The Clubhouse's dragon sailboat bar, Main Lounge, Bruce Neuk, Sunset Room restaurant and marquis tent provide casual and gourmet dining and social areas.

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.

The Britannia Aquatic Club (BAC) was founded c. 1887 using a converted sawmill, cottages and boat storage built by John Cameron Jamieson, a lumberman, baker, and alderman as its headquarters.

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.

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.

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.

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.

[11] 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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

[23] 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.

[34] 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.

[39] A bronze medal ``B / Britannia Boating Club Inc.`` is in the collection of Library and Archives Canada [40] An acre of land was purchased at Baskin's Beach on the Ottawa River (45 28 46.6 76 00 25.7).

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".

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.

[46] 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.

During the 1968 North American Shark Class Sailing Championship, BYC sailor John Holmes finished 6th with crew members Dennis Foy & Jack Reeves.

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.

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.

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 BYC & NSC have a schedule of cruising and day sailing events organized by the membership for fun, as memorials for members who serve in the Canadian Forces, and as fundraisers for local charities.

Phil Moorman 2012-2011  • Konrad Lewinski 2011-2012  • George Clayburn 2008-9  • John Irvin 2006-7  • Lynn DeL'orme 2004  • John Vines 2002  • Paul Dalahay 2000-1  • Kirk Robertson 1998-9  • Rosemary MacKillop 1996-97  • Simon Fuller 1995  • Josle Braden 1993 • Larry Bradley 1991  • Dennis Foy 1989  • Ian Anderson 1987  • Commodore Denny 1986  • David Brown 1983  • William Wright 1982  • Philip Brule 1980  • A.R.

Vanderbelt 1978  • Blair Cooke 1976  • Walter Blandy 1974  • Osie Blouin 1971  • John Killick 1970  • Thomas E. Appleton 1966-67  • Livius A. Sherwood 1964-65  • James A.S. Milne 1962-63  • Lorne Smith 1961  • Gordon Foy 1959-60  • Grover Book 1957-8  • Earl Checkley 1956  • Reg A.S. Bruce 1954-55  • A.N.