NSC - Weeknight Racing
Weeknight Racing forms the backbone of NSC's popular Interclub racing program. With racing four nights of the week, there is something for everyone. It's not uncommon to see 70-80 boats out racing, split between two courses. The racing is both fun and competitive, and, for most, is followed by good comraderie, drinks and dinner at the club.
Weeknight racing includes the following fleets, each on a separate course:
- Mondays - Women's PHRF: Keelboat handicap racing, both with or without spinnakers.
- Mondays - Skiffs: These high-performance dinghies with large asymetrical spinnakers are not for novices.
- Tuesdays - Keelboat PHRF, Divisions 1 & 2: Keelboat handicap racing, with spinnakers.
- Tuesdays - Keelboat PHRF, Div 3: Keelboat handicap racing, with spinnakers.
- Wednesdays - Dinghies: One-design dinghy and catamaran racing, for selected classes; handicap racing for others.
- Thursdays - Keelboat JAM: Keelboat handicap racing, without spinnakers.
- Thursdays - Keelboat One-Design: Keelboat one-design racing, without spinnakers, for selected classes.
Boats must register in advance to participate in all NSC racing -- see the Race Registration Page for more info. Also, keelboats intending to participate in handicap racing require a current PHRF certificate -- see the PHRF Page for more info. For those new to racing, they may want to check out this Basic Primer On Racing. Racers should also familiarize themselves with the current version of the Sailing Instructions and Racing Rules of Sailing. Each fleet has a spring, summer and fall series, running from May through September; results are posted on the Race Results page. In October, racing continues with the Frostbite Series.
To put the success of NSC's racing program in perspective, NSC has almost twice as many PHRF certificates as the next largest club within PHRF Lake Ontario, a district that includes all of the Toronto area clubs.
We look forward to having you join us!
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Hugh Morrin