The Winter Speaker Series starts Wednesday January 15th 2020 with The Voyage of the Yacht Dal (see below), and continues every Wednesday into April. We have a full program planned based on feedback from the survey conducted in November.
The Automatic door to the yard will be disabled due to construction. If you need to get in the yard please come and see a staff person to provide access.
This year’s annual report is ready!
The Annual General Meeting of the Nepean Sailing Club will be held on Wednesday December 4th, 2019 at 7:30 pm in the NSC HarbourView Hall. All members are welcome. Please register your participation at the Office between 6:30 and 7:30 pm before the meeting and join us for drinks and snacks (finger-food provided by NSC).
It is with great sadness that we share with you the loss of NSC member Herb Johnston who passed away on Nov. 14, 2019. Details are available in the Millstone Obituary.
Fleet awards night on 16 November 2019 attracted a large crowd of 140 NSC sailors, who collected 160 awards between them. Fleet’s highest award, the Commodore’s Cup, went to Aaron Wong-Sing and Peter Wood for outstanding competitive sailing and coaching respectively, with particular contributions to the 2019 Mobility Cup.
Thanks to the efforts of a crew of dedicated volunteers and staff, the harbour was successfully closed on Friday, 15 Nov. All docks are now tucked into their winter resting places. The yard remains accessible, but once the snow accumulates, the gates will be chained and locked for the Winter.
We are collecting photos for awards night, trophy cabinet display, and other NSC presentations. If you have carefully-selected photos that we can use, please email them to Fleet Captain or send him a download folder link. Photos can be on any NSC topic.
We are now in the last steps to prepare the harbour and yard for winter. The date for closure of the Harbour is 16 November. At that time, the Service docks, Face dock, and parts of W dock will be moved to the centre of the harbour area and away from the walls. It is…
Yard closures remain in effect so Service Providers can move boats efficiently. Members who need to haul out their own boats, or who need to remove heavy equipment from their boats, can get vehicle access the yard during closure hours through the Club Staff. The updated dates and facility changes are as follows: