NSC’s Social Day-Cruising end-of-season event was a blast as sailors competed in games, including balloon sailboat creation. Our own Commodore Corey Glynn was the adjudicator, remarking how impressed he was with the group’s electric vibe. A Season of Avid Activity This capped a season in which 78 sailors without boats were provided 300 crew spots…
The online NSC Fee Schedule has been updated for the 2024-2025 membership year, which runs November 1 to October 31. You will find membership, initiation, administrative, mooring, and yard fees here. Each table breaks down the fee, the HST amount, and the total. The new fee schedule includes an 8% increase to the majority of fees and services for…
If you plan to use the cranes at NSC to launch, haul out, de-mast or mast your boat, for safety reasons, you must have participated in a “crane familiarization” session. The next session will be held on October 5 at 10:00 AM. Please register online. See the NSC Crane Usage page for more information on the…
The Dark & Stormy Series is a continuation of our weeknight racing program, and runs Thursday evenings, Oct 3, 10 & 17, beginning with a skippers meeting at 1700 under the blue tent, followed by a warning at 1750. This is the new name for the Moonlit Frostbite Series, introduced in 2023. Get all the…
The NSC Frostbite Series runs Sunday afternoons on the first three Sundays after weeknight racing ends, which, in 2024, is September 29, October 6 & 13. There are two races per day, with the first warning signal at 13:30, per Part F of the Sailing Instructions. There will be separate starts for PHRF, JAM and…
Whether racing or cruising, keelboats are expected to be equipped with appropriate lights; these are required both by the Collision Regulations (ColRegs), and our Sailing Instructions (SIs) in the case of racing. There is nothing in our Interclub SIs that precludes keelboat races from being run after sunset, and sailors should be prepared for that…
The Ottawa C&C 27 fleet gathered on Monday, September 2nd, at 1300, for the first Fleet Builder and Mixer event at the Nepean Sailing Club. With an increasing number of C&C 27s participating in interclub events, the Fleet Builder and Mixer provided an opportunity for new and experienced sailors to come together for mentorship, skill-building,…
Conditions Twenty teams, including 15 sailors under 25 years old, participated in the 2024 Eastern Canadian 505 Championships at Kingston Yacht Club on August 10-11. The event featured high wind sailing conditions. The race committee canceled racing after one race on Saturday due to 30-knot winds. On Sunday, sailors completed three races in 15 to…
The Joint NSC/BYC Single-Handed Race was held on Sunday, August 25, under sunny skies and light northwesterly winds. Fifteen boats made it to the start line — more than in any other year in the past 10+ years! The RC, led by Luke Sheppard, started on time, and set the course as C to H,…
The fifth annual Pinhey’s Point Sunset Time Trial ran Friday, August 23. Seven boats made it out for the start window, from 1830 to 1835, and all boats finished before 2200. We started with a light wind out of the SW at ~5 knots; it was tight enough that only Cheekey Monkey could fly her…