Just Announced: 2025 Winter Speaker Series Lineup!
2025 Winter Speaker Series begins January 8
Discover the lineup of 12 exciting expert-led talks and pencil them into your calendar!
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Report on Awards Night 2024
A Highlight of the Racing Season The Nepean Sailing Club racing community celebrated the 2024 Awards Night at the Club on November 16 with a full room, marking a highlight event in the club’s racing season. The event sold out resulting in a lot of positive energy in the room and many enthusiastic members eager…
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Children’s Christmas Party – Dec 7, 10 am
Dec. 7
10 am – 12 pm
$5.00
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In Memoriam: Andrew (Andy) Haydon , 1933-2024
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Andrew Haydon, longtime Ottawa-Carleton regional chair, and former reeve and mayor of Nepean, on Monday, October 28, at the age of 91. Andy was instrumental in the building of the Nepean Sportsplex, the National Capital Equestrian Park and the Transitway. Together with Bill Levesque…
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General Manager’s Notice – Yard Winterization
Successful Haulout Another successful Club haulout heppened this past Saturday where almost 70 boats were hauled and cranes off-site by 1:30. Thank you to all the volunteers and organizing committee. Winterizing Nov. 7 Weather is quickly turning, and we are starting to see overnight freezing temperatures, it’s time to pump out your boat. The water…
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General Manager’s Notice – Haulout
Haul-Out Club haul-out is happening this weekend on Saturday, October 26. This means that the yard is closed to all vehicles and pedestrians. The yard will reopen once the haulout is completed. Be aware that there will be extra traffic in the harbour as some boats will need to be towed from their moorings to…
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Report on Dark & Stormy Series, 2024
The Dark & Stormy Series, now in its second year, proved very popular in 2024, with 12-15 boats joining the fun each Thursday night, for the last round-the-buoys racing of the year. NSC launched the “Dark & Stormy” series in 2023 (then called the Moonlit Frostbite series), inviting all keelboats from NSC, BYC and CVGR,…
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Grateful to be ABLE to Sail
A Well-Rounded Program Sailors come from all walks of life and at Nepean, we are fortunate to host a program directed at sailors with disabilities. The ABLE SAIL Program has evolved into a sophisticated, well-rounded program delivered to sailors from beginners to racers. The hardware for the program has evolved over the years: to a…
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Social Day-Cruising 2024 Season a Blast
NSC’s Social Day-Cruising end-of-season event was a blast as sailors competed in games, including balloon sailboat creation. Our own Commodore Corey Glynn was the adjudicator, remarking how impressed he was with the group’s electric vibe. A Season of Avid Activity This capped a season in which 78 sailors without boats were provided 300 crew spots…
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NSC represented at 2.4 Meter North American Championship
The Fleet Three Nepean Sailing Club 2.4 Meter sailors competed in the North American 2.4 Meter Championship at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club September 24-29. The fleet of 25 boats included Olympic and Paralympic sailing alumni and a US Sailor of the Year award winner. Sailors came from as far away as Victoria and Florida….
