The joint NSC/BYC Single-Handed Keelboat Race runs this Sunday, August 27 2023, with the warning at 1400, per Part H and Annex A of the Sailing Instructions. The course is set in the vicinity of the Olympic Circle, using the yellow race marks, as displayed on the NSC Race Committee boat. Check-in/Registration is on-the-water at the RC…
Midnight Madness race ran on 18 August 2023. 19 knots sustained wind in the dark. What a ride! Most years, Midnight Madness is a gentle parade of beautifully lighted boats, cheerfully heckling each other as they race across the Olympic circle – that’s the yellow marks in the middle of the river. Not this year….
The Fall Series for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening racing starts the week of August 14, and that means that for the keelboats, the locations of your courses change, per the Sailing Instructions. Also, the time of the first warning signal is 15 minutes earlier on all weeknight courses. Don’t be caught off-guard and show…
This training is for NSC volunteers who want to help on support boats at Fleet events. Scope: Helping a dinghy or catamaran who is in difficulty. It is loosely based on these topics.
We are helping new dinghy sailors get more time on the water. There has always been a gap between completing CanSail training and participating in the Wednesday evening dinghy racing. And that gap is being filled by NSC’s new Dinghy Skills Program.
Here are some urgent last minute NOD Notes: NOD is a CLEAN regatta. Please limit the amount of plastic and other waste. Boat registration closes 15 June at 1800. EVENT table will be open for t-shirt sales, and we will be accepting your crew waivers.
Air quality has shown considerable improvement and tonight’s racing will proceed as scheduled.
Due to the ongoing extremely poor air quality and for the safety of our staff and members, Fleet Captain has made the decision to cancel all dinghy racing for June 7. Decisions on racing Thursday will be taken in due course. The club’s bar and The Galley are open, but there will be no service…
Due to the extremely poor air quality, and for the safety of our staff and members, NSC & BYC have jointly made the decision to cancel all Interclub racing tonight.
The Coast Guard has repositioned buoy K1 it its proper position. K1 marks the western edge of Britannia Shoal; refer to this chart.