Great news – the East dinghy dock managed to get through the rapids largely intact and has been secured. On April 20th, Gene Bruce and a team launched a boat and were able to anchor the dock in the Ottawa River approximately 450 metres East of Britannia Yacht Club and Mud Lake, and 400 metres…
This past weekend 8-9 September 2018 was the FAntastic Nepean FAll REgatta (FANFARE), which is typically a great low-key, event, with good winds and a focus on racing. This year did not disappoint. The wind and sun graced us with their presence on both days, although there were some grumblings around the boat yard that…
Albacores representing 10 clubs across the country raced for the Canadian Championship on September 20, 21 and 22 2017, in a tittle event co-hosted by NSC and the Canadian Albacore Association. 19 Crews came to NSC from Shelburne (Nova Scotia), South Carolina, London (ON), Parry Sound, Toronto, and Ottawa.
Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! Folks, the ever popular NSC Turkey Trot Pursuit and Feast is just 10 days away and counting on Monday Oct. 9th! This is an open club member’s pursuit sail race followed by a social Thanksgiving feast in the afternoon. All sailboats, members and guests welcome. Registered Handicaps are not required!
The 2017 FANtastic Nepean FAll REgatta (FANFARE) took place on the September 9 & 10th weekend. 31 boats registered in five dinghy/cat classes. As usual the Lac Deschenes’ wind conditions were challenging but our excellent RC team lead by Hugh McDowell managed to run the nine scheduled races.
The Albacores are coming! The Nepean Sailing Club in partnership with the Canadian Albacore Association is proud to host this year’s 2017 Canadian Albacore Championship, September 22 to 24th. Top teams and boats from across the country and Eastern U.S. will join members of our local fleet for 3 days of competitive dinghy sailing, social…
NSC’s FAntastic Nepean FAll REgatta (FANFARE) is going East Coast style! this year with a full weekend of Dinghy and Cat racing and a Celtic-themed Saturday evening. Featuring the Fireball Ontario and 505 Fleet 4 Championships, invited classes include 420s, Albacores, and an Open Catamaran class. See fanfare.nsc.ca for the NOR, to register, and other…
Reminder NSC NOD sailors. Early NOD registration check-in is available each evening post-racing from Wednesday to Friday this week. As a courtesy for the many visiting boats and your fellow registration volunteers, NSC skips and crew are strongly encouraged to check-in by Friday to pick-up their registration kits, buy extra dinner tickets, and sign their…
With the re-schedule of club launch (and part of the NSC fleet still onshore), the originally scheduled starts to the NSC 2017 Ice Breaker and Dinghy weeknight race series have been deferred a week as well.
Thanks to a great team of volunteers, another fantastic NSC Turkey Trot Race and Feast took place this Thanksgiving Monday October 12th at our club.