Ontario Sailing ARO/CRO Course, March 28-29, 2020 – Postponed
Want to know how to run a race? Then register for the Ontario Sailing ARO/CRO Race Officer Course on the March 28 and 29, 2020 weekend. Register at Ontario Sailing for this course.
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Speaker, Wednesday March 18: *** Postponed***
Speaker Nights are postponed due to measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, until April 5.
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Captain James Robert Ewart, MM, 1958 – 2020
It is with great sadness that we share with you the loss of long time NSC member James Robert Ewart who passed away on February 10, 2020. Details are available in this obituary.
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John Michael (Mike) Farrell, 1941 – 2020
It is with great sadness that we share with you the loss of long time NSC member Mike Farrell who passed away on February 23, 2020. Details are available in this obituary.
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Speaker, Wed Mar 11: Ottawa Fire Service Ice/Water Rescue
Now on March 11! Rescheduled due to winter storm on Feb 26. Check other changes to our schedule here. The Ottawa Fire Service Ice/Water rescue team has specialized equipment and training, and are designated first responders on the Ottawa River, and other bodies of water within the city boundaries.
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Hiring – Junior and Senior Race Bosuns
We are looking for dynamic, organized, and knowledgeable individuals with good communication skills and a passion for the sport of sailing to run weekly club sailing program races for 2020. Ideally the individual will have experience at the Sail Canada Race Management Level I/II (Assistant or Course Race Officer).
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Speaker, March 4: Richard Trainor – “Marine Surveys: What to Expect”
Richard will go over the types and reasons for sailboat surveys that he does and the equipment he uses to do them. He will review from the smallest boat to the largest!
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Speaker series presentations available online
We have had requests to make our speaker series presentations available online. We have had a series of terrific presentations, and there is a lot of valuable information that you may not find anywhere else on the web. The first few files from 2020 have been uploaded, and we will add more over time. The…
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Speakers, Wed Mar 11: Ottawa Fire Service Ice/Water Rescue
The Ottawa Fire Service Ice/Water rescue team has specialized equipment and training, and are designated first responders on the Ottawa River, and other bodies of water within the city boundaries.
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Speaker, Feb 19: Linda Schmalz & Chris Walmsley – The Down East Circle
Two boats from Kingston Yacht Club embarked on the Down East Circle Route. They’d like to share how they prepared, some highlights of what they saw and did, and their takeaways for future trips. Chris Walmsley and Linda Schmalz sailed Ramble On and Bob Story skippered Finnish Line 2.0.