{"id":10,"date":"2014-03-04T02:03:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T02:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2020-05-22T20:15:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T00:15:15","slug":"how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How It Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How does the Jacques Adam\u00a0River Challenge Work?<\/h2>\n<h3>Read the SI<\/h3>\n<p>Make sure to read the <a title=\"SI\" href=\"\/nsc_racing\/riverchallenge\/uploads\/orcsi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sailing Instruction<\/a> first.<\/p>\n<h3>Register<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Based on the information available on this site, determine if you should compete;<\/li>\n<li>Register as a <a title=\"Register\" href=\"\/nsc_racing\/riverchallenge\/register.php\">Boat Owner\/skipper<\/a>. This allows you to receive communications from the Regatta Chairs as well as update your information;<\/li>\n<li>Download, complete and return the <a title=\"Release form\" href=\"\/nsc_racing\/riverchallenge\/uploads\/orc_release.pdf\">Release Form<\/a> (if not already registered to race with\u00a0 NSC and BYC);<\/li>\n<li>Register your <a title=\"Boat form\" href=\"\/nsc_racing\/riverchallenge\/addBoatForm.php\">Boat<\/a>. This allows the Regatta Chairs to ensure that your boat is eligible and to verify your PHRF handicaps if required;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Register an attempt<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Check the weather forecast, prepare your boat and crew and <a title=\"Attempt form\" href=\"\/nsc_racing\/riverchallenge\/addAttemptForm.php\">Register an Attempt<\/a>. This lets the Regatta Chairs and others know that you will be out on water;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Race<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Race the course you have selected. Be sure to record your times in your log and take some photos along the way. If you have a GPS recording your tracks, even better;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Report<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Edit your Attempt from the <a title=\"Display Attempts\" href=\"\/nsc_racing\/riverchallenge\/displayAttempts.php\">List of Registered Attempts<\/a>. You will need to be logged in to see your previous attempts. Add a note indicating which course the attempt is for. Add a finish time, photos, GPS tracks and perhaps some comments to share with your fellow competitors;<\/li>\n<li>See how you did in the Open and PHRF categories by checking <a title=\"Display Attempts\" href=\"\/nsc_racing\/riverchallenge\/displayAttempts.php\">List of Registered Attempts<\/a>. If you were really good, you may even show up in the Top 3 Boats on the Home Page;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2014\/03\/NSC-Ottawa-River-Challenge-IMG_2751.jpg\" alt=\"Ottawa River Challenge \u2013 D\u00e9fit de la rivi\u00e8re des Outaouais \u2013 Nepean Sailing Club \u2013 Sailing competition, racing \u2013 Course de voile \" width=\"722\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2014\/03\/NSC-Ottawa-River-Challenge-IMG_2751.jpg 722w, https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2014\/03\/NSC-Ottawa-River-Challenge-IMG_2751-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2014\/03\/NSC-Ottawa-River-Challenge-IMG_2751-624x216.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Brag to your competitors, plan your next attempt<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Be sure to brag about your success to your competitors or plan you next attempt. Regardless of the outcome, thank you for participation in The Challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Spread the word!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Please share your experience and enrol more competitors. The more, the merrier!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2017\/05\/2017_JacquesAdamChallenge_Poster_Lettre_WEB_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacques Adam River Challenge\u00a0English poster (PDF File)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2017\/05\/2017_JacquesAdamChallenge_Poster_Lettre_WEB_FR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Affiche du D\u00e9fi de la rivi\u00e8re Jacques Adam\u00a0(PDF File)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_206\" style=\"width: 732px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206\" class=\"wp-image-206 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2014\/03\/Ottawa-River-Challenge-IMG_4024-WEB.jpg\" alt=\"Jacques Adam River Challenge \u2013 Nepean Sailing club\" width=\"722\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2014\/03\/Ottawa-River-Challenge-IMG_4024-WEB.jpg 722w, https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2014\/03\/Ottawa-River-Challenge-IMG_4024-WEB-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/files\/2014\/03\/Ottawa-River-Challenge-IMG_4024-WEB-624x216.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacques Adam River Challenge \u2013 D\u00e9fi de la rivi\u00e8re Jacques Adam \u2013 Nepean Sailing Club \u2013 Sailing competition, racing \u2013 Course de voile<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does the Jacques Adam\u00a0River Challenge Work? Read the SI Make sure to read the Sailing Instruction first. Register Based on the information available on this site, determine if you should compete; Register as a Boat Owner\/skipper. This allows you to receive communications from the Regatta Chairs as well as update your information; Download, complete [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-28 07:37:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355,"href":"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsc.ca\/web2\/riverchallenge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}