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.
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.
Book your 2020 calendar for our annual regattas. Ottawa Skiff and Cat Grand Prix – June 6, 7. Nepean One Design NOD 2020 – June 20, 21. National Capital Cup – July 4, 5. FANFARE – September 12, 13. Tell your sailing friends. Many other events will be announced, as planning progresses.
A strong turnout of 40 boats sailed the Turkey Trot pursuit race on Thanksgiving Monday. Congratulations to Hugo Morin and Tristan King from CVGR for line honours in their 49er, accompanied by their fan club, and to NSC’s Lone Shark as top keelboat. The horde of hungry sailors then shared a turkey feast in the…
Sailors meeting 10am in NSC clubhouse, rain or shine. Sail once or twice around the circle, then back to NSC for Thanksgiving Feast. Slower boats have a head start, so that we all get back to NSC together. Type A people: chase down the boat in front of you. Type B people: cruise round in…
Monday October 14 is our annual Feast, to give thanks for the wonderful community of NSC and a great 2019 sailing season. We need volunteers to cook turkeys and other foods at home, and to help lay out the food. Sailors sail in the Turkey Trot pursuit race.
The FAntastic Nepean FAll REgatta 2019 ran on September 7 and 8. It is our annual small boat, big wind event. Winds were the most consistent in living memory. All fleets had 12 races which is an outstanding achievement.
NSC and NCASA hosted the 2019 Mobility Cup on September 9-13. The regatta attracted 35 adaptive sailors from as far away as Hawaii and California, and from 7 provinces coast to coast. We had 4 days of excellent winds, completing a full set of races for Gold and Silver fleets.
The last race of the Interclub Long Distance Series is Sunday, September 22. Warning signal at 1000. Start at “S” mark, round temporary up-river mark to port and finish at “S” mark. Refer to Sailing Instructions for details.
We need race committee volunteers for the Mobility Cup (Able Sail Canadian Championship). 1 or more days, Monday 9 – Friday 13 September, daytime. We were well-organized, but had a couple of cancellations due to hurricanes and health. Contact Rick Anderton by email or phone 613 222 7735.