All boats participating in NSC or BYC-hosted events must complete a Race Registration form, possess valid insurance, and hold a current PHRF certificate if required.
Before clicking on the button below, please see these instructions on how to navigate through the Race Registration portal (called “Northstar”).
PHRF racers are required to pay a certificate fee of $44.25 + HST ($50.00 total). Additionally, owners must have liability insurance that is valid while racing. By registering for the NSC racing program, the skipper and crew accept responsibility for fulfilling race committee duties. If you are unable to use the online portal, you can download a generic Race Registration form (pdf or MS Word format), sign it, and submit it along with your mooring payment to the office. If payment is made online, you may scan and email the form to Race-Registration. Racers who have not fulfilled their Race Committee commitments in previous years must sign up for RC duty before registering. Please note that regular crew members are expected to be club members.
Important Reminder: Race with Your Registered Sail Number
Per the Sailing Instructions, you must race using the sail number that you registered with. Using different numbers can cause significant issues for the Race Committee and can only be accepted on a temporary basis.
Answering Frequently Asked Questions
For more information, email Race-Registration.
Page updated 2024-08-13.
Page maintained by Hugh Morrin.
Update Log: 2015 05 May: HM: Added this update log. (Previous update 2014-12-20.) Original version of this page dates to 2006-01-13. Changed “Pre-printed Race Registration forms will be sent to all boat owners with their mooring invoices in early February” to “…are sent … each year.” 15 Jun: HM: Added link to http://nsc.ca/web2/racing/race-registration/racing-without-registering/. 28 Jun: HM: In 4th para, added link to race-crew-memberships page. 2016 16 Jan: HM: Updated the “Page updated” date, to indicate that information remains current, but no other changes made. 24 Jan: HM: Changed link to Word version of registration form from “.doc” to “.docx”. 14 May: DS: link to new “why can’t I” wordpress page. 19 Jul: HM: Updated link to “why can’t I”. 12 Nov: HM: Added link to http://nsc.ca/web2/racing/phrf/mid-season-handicap-changes/. 2017 24 May: HM: Updated link to lists of registered boats. 24 Jun: HM: Changed mailto link to Race-registration@nsc.ca instead of Handicapper@nsc.ca. 2018 14 Jan: HM: Updated with 2018 PHRF fees ($36 & $33, + HST). Changed references from “Pre-printed” to “Pre-filled”. 2019: 02 Feb: HM: Updated with 2019 PHRF fees ($40 & $36, + HST). Changed reference to point to Northstar registration “form”, with associated changes and links. 11 Jul: HM: Added link at bottom to new CVGR Registration page. Deleted “http://nsc.ca” in hyperlinks. I.e. made hyperlinks relative links. 2020 11 Jan: HM: Updated wording for 2020. 2021-05-25, HM: Added “not yet valid for 2021” for the online portal. 2021-05-28, HM: Added link to Northstar for 2021. 2021-06-01, HM: Added last line, “For more information, send an email to Race-Registration at nsc.ca. 2022-03-24, HM: Updated link to Northstar for 2022. Updated fees to $44/$40+HST. 2022-03-27, HM: Changed deadline for discount from April 1 to April 24. 2022-06-10, HM: Moved something in update log that was out of order. 2022-10-09, HM: Updated link to new “NR Code” page (was a post). Removed one instance of https://nsc.ca to make relative link. 2023-04-03, HM: Updated link to Northstar for 2022. Updated fees to $44.25 + HST ($50.00 total). 2024-01-11, DG: Corrected links to new /an/ website addresses. Changed pdf and word pointers to Box (was embedded files within old website). Changed northstar event ID to 2024 event. Changed page title to be clear what you are supposed to do on this page “Register for Club Racing”. 2024-05-21, SK: Added a link to the page that explains how to use the registration in Northstar. 2024-08-13, HM: Corrected statement that incorrectly said boats scored NR are not shown in the results. Cleaned up update log. NOTE: Update the publish date and time when updating page.