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Bras d'Or Yacht Club (Canada)
Estb: 1904. Location: 1 Jones Street,
Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
Burgee: Pennant approx. 3:5 (web image). Blue field
charged with a yellow chevron with apex (<) 1 unit from hoist.
"The club
was founded in 1904. Among its founding members were Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, 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.”
Source: accessed 8 July 2019,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras_d%27Or_Yacht_Club
Peter
Edwards, 10 July 2019