Board and governance matters
Over two months since the AGM and past the halfway point to spring Launch 2017… must be time to talk sailing and boating again! Your 2017 Fleet Committee has been active these past months laying the foundation for another great season of fun and competitive club sailing.
2016 was a very good year for NSC and I am honoured to continue working as your Commodore for 2017.
Engaged, active members are one sign of a healthy club. Our upcoming “Annual General Meeting” is a meeting for members – for you – to actively engage with your Club. 2016 has been a good year at NSC and I am honored to host the “2016 AGM” which will take place on Thursday, December 1.
Well Frostbite Sunday racing has ended and the annual club haul-out has begun, drawing to a close another super NSC sailing season on the Ottawa River! Time for the final fall 2016 report on club sailing activities. It certainly has been a particularly active and engaging season for the member’s organised sailing program this year.
As I start to write this update, “Turkey Trotters” are gliding around Lac Deschenes in near perfect conditions for October. It’s October, time to focus on TDE: “The Dreaded Event” that comes every autumn to sailors in Ontario. But, before that, some updates from your Board…
Tuesday August 2 was the midpoint of our Boating Season, halfway between Launch and Haulout. Our “Summer Equinox”. Our Club is vibrant: social events, fundraisers, regattas, racing and members simply enjoying themselves and their boats. Your Board is beginning the process of looking ahead to 2017 with budget and strategic plans. For now, a few…
June’s update, hot off the press
Last week before Commercial Launch. Club hours in full swing. Boats in the water. Service Providers in the Yard. Spring has arrived at NSC.
In a recent post, Michael Hoffman described a new process for keeping NSC’s records of your Insurance details up to date. The “online form” has worked very well, had some very positive feedback and a few of you still need to update our records. Please do.
Sunday March 13, 5:05 PM. 10 deg C outside. Sun pouring in. Impossible not to think about the sailing season that lies ahead. Even with an extra day in the month, I missed a February report, so here is the February and “early March” version.