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…
Britannia Yacht Club will be the location on March 9-10 for an offshore personal survival seminar by SeaSurvival.ca. This seminar will be of interest to racers, cruisers or anyone contemplating open ocean passages. Two full days of heavy weather seamanship, ocean safety and best practices for cruisers and offshore racers will include practical sessions in…
This course is now full. NSC is pleased to host a one-day course, “Emergency First Aid with CPR C & AED Certification”, on Saturday, February 10, from 0900-1700. The course will be held in the Harbourview Hall and taught by a City of Ottawa paramedic — see the course description. Space is limited. Cost is…
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.
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…
The Coast Guard has repositioned buoy K1 it its proper position. K1 marks the western edge of Britannia Shoal; refer to this chart.
NSC has made arrangements with OPS to collect and dispose of expired flares. Please bring your expired flares to the office from 0930 to 1630, from the 28th of November to the 9th of December. There will be a bin to place them in outside the office. Please do not bring your expired flares to…
Attention members who are still sailing at night: the lights from all channel marks, and the bifurcation mark, have been removed for the winter. Additionally, the outer red and green channel marks have been removed and replaced with temporary white marks. Please proceed with caution.
The large green buoy, K1, marking the western edge of Britannia Shoal, is now back where it should be – see this chart.
With Winter fast approaching, NSC is changing access protocols to the clubhouse to allow members and their guests to enter the club by either of the main floor doors during bar hours (ie. Wed – Sun). This change will take effect on Wednesday, 24 November. A host will be stationed at the main entrance to…