COVID-19 Safety On-Board At NSC Events
The NSC Board recommends the following COVID-19 safety precautions on-board boats participating in NSC events.
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Scorer Needed For Wednesday Races
We need a scorer for Wednesday dinghy/cat races. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Jennifer Holliday, chief scorer.
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Caribbean Sailing Pursuits, Tuesday August 4, 11, 18
Enjoy non-competitive pursuit sailing on Tuesday Summer evenings, for all keelboats. Each boat has a start time based on its handicap, with the slowest boats starting first. Sail around the course and enjoy your sailing community. There’s a “Sail the Caribbean” theme, with a suitable prize each evening for the best-dressed boat.
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Report on Stony Point Upriver Race – August 9th
The Stony Point race was held August 9th, per these instructions. Winds were generally light to non-existant, though at times peaked at 8-10 knots, before dying to nothing at the end of the day. Well done to those who hung in and finished the longest of the ILD races. Results.
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Please welcome our new Sailing Activities Manager!
At last year’s AGM I announced that we had created this new position at NSC. And now I am very pleased to announce
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Dinghy-Cat Racing Wednesdays
Dinghy and catamaran Wednesday night racing starts July 29. Everyone on the boat must be in the same social circle. Perfect event for any type of catamaran or dinghy. The small-boat fleets are very happy to help new boats learn to race – get in touch.
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Practice Marks – Notice Of Removal
Update: These marks will be removed at end of Wednesday 22 July. Original notice: We have placed inflatable marks just North of the NSC channel, for boaters to self-practice. Each mark is an inflatable orange or yellow tetrahedron.
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Evening Time Trials – Amendment #1
Amended 19 July 2020. Monday evening Women’s keelboat time trials are added. The maximum number of laps is increased to 3. At the end of each lap except her final lap, a boat shall round a drop mark, not the timing boat. The timing boat flag is changed to the RC flag.
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Report on Pinhey’s Point Events – June 28 & July 12, 2020
NSC hosted its first two sailing events of 2020 on June 28 and July 12, sailing up to Pinhey’s Point and back, using a new “time trial” format, where boats started within a defined window. Both events proved popular, with 9 boats participating in the first, and 18 in the second.