Low Water Levels at NSC
Water levels are unusually low. if your boat has a draft of 5 ft. or more, please exercise extreme caution in the harbour and channel.
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Boats Needed – Mobility Cup
The mobility cup is in urgent need of spectator boats to take folks out on the water to watch the racing Sept 9 – 13th. This is an international sailing event being hosted by NSC. One or more days would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Alan Galley, aggalley at gmail dot com.
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Potential Deadhead within Navigable Waterway – Lac Deschenes
An NSC member discovered a deadhead (a log sticking out of the water). GPS coordinates are: N 45° 23.107’, W 75° 52.351’ (45.385116°,-75.87251°). Depth in the area is 14 feet.
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NSC Pig Roast – Saturday September 7
As part of this year’s FAntastic Nepean FAll Regatta (FANFARE), NSC is hosting a Pig Roast. Put simply, the “Pig” will start roasting around noon on a spit over natural hardwood charcoal. Dinner will include:
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Please Clear Out Personal Items from the NSC Annex
If you have been using the NSC Annex (the club’s workshop) and have stored or kept items there, including outboards on outboard racks, you are requested to remove them before the end of this week please. Club staff will be cleaning and purging the facility beginning this week.
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Turkey Trot Feast – Coordinator Needed
We need a volunteer to coordinate the Turkey Trot Feast on 14 October. The Feast is a celebration of our club spirit, to close the sailing season. Its a turkey + trimmings lunch prepared by members. The hungry sailors of the Turkey Trot race greatly appreciate the meal. Also need volunteer cooks to help. Contact…
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Weeknight Racing – Earlier Start From 1 September
Weeknight racing starts 15 minutes earlier from 1 September 2019, as specified in the sailing instructions. This is our usual shift as the evenings become shorter.
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Queen’s Park Race – Sunday August 25
Queen’s Park Race #2 is an Interclub Long Distance series counter. The warning signal is at 13:30. Start at “S” mark, leave to port drop mark at Queen’s Park and finish at “S” mark. Refer to Sailing Instructions for more detail. This race is open to Dinghies, Daysailers and Sharks as a class.
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Cats-Dinghies | Fleet | Racing
FANFARE 2019
NSC FAntastic Nepean FAll REgatta (FANFARE) offers a full weekend of Dinghy and Cat racing on September 7 and 8. Register now. Invited classes are Fireball, 505, 420, Albacore, Laser, Laser Radial, Open Catamaran. Last year we had 42 boats, so we are expecting a solid turnout. And no it’s not quite Fall yet.
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Midnight Madness And Harbourmasters Race 2019 – Report
Midnight Madness had a record turnout of 16 boats with 60 people sailing in a good breeze. Line honours went to Blue Zulu. Top white-sail boat was Jalapeno. Harbourmasters Race had a few brave sailors in rain and flat water. Clayton Polan was first (nobody saw any sculling), with the Harbourmaster himself showing remarkable light-air…