It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Andrew Haydon, longtime Ottawa-Carleton regional chair, and former reeve and mayor of Nepean, on Monday, October 28, at the age of 91. Andy was instrumental in the building of the Nepean Sportsplex, the National Capital Equestrian Park and the Transitway. Together with Bill Levesque…
If you plan to use the cranes at NSC to launch, haul out, de-mast or mast your boat, for safety reasons, you must have participated in a “crane familiarization” session. The next session will be held on October 5 at 10:00 AM. Please register online. See the NSC Crane Usage page for more information on the…
On a rainy Monday, August 19th, two Nepean Sailing Club Martin 16s were loaded onto a CN container for transport to the Mobility Cup in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The Mobility Cup is a “regatta of possibility” where personal, social, geographic, technological, and organizational barriers are challenged in the spirit of friendly competition. It is international…
Registration for Dinghy Skills Training in August is now open. Sessions will be held on four Fridays: August 9, 16, 23, and 30. Are you new to sailing or interested in practicing your dinghy sailing skills? NSC’s Dinghy Skills Training sessions might be just for you. Part of NSC’s Fleet Training Program, these sessions are…
As well as participating in the Able Sail Program, George served on the organizing committee of all three Mobility Cups hosted by NSC and the National Capital Able Sail Association in 2003, 2011 and 2019. George was a founding director and longtime board member of the National Capital Able Sail Association. A plaque has been…
Advantage Boating will be holding sailboat docking clinics at Nepean Sailing Club on May 18. Called Docking 101: Docking Made Easy, these clinics will be of interest to NSC members who want to develop, practice and improve their docking skills. Whether you’re returning to your slip from a day of sailing, getting into and out…
This session has been cancelled due to insufficient interest at this time. Are you interested in joining other members for a co-op masting session? Or are you already planning to mast with others and have room for an extra member/sailboat or two? Masting cooperatively with others is both faster and safer and is a great…
Dinghy race practices allow dinghy sailors to practice sailing a short race course – without the stress of competition. On-the-water dinghy race practices will take place at NSC on Friday June 7 and June 14. Practices are open to NSC members, new and old, with their own dinghy. The primary focus is practice: ● Tune…
Are you interested in learning how to expertly lay racing marks for Nepean Sailing Club’s races and regattas? If so, Ontario Sailing will be holding a combined Race Mark Layer Training session at NSC on May 25 and 26. The registration deadline for Race Mark Layer Training is May 16! NSC members with race mark…
It is with sadness that we report the passing on April 4 of NSC’s first Commodore, Gerald Gravelle (Gerry), and skipper of his home-built trimaran “Late for Dinner.” Member of NSC’s first Executive (seen here with former Mayor Ben Franklin), “back when there was no breakwater, no yacht basin, no docks, no compound, no clubhouse,…