Scorer Needed For Wednesday Races
We need a scorer for Wednesday dinghy/cat races. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Jennifer Holliday, chief scorer.
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Caribbean Sailing Pursuits, Tuesday August 4, 11, 18
Enjoy non-competitive pursuit sailing on Tuesday Summer evenings, for all keelboats. Each boat has a start time based on its handicap, with the slowest boats starting first. Sail around the course and enjoy your sailing community. There’s a “Sail the Caribbean” theme, with a suitable prize each evening for the best-dressed boat.
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Dinghy-Cat Racing Wednesdays
Dinghy and catamaran Wednesday night racing starts July 29. Everyone on the boat must be in the same social circle. Perfect event for any type of catamaran or dinghy. The small-boat fleets are very happy to help new boats learn to race – get in touch.
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Practice Marks – Notice Of Removal
Update: These marks will be removed at end of Wednesday 22 July. Original notice: We have placed inflatable marks just North of the NSC channel, for boaters to self-practice. Each mark is an inflatable orange or yellow tetrahedron.
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Evening Time Trials – Amendment #1
Amended 19 July 2020. Monday evening Women’s keelboat time trials are added. The maximum number of laps is increased to 3. At the end of each lap except her final lap, a boat shall round a drop mark, not the timing boat. The timing boat flag is changed to the RC flag.
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Keelboat Womens Monday Evening Time Trials – Starting 20 July
Updated 19 July 2020: instructions are posted. Monday evening keelboats for womens teams will start on Monday 20 July. Spinnaker optional. Coach-on-board optional. Time trial format, similar to the existing Thursday time trials.
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Keelboat Thursday Evening Time Trials
The first Thursday evening “time trial” ran July 16, in a blustery warm breeze out of the south at 8-15 knots. In these time trials, boats start within a 1-hour start window, sailing against the clock, and results are scored using time-on-time handicaps, similar to how our regular races are scored. These time trials will…
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On-Water Sail-Faster Clinics – Tues And Wed
Updated 11 July: Clinic is no longer offered on Thursday, as Thursday time trials are starting. Every year you promise “I will tune-up my trim and sail better.” Then you are distracted by all the awesome NSC events. Well, this is finally the year. Bring 1 or more sailboats and a skilled volunteer, and the…
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Find A 1-person Boat
Do you have an under-used small dinghy, perhaps a Laser, Byte, small cat, or other 1-person boat? There are keen sailors looking to borrow such boats, in this distanced season. Strengthen the sailing community by matching through the NSC Crew Bank.
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River Challenge 2020 Is Open
It’s the ultimate social distancing event. From NSC, sail as an individual boat up-river and back as fast as you can. Any time night or day until October 31, you choose when to go. Sail for fun, sail for glory. 20.6nm total distance. Fastest times win prizes. Any type of sailing boat. The 2020 Jacques…