Canadian Yachting February 2018 - 14

A b o v e : T h e h a rb o u r c a n a c c o m m o d a te fo r th e s e a s o n a n d
s o m e fo r a c o u p le o f d a y s .
In s e t: A n O ld S a lt p e rm a n e n tly lo o k s o u t fo r m a rin e rs in
fro n t o f B E Y C .

ra c e s, h a v in g n o fo rm a l b u ild in g o r c o m m itte e b o a t fo r re g a tta s.
B e n E o in Y a c h t C lu b h o sts th e E a st B a y R e g a tta e a c h y e a r in
Ju ly a n d w ill b e c o o rd in a tin g w ith o th e r c lu b s to p ro v id e e xp a n d e d re g a tta s fo r b o th y a c h ts a n d ju n io r sa ilo rs.
W ith th e in d e n te d sh o re lin e o f th e la k e a n d n u m e ro u s p ro te c te d , so ft-b o tto m e d h a rb o u rs a n d c o v e s, th e se sn u g a n c h o ra g e s p ro v id e sh e lte r a n d c a lm w a te rs. T h e B ra s d 'O r L a k e is
c ry sta l c le a r w ith 7 8 d e g re e w a te r a n d n o fo g . A lo n g w ith lo c a l
b o a te rs, v isito rs fro m C a n a d a a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s e n jo y th e
b e st sa ilin g w a te rs in N o rth A m e ric a . In 2 0 1 1 , B a d d e c k p la y e d
h o st to th e O c e a n C ru isin g C lu b d u rin g e a rly Ju ly a s th e y p re p a re d to m a k e p a ssa g e to N e w fo u n d la n d . In 2 0 1 2 , th e C ru isin g
C lu b o f A m e ric a (C C A ) re tu rn e d h o m e to B a d d e c k . C C A w a s
fo u n d e d a t th e B ra s d 'O r L a k e , in M a sk e ll's H a rb o u r.
T h e B e n E o in M a rin a is th e la rg e st o n th e la k e w ith 1 4 a c re s,
7 5 slip s (se v e n fo r v isitin g y a c h ts), a n d ro o m to a c c o m m o d a te
b o a ts u p to 4 0 fe e t a n d w ith a d ra ft o f 1 0 fe e t; h o w e v e r, sp e c ia l
a rra n g e m e n ts c a n b e m a d e fo r la rg e r v e sse ls. A ll a m e n itie s a re
a v a ila b le in c lu d in g a fu e l d o c k , b o a t ra m p s, m a st c ra n e , e le c tric a l/fre sh w a te r h o o k u p s, w a sh ro o m s, sh o w e rs, la u n d ry fa c ilitie s, W i-F i se rv ic e in th e c lu b h o u se a n d d o c k s, v a rie ty sto re ,
p le n ty o f p a rk in g , a n d d a ily p o ste d w e a th e r re p o rts. T h e m a rin a
d o c k s a re 8 -fe e t w id e , ta p e re d a n d fe n d e re d fo r e a se o f b o a rd in g

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C a n a d ia n Y a c h t in g

a n d d o c k in g . It's a p o p u la r p la c e w ith w e d d in g s b o o k e d a lm o st
e v e ry w e e k e n d ; d u rin g th e se e v e n ts, m e m b e rs a n d g u e sts a re
fre e to a c c e ss th e lo w e r le v e l o f th e c lu b h o u se a n d sh o w e rs.
C a p e B re to n Isla n d is k n o w n fo r its G a e lic m u sic , fo o d , c u ltu ra l e xp e rie n c e s, a n d h o sp ita lity - n o t u n lik e th e y a c h t c lu b .
W h e re e lse c a n y o u g o fo r a sa il, a ru n in th e p o w e r b o a t, o r e a rly
m o rn in g fish in g e xc u rsio n a n d th e n p la y a ro u n d o f g o lf rig h t
a c ro ss th e stre e t? T h e B o a rd o f D ire c to rs, M ik e G illis
(C o m m o d o re ), R a y C a m p b e ll, S a n d y M a c N e ill (T re a su re r),
B ry a n M a c D o u g a ll (Jr. S a il D ire c to r), a n d m a rin a m a n a g e r, Jo h n
W illia m s, w e re a ll a b le to a g re e th a t b e in g th e c lo se st m a rin a to
S y d n e y, b o a te rs lo v e th e ir lo c a tio n , fu e l se rv ic e , c le a n fa c ilitie s,
frie n d ly p e o p le , A N D g re a t sh o w e rs!
G ilb e rt M . G ro sv e n o r, e d ito r, p re sid e n t, a n d c h a irm a n o f
th e N a tio n a l G e o g ra p h ic S o c ie ty, p u t it in to p e rsp e c tiv e , "T h e
B ra s d 'O r L a k e is m y fa v o rite la n d sc a p e o n p la n e t E a rth .
N e stle d in to th e ro llin g h ills o f C a p e B re to n , N S , th e ir p ristin e
tid a l w a te rs re fle c t c e n tu rie s o f S c o ttish c u ltu re , m u sic , a n d
frie n d ly p e o p le ."
I su re a m g la d th a t I m a d e a p o in t to sto p b y a n d v isit, a n d
y o u sh o u ld to o ! *
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