Neha Patil (Editor)

Bras d'Or Yacht Club

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Short name
  
BYC

Commodore
  
Ernest Roberts

Location
  
Baddeck, Nova Scotia

Bras d'Or Yacht Club

Founded
  
July 26, 1904; 112 years ago (1904-07-26)

Website
  
www.brasdoryachtclub.ca

The Bras d'Or Yacht Club is a yacht club in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. It is located on its namesake body of water, the Bras d'Or Lakes. The club was founded in 1904. Among its founding members were Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, H. Percy Blanchard and Arthur Williams McCurdy. The clubhouse was constructed in 1913. Longtime member J.A. McCurdy, while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, donated the McCurdy Cup to the club. This cup serves as the club championship. Alexander Graham Bell frequently attended club functions and even composed a song about it.

Contents

Notable events

  • Regatta Week -- Annual event since 1913
  • Canadian Snipe Championships -- 1954, 1965
  • OK Dinghy Championships -- 1977
  • National Laser Open -- 1979
  • National Laser Open Women -- 1982
  • Hobie Nationals -- 1987, 1992

    • Notable members

  • Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
  • Arthur Williams McCurdy
  • H. Percy Blanchard
  • J.A. McCurdy
  • Casey Baldwin
  • Thomas Selfridge
  • Mabel Bell

    • References

    Bras d'Or Yacht Club Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA