Weather/Environment

Below are some of the most useful sites to consult in planning a day or evening of sailing. Click on the Britannia Yacht Club burgee to open the site in a new browser window.

Webcam

BYCBurgee16 Britannia Yacht Club webcam: looking southwest from the club house. Includes local weather conditions.

Local windspeed, direction and history
BYCBurgee16 Britannia Yacht Club Wind Strip Chart
Nepean Sailing Club Windicator

Radar
Franktown (local radar)
BYCBurgee16 Ontario (regional radar to the west)
Quebec (regional radar to the east)

Satellite
BYCBurgee16 Eastern Canada (GOES East)

Wind forecasts
BYCBurgee16 Accuweather hour by hour
byclogo16 Wind Guru (Ottawa River)
Intellicast Wind Map (Rochester)

General Local Weather Forecasts
Weather Network
BYCBurgee16 Environment Canada
Sign up for Environment Canada e-mail weather warning service

Water Levels
BYCBurgee16 Current Ottawa River water level at Britannia
Historic charts for water levels at Britannia

Announcements

BYC Harbourfest
Friday July 23

A summer party at BYC Martini Monday Site by the Bruce Shed
With Sweet and the Back Beat band
Decorate your boat
Tickets: $25 dinner and dance ($10 dance only)
Available at the bar

Sign up, get involved and help make Harbourfest a success.

Easter Seals Regatta, Party and Auction
July 16 & 17, 2010
Sailing and fun for all including a swim from NSC to BYC!

The list of yacht clubs with reciprocal privileges has been updated for 2010.

Full&By brief
May issue now available on line.