The NOD (Nepean One Design) regatta, on June 17-18, had 50 boats racing on two race courses on Lac Deschenes, with 110 competitors competing in J/22, J/80, Shark 24, Viper 640, 505, Fireball and Albacore on the middle and upper courses.
We are very pleased and proud to tell you about one of our own ; Kyber Lovshin, who you can see below learning how to fly on the Waszp in Kingston. His whole family have been life long members at NSC and clubs in the area. A very busy racer and wind athlete – congratulations…
The NSC Pinhey’s Point Race ran Sunday, June 26, in near perfect conditions: winds were out of the south at 10-15 knots at the start, and built slightly to 15-20+ during the race. 19 boats, including 6 PHRF and 13 JAM boats made the 14 Nm trip up to Pinhey’s and back. Check out the…
Another Nepean One-Design regatta is in the books. The Co-chairs agree this was a success. A huge thank you for the support NSC staff provided during the planning and the execution of the regatta. The volunteers can never be thanked enough; when called upon from Ted or myself you all stepped up to assist with…
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.
It was a fantastic club evening as friends, family, and crew gathered to celebrate the season, and honour fellow members at NSC Sailing Awards Night last Saturday. Nothing like a vibrant clubhouse full of well-dressed sailors reconnecting, and swapping stories of another great season!
Thanks to a great team of volunteers and staff, another fantastic member’s NSC Turkey Trot and Feast took place Thanksgiving Monday. Defying the rain and some expectations, an outstanding gathering of families, and friends came out to enjoy the warm fall winds and some on and off water fun at NSC’s traditional closing social sail.
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.
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.
Two of the more novel NSC social sailing events took place this past Friday eve and Saturday! And despite the threat of poor weather keeping many away till Sunday, this year’s Midnight Madness and HarbourMasters rewarded the eager faithful and astute forecasters with some fun, bonus club sails.