The Fall Series begin the week of August 23 for Tuesday and Thursday evening keelboat racing, and with that change, the location of the courses change. Make sure you head to the correct course – check the Sailing Instructions, if in doubt.
The NSC ABLE Sail Camps for Kids/Youth are now welcoming children with physical disabilities, as well as able bodied participants. We have 1-2 spots to fill and are now opening up registration to ANY child that would like to participate.
What an amazing turn-out for the Commodore’s Sailpast on Saturday, July 31! Read Social Director Caroline Schulz’ full report, and guest of honour, Bill James’ message.
Dinghy & SUP Rentals are now open for those who attended a Qualifier session in 2020 – more info here. Participation at a Qualifier session is required before renting a dinghy (but not a SUP); the next Qualifier sessions is August 7. Book here.
Race results for JAM and all other racing this past week have been posted – see the Race Results page. If you continue to see a page “Results Not Yet Available”, you need to clear your cache, or open the results in a private browser window.
In advance of our already scheduled ABLE Sail Camps for Kids/Youth in August, we are offering complimentary “Give it a Go” orientation opportunities. These sessions are meant to enable both children and their families the opportunity to SEE our facility, to MEET our instructors and staff, to GET IN boats, and to get a feel…
SI Amendment #1 has been posted on the Sailing Instructions page. Of note, the JAM fleet splits have been modified to: JAM A: 0-211; JAM B: 212-232; JAM C: 233+.
Registration is now open for NSC’s new “Start Keelboat Sailing” week-long day camp for youth for ages 13+. No previous sailing experience required. Aboard NSC’s C&C 27, Sesiya, a small group of youth will learn the basics of sailing and focus on the initial development of practical skills while participating in operation of a keelboat.
Want to know how close behind, or far ahead, of your competition you need to be to beat them on corrected time? Then check out NSC’s new PHRF Handicap Comparison tool.
Check out this Ottawa Citizen story about NSC member Peter Huszcz’s purple martin ‘condos’, located on NSC’s west lawn.