on both the Ontario and Quebec sides of Lac Deschênes include Nepean Sailing Club, Lac Deschênes Sailing Club, Kanata Sailing Club, and the Club de Voile Grande Riviere. The BYC has reciprocal agreements with other yacht clubs. The BYC is developing a joint marketing campaign with the Nepean Sailing Club to increase awareness of recreational and competitive sailing in Ottawa. The BYC has partnered with the Britannia Village Community to deliver fireworks presentations on Victoria Day and Canada Day. Ottawa Power and Sail Squadron (OPSS) is a member of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons`s Britannia-Rideau District which provides Boating Education to the National Capital Region & the Upper Rideau Waterway. On June 27, 2012, BYC is hosting the OPSS graduation ceremonies in the BYC`s Sunset Room. The BYC is active within the Canadian Yachting Association and the Ontario Sailing Association`s Eastern Ontario Region. As a Development Training Centre for 2012, BYC supports the training of athletes from the grassroots to the national team level and supports the development of coaches from Level 1 (CANSail 1&2) to Level 4-5. Organization The BYC is a provincially incorporated Not for profit corporation with key documents such as Letters patent, By-laws, Regulations, policy and procedures manuals. The BYC is organized like any other club or organization with committees, chairperson, directors, etc. Due to the connection with the sea and hence the Royal Canadian Navy, the various posts use naval terminology for the Flag Officers. For example, the chairperson/Chief Executive Officer is the Commodore while the former chairman/CEO is the Past Commodore. Under the Commodore there are also the Vice Commodore (Projects - in charge of land-based activities), the Rear Commodore (Harbourmaster - in charge of water-based activities) and a Fleet Captain. The board of directions includes the Directors in charge of House (House and Grounds), Tennis, Membership & Marketing, Information Technology and Communications, Youth, Social, Public Relations and an Immediate Past Commodore. The Sailing committee consists of Fleet Captain, Monday Night Rep, Alpha Course PHRF Rep, Bravo Course PHRF Rep, Wednesday Night Rep, One-Design Rep, JAM Rep, Equipment Manager, Youth Sailing, Up-River Race Rep, PHRF-LO Co-Handicapper, Scorer, Protest Chair & PHRF-LO Co-Handicapper, Trophy Keeper & Sailing Instructions and Recording Secretary. The Sailing sub-committees include: National Capital Regatta, Hinterhieller Regatta, Stan Carson Memorial C&C Regatta, and Britannia High Performance. There is a BYC historian, counsel, honorary treasurer and honorary secretary. The staff positions include