Winter Speaker

Due to the weather and road conditions and some power outages, tonight’s planned Winter Speaker Event is postponed to next week: Wednesday April 12.

Dominic Goodwill describes all the ways to boat and sail at NSC. It is full steam ahead for 2023. Lac Deschenes has 42km of water and a great 6-month season – and we are ready to go.

What you need to know about keeping your boat in the NSC Harbour, Trailer Launch, Park or Yard and how to get out on the water! With Corey Glynn, James Pole and Paul Wagner.

Get to know the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron. Court Harkness will provide an overview of available services, and their courses in boating from the basics required by law to what you would want to know to do blue water sailing!

Having delivered a popular presentation on electrical to klick off our Winter series in January, Eric Fleury returns to present more on marine electrical systems and installation techniques.

Dan and Theresa Godbout sailed their Beneteau 331 down the St-Lawrence to Baie Comeau and back to Kingston in June 2019. His talk will give you an overview and the highlights of this amazing 6 week trip.

Renée Davies of the Ottawa Riverkeeper will present the mission of the Ottawa Riverkeeper and outline what we as boaters can do to help protect the river and its watershed.

With Michael Hewett, AVP and Broker for Gallagher Skippers’ Plan. Learn about the importance of insurance on your boat, claims stories, Insurance for the Great Loop, Inter-coastal Waterway and Caribbean, and more.

Rebecca’s talk will cover her path of becoming a high-performance athlete. She will discuss her dream of going to the Olympics and the goals she must achieve to do so.