Time to get ready for the 2018 racing season — Registration is open, and volunteers are signing up for RC Duty. And if you’re someone who might be available to fill in for RC duty on short notice, we’d love to hear from you.
On March 17 & 18, NSC hosted a very successful Ontario Sailing course with the goal of developing the next cadre of race officials. 23 people from many clubs participated in this Assistant Race Officer/Club Race Officer seminar under the competent and wise leadership of Instructor Bill Visser,
With Dominic Goodwill & Panel. Did you know that NSC & Britannia jointly run the most races, with the most sailors, of any Canadian sailing club? No other club races 4 nights a week. We have regattas and a long-distance weekend series too! This talk will help you to participate.
Spend your summer evenings and weekends driving a power boat on the beautiful Ottawa river, setting sail boat race courses. We run the largest sailing race program in Canada, and need race bosuns for the 2018 season. These are paid part-time positions (weeknights and some weekends) from May to October with some scheduling flexibility.
Able Sail Network Canada announced on February 9, 2018, that Mobility Cup 2019 has been awarded to the Nepean Sailing Club and will be held from September 9 to 13, 2019.
We have officially started one of NSC’s biggest capital renewal projects since the docks were installed. All of the wooden decking and underlying stringers must be replaced. Almost 100 volunteers helped with E dock on March 17 & 18. And we need your help with D dock on March 24 & 31. You can sign…
Wednesday at 7.30pm. Presented by Advantage Boating’s Ron Schute, Doris Parolin and a panel of flotilla participants. In February 2018 over 40 sailors on half a dozen boats sailed from Grenada’s St. George Harbour to explore the exotic Grenadine Islands, located between St. Vincent in the North and Grenada in the South.
NSC members Henry & Catherine Gilbert sailed their Fontaine Pajot cat for 3 years in the Caribbean, and returned to Ottawa last year. They will share their experiences and lessons learned. The presentation starts at 7.30 pm
PHRF-LO, the keelboat racing handicapping authority, has changed the requirements regarding main sail measurements. Effective this year, boats which have not measured their mainsails will have an additional 3 seconds per mile applied to their handicaps.
Craig sailed at NSC for years and created stunning drone photography and video of sailing on the the Ottawa River. He returns for this presentation, stating at 7.30pm: expect great photos and drone footage!