The 2025 Sailing Instructions & Race Calendar are now available. Page 2 of the SIs shows the Series calendar, and pages 3 & 4 show the Weekend and Special Events calendar, but this information is also available on the NSC Google Calendar. The NSC SIs aim to be aligned with the BYC SIs, both of which address our Interclub racing program.
Notices to Competitors / Sailing Instruction Amendments:
- Amendment #1, 2025-06-12: The Race Calendar on page 2 is amended to provide for a Women’s Race on June 30. Thus, for Series 1, “(7 races, no race on Jun 30)” is deleted and replaced with “(8 races)”.
Significant Changes for 2025:
- Changed PHRF fleet splits to: Div 1: up to 155; Div 2: 156-212; Div 3: 213+. This change should not impact many, if any, boats.
- Added 14.2, “Weeknight races shall not be shortened to less than two legs.”
- Introduced an option for “Special Courses” in Part J, for specific events. Essentially a W-type course that uses the RC boat and start pin as the leeward gate, for use when markset resources are limited.
- Added information about new Women’s Interclub Long-Distance (WILD) Series to Annex B2.
In addition to reading the Sailing Instructions, every racer should obtain and read the 2025-2028 version of the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing, and the Sail Canada Prescriptions.
Previous Sailing Instructions
For reference, older copies of the SIs are available – see 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 versions along with the significant changes; the pdf versions for 1999-2012 are available in Box
Changes for Next Year
If you have changes you would like to propose for next year, feel free to discuss these with, or e-mail them to, Hugh Morrin and/or Mike Roper.
Page updated: 2025-06-12.
Page maintained by Hugh Morrin.
Update log: 2024-04-30, HM: updated for 2024. 2024-05-22, HM: Added amendment #1. 2024-09-09, HM: Minor formatting change. 2025-04-18, HM: Updated for 2025. 2025-04-30, HM: Added link to 2025 SIs in Box. 2025-06-12, HM: Added Amendment #1. 2025-08-03, HM: reversed order of page updated/maintained, for consistency. Did not change publish date.