For Tuesday and Thursday night keelboat racing, the courses swap with each new series, as has been our practice since 2014. For Tuesday night PHRF racing, the Fall Series starts on August 13, per Amendment 1 of the Sailing Instructions. However, for Thursday night JAM and One-Design racing, the Fall Series does not start until…
As noted at https://www.ottawariverkeeper.ca/riverkeeper-4k-race-info/, the Ottawa Riverkeeper 4K Swim from LDSC to CVGR is happening Saturday, August 10, from 0800-1000. Boaters are asked to watch for swimmers in the water.
We have been contacted by the City of Ottawa Bylaw that they will be conducting a surveillance of the cars parked in the lots out front of the club. Visit the Member Services / Members Only Pages section to access and print a parking pass.
The Stony Point race is an Interclub Long Distance series counter and is a joint NSC/BYC event. Warning signal is 1000 on Sunday Aug11. Start at “S” mark, round to port MOT spar buoy K11(1/2 mile N. of Stony Point) and finish at “S” mark. Refer to SI’s for more information.
It’s your final chance to join the dinghy / cat rental program for 2019. Orientation available Friday August 9 at 6pm, and Saturday August 17 at 10am. Orientation is mandatory. Our Hobie Bravo and 420 are proving popular, the Laser is available with all 3 sizes of rig, and the Hobie 16 is also available….
Summer is going fast! Share the pride in your club by wearing 40th Anniversary Regalia. See T’s and hats in the display cabinet in the foyer. On sale now. Also don’t forget to check out our Monthly Specials on display in the bar.
Two volunteers are urgently needed for the JAM Race on August 1st. If the roster is not filled, racing will be postponed for insufficient volunteers. Sign up here.
Our first anchoring clinic for cruising boats was held on July 14, and we were pleasantly amazed by the turnout. Teams from 16 boats enjoyed the technical presentation on how, where and when to anchor. Thanks to NSC volunteers Rick Anderton, John Moss, Rick Nelson, and local expert Ken Aalders, who together created and delivered…
Two of the most entertaining NSC events go on the same weekend in mid-August: Midnight Madness evening of August 16, and Harbourmaster’s Race August 17. And wait, there’s more! More boating events in August, that is.
NSC needs to do a survey of the state of the chains securing our docks. A pair of qualified volunteer divers are being sought over the next few weeks to perform this survey. If you are qualified and available to help, please contact Gene Bruce for further details: gbruce at nsc.ca.