from the 1970 to the present. Designed in 1969 by former BYC member, Bruce Kirby (yachts), the Laser (sailboat) has been used at the Olympic Games from 1996 to the present. Races Competitive sailing takes place in or with many different types of boats including dinghies, windsurfers, multihulls, yachts, kitesurfing and radio controlled sailing boats. There are then the further disciplines of fleet racing, match racing and team racing. A PHRF boat races with a Flying Sails (FS) PHRF-LO rating and a JAM boat is racing with a Non-Flying Sails (NFS) PHRF-LO rating. BYC has several one-design racing fleets associated with it. Its members are active competitors in 420, International 505, International Class, J/24, Laser, Optimist, Star, Sunfish, Thunderbird, and PHRF class events, many of which it hosts. A Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) fleet races in club-sponsored events. The club organizes weeknight racing from April through September and holds several weekend regattas each year. The club also has an active cruising program. The sailing season extends from mid April to late October. Sail training programs are active during the summer months for both youth and adults. Every year the club hosts regattas that attract sailors from across Canada and internationally. The local racing scene consists of fleet, PY and PHRF races on an almost daily basis along with special racing events on weekends throughout the season. Many racing events are held in cooperation with the nearby Nepean Sailing Club and Club de Voile Grande-Rivière. 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. Tennis The BYC tennis program includes the BYC 125th anniversary Junior Tennis Tournament on June 9, 2012 which is a part of the National Capital Tennis Association's initiative to promote tennis for junior players 14 and under. Group lessons are free for BYC Members. Beginner lessons are held on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30pm. Partnerships While the Britannia Yacht Club installed and maintains the lights and buoys on the Britannia Yacht Club and Baskins Beach Ranges; Parks Canada, Ontario Ministry of Transport, municipalities, clubs and private sailors have installed and maintain a number of other lights, Buoys and Fog signals on the Ottawa River. Port-hand buoys are green, and starboard-hand buoys are red. In addition to BYC, other yacht clubs