The FAntastic Nepean FAll Regatta – FANFARE 2022, ran September 10-11, with 71 people racing in 36 boats. This is our annual fall event for small boats. The race committee fired off 5 to 7 races for each fleet, correctly reading and accounting for a 130° wind-shift in the middle of both days.
The BYC-hosted Queen’s Park Race #3 runs this Sunday, September 18, with the warning at 1330, per Part H and Annex A of the Sailing Instructions. If the BYC RC is not on station, boats should record their rounding and finish times, per Part I of the SIs, when passing between S Mark and the…
The days are getting noticeably shorter now, and there is no guarantee that evening keelboat races in September will finish before sunset. Read this and be prepared.
Attention boat owners! Please review this Late Summer Notice for important details regarding haul out, storage, and waste management.
On Friday evening, Augsust 26, at least nine boats from NSC and BYC ventured out for the third annual Pinhey’s Point Sunset Time Trial to enjoy the sunset, and some racing in the dark.
NSC is once again offering Social Day-Cruising. You don’t own a keelboat but would like to get on one? You have a keelboat but would like to show others the ropes or need help in stronger winds? We can match you up once a week! Visit our Social Day-Cruising update page.
Woohoo! The Yard Gate is now fully operational! Members are asked to resume using their gate passes to gain entry to the yard. Thank you to James Pole for overseeing and assisting with the repairs and to our Members for being patient throughout this process.
As a reminder, vehicles are permitted to park in or use the yard under the following conditions:
We need experienced volunteers as Race Officers and Markset leads, for weeknight races September 6-29. Normally, our race bosuns fill these roles. However, this year our staff have significant school and career commitments, and we wish them well. Therefore, we ask members to step up so we can run these races.
From long time NSC members — PLEASE READ & SHARE — My name is Greg Dargavel. My wife, Pam Hopkins-Dargavel, is a former nurse who is in liver failure because she contracted hepatitis C through an accidental patient needle stick at a local hospital. I can’t find the words to describe how hard it is…