The Bras d'Or Yacht Club is a
yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting.
Description
Yacht clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a mar ...
in
Baddeck
Baddeck () is a village in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated in the centre of Cape Breton, approximately 6 km east of where the Baddeck River empties into Bras d'Or Lake.
Local governance is provided by the rural municipality ...
,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
. 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
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (; October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966), father of photojournalism, was the first full-time editing, editor of the ''National Geographic'' magazine (1899–1954). Grosvenor is credited with having built the magazine into ...
,
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.
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
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Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (; October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966), father of photojournalism, was the first full-time editing, editor of the ''National Geographic'' magazine (1899–1954). Grosvenor is credited with having built the magazine into ...
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Arthur Williams McCurdy
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H. Percy Blanchard
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J.A. McCurdy
*
Casey Baldwin
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Thomas Selfridge
Thomas Etholen Selfridge (February 8, 1882 – September 17, 1908) was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and the first person to die in an airplane crash. He was also the first active-duty member of the U.S. military to die in a crash whil ...
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Mabel Bell
References
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Yacht clubs in Canada
Organizations based in Nova Scotia