Heading to NSC to check on your boat? A few Yard updates….
We’re all anxious to get this season underway, right? Me too. As we start to thaw out, here are a few things to keep in mind:
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Cruising | PR | Winter Speaker
Winter Speaker Wed Mar 23 Ottawa River Anchorages & Anchoring Techniques
In this talk, Cathy Duchesne and Rick Anderton team up to talk anchorages and anchoring.
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Adaptive Sport “Give it a Go” Day, June 25
On Saturday, June 25th the Nepean Sailing Club and the Ottawa River Canoe Club will co-host Give-It-A-Go, an event aimed at introducing youth and adults, living with disabilities, and newly disabled individuals, the opportunity to experience the joys of sailing and/or paddling!
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Winter Speaker Wed Mar 16 Understanding & Maintaining your Diesel Engine
Presented by Kevin Davis. Kevin will explain the basic principles of a 4 stroke diesel engine, so that you can understand what it needs to run and provide reliable service.
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Forget Netflix, Crave or AppleTV
Grab a big bowl of popcorn, a beverage of choice and curl up on your sofa to watch some amazing archive NSC footage from the early 90’s at NSC-TV. Thanks to Brenda McCrea and Ron Evans for these. Warning – shoulder pads, big hair and young familiar faces. Gene is still gorgeous!
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Winter Speaker Wed March 9 Able Sail – Champions in the NSC fleet
Michele Cimon, former NSC Sail Training Director and now Lead for NSC Adaptive Sailing, will recount the journey of how NSC came to host the Able Sail Program, from conception to current day.
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Winter Speaker, Wed Mar 2: Using the NSC Harbour, Yard and Facilities
James Pole and Paul Wagner tag team to present the ins and outs of your rights and obligations as members when navigating the harbour or using the NSC Yard.
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Fleet Training – Menu of Offerings 2022
We are offering a menu of training opportunities, to participate in the largest race program in North America. Learn how to lay race marks for great wind angles, find your perfect race boat, help at a regatta, learn to start racing, race virtually in the depth of winter, be a judge, improve your tactics, drive…
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Winter Speaker Wed Feb 23 Dave Morralee: Alone Together
Dave relates an interesting journey of learning to solo sail, fundraise and how to perform a solo rescue of a sailor.
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CAUTION Visiting the Yard
With the rain and upcoming flash freeze the yard will be a skating rink. If possible please avoid the yard. If you have any concerns or need anything checked on please contact James Pole. mpm@nsc.ca.