used the tug, rigged as a pirate ship as known as
STV Black Jack since 1983 to train young people to sail through the Bytown Brigantine Inc. On May 2, 2004, Her Excellency
Adrienne Clarkson, then Governor General rechristened the brigantine Black Jack at BYC as part of the ship's centennial celebrations. A watercolor painting of G.B. Patee II, by Thomas Matthews is in the collection of Library and Archives Canada In 1952, the Junior Sailing Squadron was founded. In 1952, the Club cabaret acts included Cabaret chorus girls. In 1955, a cottage was repurposed as the Junior Clubhouse. In 1956, the Club hosted a fashion show on the south lawn. In 1957, the Club hosted the first annual National Capital Regatta. From sailboards to keelboats, classes competing in recent years have included
Laser (dinghy),
Y flyer,
International 14,
5O5 (dinghy),
Byte (dinghy),
Lightning (dinghy),
420 (dinghy), Cygnus (dinghy),
Albacore (dinghy),
Catamaran,
Shark (keelboat),
Kirby 23, etc. In 1961, the Club cabaret acts included 'the Dearies.' In 1964, the Britannia Yacht Club presented the
Frank Amyot Memorial Trophy awarded to Junior Men C-15
Canoe Kayak Canada Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships, in loving memory of Frank Amyot, a life member of the club, Olympic Single Blade Singles C-1 Gold Medallist (1936), and distinguished member of
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In spring 1967, the water level on Lake Deschênes rose rapidly, causing flooding which destroyed the North side of the Club pier. On July 3, 1967, as a
Canadian Centennial project,
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Commodore of Britannia Yacht Club Thomas E Appleton, Chairman of Duke of Edinburgh Regatta committee James Craig celebrated Canadian Centennial at the Duke of Edinburgh Regatta hosted by BYC. Prince Philip flew by helicopter to the Britannia Yacht Club, where he presented the Duke of Edinburgh's trophy to the winner of the International Dragon-Class Races. Prince Philip toured the harbor aboard the African Queen. Don S. Kirby, Club Historian, wrote a 'Historical Sketch of Britannia Yacht Club 1891-1967' as a
Canadian Centennial project. The book divides the Club into five eras: the founding days; the big days at the Park pier; the fun-filled twenties; the dark days of the early Twenties; and the rebuilding of the Club to its present status. During the 1968 North American Shark Class Sailing Championship, BYC sailor John Holmes finished 6th with crew members Dennis Foy & Jack Reeves. In 1969, a brass plaque on the BYC harbor commemorated
All the walls in this harbor were built by the physical efforts of the club members started 1 November 1951 length 1 mile completed 19 October 1968. This stone laid by Captain Thomas G. Fuller. In 1969, a dining room was added to the clubhouse by Massey & Flanders. The senior lounge, for club members over 21 years of age, was converted into the Commodore's boardroom. In 1970, the clubhouse stairs and dining room were remodeled. In 1971, a sloping ramp was replaced with a terrace. Ninety two burgees associated with club member's yachts were researched and painted on the perimeter of the second floor dance floor in 1971 by Commodore TE Appleton; the decorations recall this areas' previous use as a sail drying area. All-weather tennis courts were installed in 1973. In 1974, club members wrote a book on the history of the Britannia Yacht Club called ``Britannia Yacht Club`` (Ottawa, Britannia Yacht Club, 1974) Call number 797.106071384 B862. In 1974, the BYC commemorated the 50th anniversary of the ladies' auxiliary. In 1976, a group of BYC members volunteered to assist in running the 1976 Sailing Olympics in
Kingston, Ontario. In 1977, club members skated in the harbor. During the spring flood in 1979, BYC members volunteered to line sandbags along the pier, mouth of the harbour, along circle drive, the catwalk, boat storage cradles, and along the front of the Club. The pier and gas pump area were under water. In 1982, BYC cabaret night acts included 'Sailor girls.' In 1983, new gates were constructed at the mouth of the BYC harbor. In 1983, BYC hosted an 18 years and under provincial championship regatta. In 1984, five courts were resurfaced. BYC has hosted veteran's tournaments, wheelchair tennis and junior championships. In 1985, Club members hosted a cabaret with acts such as 'Going, Going, Gunks', 'Miss BYC', 'The Commodores', 'The Whistlers', the Tennis Group, the 'Bare Foot Contessas', 'Britannia Ahoy' and 'the Nuns'. On October 28, 1989, The Harbormaster's Gate was dedicated
In memory of Vice-Commodore Lorne E Minogue and in recognition of all members who through their voluntary efforts have contributed to the building of this club. Lorne died while performing his duties as Harbor Master in an unfortunate accident. In 1991, the Club underwent wall construction and pier repair. In 1994, the club's Dragon Lounge's bar on the main level of the Clubhouse was fashioned in 1994 out of a dragon sailboat named 'Magic Dragon'. According to a plaque "Magic Dragon KC55 was presented to the Britannia Yacht Club by Commodore Simon A.F. Fuller commemorating the 75th year of membership of past Commodore Thomas G. Fuller DSC, RCNVR (Rtd). Lovingly restored by the crew of Magic Dragon: Werner Thiele, David Manton, Ernest Muus, Allan Muus, James Craig, Lise Chaput, Stan Carson, Osie Blouin, Dennis Foy, David Foy, Maurice Lavoie May 6, 1994." Bruce Neuk opened as a poolroom on the main level of the Clubhouse in 1994. In 1995, BYC celebrated its centennial weekend (1885–1995). In 1995, BYC hosted its first annual
Duct tape challenge, in which boats such as 'Pontiac Pete', 'HMS Anna Nicole' and 'Duck Blind' made of cardboard and duct tape compete for best design, best battleship and seaworthiness. A clubhouse room decorated in a Scottish tradition, Bruce Neuk, which suffered a fire in 2009, was rededicated in 2011. Rather than reopening as a pool room, which could only serve 2-3 people, it was changed into a room suitable for dining, socializing or sailing training. In 2004, BYC was awarded the William Abbott Senior Trophy - Sail Training Program of the Year at the
Canadian Yachting Association annual awards. In 2008, the Ontario Sailing Board of Directors selected BYC as one of ten Development Training Centers where members of the Ontario Sailing Team (OST), Ontario Sailing Development Team (OSDT) and Quest for Gold Elite Team sailors train. In spring 2011, the Club harbor gates were installed in response to the high water levels. A fixed crane, which was installed in September 2011 by the dinghy shed was used to complement the Hydraulic trailer in hauling in and out the club vessels. Harbour emergency ladders were installed at various points in the harbor. Evestrophing and stucco were installed. A Multiyear harbor maintenance program was enacted in 2011 to cover requirements in the harbour and yard. A 5-year harbour wall repair plan by Buchan Lawton Parent engineers consists of five phases: • Phase 1 West elevation and podium 2011. • Phase 2 East elevation tennis court viewing podium and winding stair, • Phase 3 Clubhouse Tower at manager's office. • Phase 4 Remainder of north elevation tennis viewing podium and winding stair. • Phase 5 South elevation and old main entrance. In 2012, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of BYC, a
time capsule to be opened on the Club's 200th anniversary was placed in the wall of the clubhouse, outside Bruce Neuk. A memorial plaque was installed inside the Clubhouse entrance, which was also fitted with new windows and handicapped accessible doors. A commemorative 125th plaque was installed on the Clubhouse's West Wall, which was restored and fitted with new windows, blinds and doors. Joan Yuile, Al Malo and Marc Charbonneau coauthored ``125 Years of the Britannia Yacht Club 1887-2012`` (Ottawa, Britannia Yacht Club pending 2012). Since Ottawa suffered a drought and low water levels in 2012, the BYC Harbourmaster and staff kept a close eye on moorings and the harbor to ensure that no boat was grounded and not able to sail. The clubhouse was included amongst other architecturally interesting and historically significant buildings in
Doors Open Ottawa, in 2011 and 2012. Image:Britannia Yacht Club Clubhouse & Marquis tent.jpg|Britannia Yacht Club Clubhouse & Marquis tent during 125th anniversary celebrations in 2012 Image:STV Blackjack at Britannia Yacht Club 125th celebrations June 2012.jpg|STV Blackjack @ Britannia Yacht Club's 125th anniversary celebrations in 2012 File:Model of the Bluenose at Britannia Yacht Club.jpg|Britannia Yacht Club Model Ship of
Bluenose II ==BYC Traditions==