Bras d'Or Yacht Club

Bras d'Or Yacht Club

Short name	BYC
Founded	July 26, 1904 (1904-07-26)
Location	Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Commodore	Ernest Roberts
Website	www.brasdoryachtclub.ca

Boats in the Baddeck Harbour

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.^[1] 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.^[2] This cup serves as the club championship.^[3] Alexander Graham Bell frequently attended club functions and even composed a song about it.^[3]

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

References

Articles related to Baddeck, Nova Scotia

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Notable Residents	Frederick Walker Baldwin Alexander Graham Bell H. Percy Blanchard Charles James Campbell Rachel Davis Simon Gibbons, Reverend Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor Mabel H. Grosvenor Mabel Gardiner Hubbard George Kennan William Kidston Moses E. Kiley Carleton L. MacMillan Arthur Williams McCurdy David McCurdy John Alexander Douglas McCurdy William F. McCurdy John Archibald McDonald James Charles McKeagney Aulay MacAulay Morrison Kendall Myers Michael A. Newton George W. Rice Barclay Edmund Tremaine Jessica Wong