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Rockcliffe Yacht Club

The ryc operates from mid-may to mid-october..

We are open for the 2024 season.

At the moment, our membership roster is at full capacity, but we are accepting applications to the wait-list.

Click here for more info.

The RYC is a 100-member “private co-op” style club situated on the south shore of the Ottawa River north of the National Aviation Museum and about 5 km East of Parliament Hill. Coordinates just off our docks are 45°27’50” and 075° 38’36”.

The RYC operates a high-quality launch ramp.  We open in the summer welcoming Reciprocals, and Season Passes are available for sale effective mid-May (pending confirmation).  Please note Club facilities are for members use only.

The club re-evaluates safety protocols using Ottawa Public Health guidance.

Our season launch pass is $135.00 per boat per season.

Payment for use of the launch ramp is by cash only.

The RYC welcomes visitors. We have a limited number of transient slips/moorings available on a first come first serve basis. More information for visiting boaters can be found here on our visitor page.

If you are traveling by car we can be found at 1505 Airport-Marina Road, just look for “Airport-Marina Road” on the North side of the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway just east of the Aviation Museum.

What’s RYC all about?

The Rockcliffe Yacht Club is a non-profit yacht club based on the south shore of the Ottawa River.

Visitor Overview

The Board of Directors, Officers, and Members of Rockcliffe Yacht Club (RYC) extend a warm welcome to all visitors to the RYC.

Membership Inquiries

The RYC Board of Directors welcomes your inquiry regarding membership in our club.

To view in a larger map click here . If you are traveling by car we can be found at 1505 Sir George-Étienne Cartier Pkwy, just look for “Airport-Marina Road” on the North side of the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway just east of the Aviation Museum.

Host of the 2024 Canadian Men's Mid-Amateur Championship

Carleton golf & yacht club, great golf. great times..

• 613-692-3531

Host of the 2024 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship

Volunteer registration, supporter package & donations.

A GREAT PLACE TO BELONG

Challenging and fun for casual and competitive players of all ages. Carleton offers an array of membership options to suit every type of golfer.

Welcome To Carleton!

18-hole golf course.

A shot-maker’s course that requires strategy and rewards accuracy, Carleton is a well-designed and walkable course that offers challenges for both low handicappers and the casual golfer.

Indoor Golf Academy

Our Golf Academy features two state-of-the-art TrackMan Golf simulators. They can be used for simulated golf, club fitting, indoor lessons, or honing your swing on the range.

WEDDINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS

Nestled along the picturesque banks of the Rideau River, Carleton is the perfect venue for your wedding, party, celebration, business meeting, corporate event, or tournament.

Excellent junior programs

Carleton’s junior members enjoy a great introduction to the game of golf with special instructional programs, tournaments, and camps.

EXPERIENCE CARLETON

If you’d like to experience the Carleton difference, please send us an email or give us a call at 613-692-3531 and book your tour today!

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General informations

Current services.

• Night surveillance by a guard
• Camera surveillance
• Masting crane

Cartography

Approaches, launching ramps and haul-out equipment, climatic conditions.

Current weather

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Restaurants, stores and services

• Community kitchen
• Convenience store
• Grocery store
• Liquor store
• Bank, Cash register or ATM

Recreation and activities

• Sailing school
• Bike rental
• Cycle track
• Hiking trail

Accommodation

• Free Parking reserved for customers
• Free Parking reserved for visitors
• Paid Parking reserved for visitors
• Free Parking reserved for trailers
• Paid Parking reserved for trailers
• Paid Parking reserved for customers

Wide Waters Yacht Club

Home port:  Starved Rock Marina  

Mile marker 232.4 on the illinois river.

WWYC was “conceived” in the fall of 1964 when a group of fellow boaters, anxious to get into mischief of some kind, had a dock party among themselves and later decided that a swinging group like this should make a serious attempt to organize a Yacht Club. Hence, the following spring of 1965, Wide Waters Yacht Club was founded and organized by practically the same group of men and women who attended the initial party. The first meeting was held outside the back door of the old boat shed at Starved Rock Marina. Those present at the time became charter members. Of special interest, June Helmig, attorney from Granville, Illinois, was made an honorary charter member, and was the one who wrote the original legal documents of our charter and By-Laws and later became the wife of the Honorable Judge Walter Dixon.

A Unique Adventure

Wide Waters Yacht Club is a family friendly and fun group that gets together to share the love of boating through several events throughout the boating season.  

As a member of the IRBBA (Illinois River Basin Boating Association), we are active in supporting other members in other clubs throughout the area, enjoying the camaraderie of fellow boating enthusiasts.  

Our boating "season", monitored by mother nature, kicks off at the end of May annually with the ceremonial Flag Raising and in Memorandum for our fallen fleet members and friends.  This is followed by the Blessing of the Fleets, a ministered ceremony to bless our journeys as we kick off the season.  

Many other events dot the calendar throughout the year.  Please check out our Events page for more information.

Interested in Becoming a Member?

•Exciting Club Events

•  Meet People Just Like You

•Family Fun

•Member of the I.R.B.B.A.

•Member of Yachting Clubs of America

•Fuel Discounts

We have many events to enjoy from steak fries & lobster boils to kid's fishing derbies!  We cherish the memories &  friendships made & to be made.  If you are interested in becoming a member of Wide Waters Yacht Club and joining us here out in one of the most breathtaking areas on the Illinois River (just across the river from Starved Rock State Park & just minutes from Buffalo Rock State Park), please click here for the membership form or contact us for more information.

Loved by Friends & Families

Please check out our links page for more information from the beautiful Illinois River Valley & Beyond.  We would also appreciate your support of our sponsors listed there too!

Home port: 

Starved rock marina  , mile marker:, 232.4 on the illinois river.

Email: [email protected]

Britannia Yacht Club Foundation

Ottawa's boating community in action.

The BYCF website has moved to a new host. You will receive an email asking to update your credentials.

 When you login and or join you will asked to create a new password or your Google or Facebook password. It has been suggested that using Google or Facebook is somewhat safer.

The BYCF AGM will be held on February 7, 2024 at 7 pm (1900 hours) on Zoom. (see News )

Two of our Founding Members

Our Mission

BYCF is a 'Not-For-Profit' member driven corporation. It was established in 2010 to receive all donations in a single legal administrative structure so it might accommodate a variety of gifts, bequests, and donations that serve the best interest of the BYC. 

Some of our purposes include:

Support the Learn-to-Sail and Racing programs at BYC

Contribute to the improvement of Club facilities, grounds and basin 

Engage in partnerships that improve our sailing and social experience

Kirk Robertson President e-mail: [email protected] Telephone:(613) 225-3803

Mary Elizabeth Bundy Honorary Treasurer e-mail: [email protected] Telephone:(613) 692-1070

Carolyn Johnston Head of Communications e-mail: [email protected] Telephone:(613) 728-7497

Greg Cowper Honorary Secretary e-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 613-218-4207

Board of Directors

New breakwater for Shediac wharf planned to reduce impact of severe weather

Final step to protect wharf from storms after severe damage by hurricane fiona in 2022.

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A new breakwater at the Pointe-du-Chêne wharf in Shediac will be constructed using continued funding from the federal and provincial governments.

Dominic LeBlanc, federal minister of public safety, democratic institutions and intergovernmental affairs and MP for the riding of Beauséjour, announced Thursday the wharf is on track to receive $8.2 million from the Hurricane Fiona recovery fund.

Réjean Savoie, minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, said at the event the provincial government is contributing $2.3 million to the project.

The new breakwater is the final step in repairs to protect the wharf from disastrous weather after much of its infrastructure was damaged by Hurricane Fiona in 2022.

Some of the funding announced Thursday has been used for restoration efforts that are already completed.

"These are millions of dollars to raise the level of the breakwater to make the wharf more resilient to these kinds of extreme weather events, like Hurricane Fiona," said LeBlanc. 

"There's infrastructure underwater that you don't see that also has to be strengthened."

The recovery fund was established by ACOA in 2022 to support local communities and businesses with up to $300 million over two years.

Restoring wharf access roads, enhancing shoreline protection and raising decks and commercial buildings are among the restoration efforts that have already been done. 

Kim Murray-Atkins, president of the Pointe-du-Chêne Harbour Authority, said the wharf has gone through roughly $6 million of ACOA's funding so far. 

The remainder of the money will help build a more structurally sound breakwall on the north side of the wharf for boaters.

"The one that is there now, it's vulnerable," she said. "It's not made for the kind of weather that we're experiencing now." 

Murray-Atkins said construction is set to begin in mid-October and they hope to complete it by the end of March next year.

Impact on local businesses

When the funding was first announced in 2022, it was key to getting the wharf back on its feet for the 2023 and 2024 summer seasons, she said.

Without it, Murray-Atkins said, the 13 businesses that operate on the wharf would not have seen the success they did during the past summer.

"I don't know what we would have to work with," she said. "The next inclement weather that we would experience, any hurricanes, would just take everything out again."

Robert Taylor is the owner of The Sandbar and the Pointe-du-Chêne Ice Cream Shop and the co-owner of Captain Dan's Bar and Grill.

He said when he realized that two of his businesses would need a total rebuild after Hurricane Fiona, he was in shock.

"Everyone was completely devastated," said Taylor, who is also vice-president of the harbour authority. 

Being able to share the details and the impact of the funding with the public at Thursday's announcement has been "a weight off of our shoulders," Taylor said.

He was able to have the Sandbar and the ice cream shop lifted much higher off the ground to deter any future damage from flooding.

"We've prepared for storms that will be coming in 30 or 40 years," he said. "We think we're pretty resilient in the changes that we've made."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Katelin Belliveau is a CBC reporter based in Moncton.

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