The Bring on the Bay Charity Swim is back, on Saturday, July 16, 2022! In preparation, we’d like your old tarps. If you no longer need yours, please fold, tie and place it behind the Annex as a donation to put out on the yard gravel for the swimmers at the Easter Seals “Bring on the Bay Swim”, when 800 swimmers (all in bare feet) will go into the water off the west dinghy dock. Please don’t put tarps in the dumpster; they fill it too quickly.
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Daphne Kirk-Dain, 1931 – 2018
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Daphne Beryl Kirk-Dain on December 25, 2018 at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. A celebration of life will take place at the Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Avenue, Ottawa on Sunday, January 20, 2019 from 3 to 6 p.m. Daphne’s obituary is available here.
Happy Winter Equinox
Despite the freezing conditions, I thought you’d like to know that we’ve reached the halfway point between Haul-Out and Launch. Days are getting longer, time to start “thinking boating”.
Fall Series Begin; Course Changes
The Fall Series begin the week of August 23 for Tuesday and Thursday evening keelboat racing, and with that change, the location of the courses change. Make sure you head to the correct course – check the Sailing Instructions, if in doubt.
NSC’s Children’s Christmas Party – Sunday, December 4
All NSC Members are welcome to Annual Children’s Christmas Party on 4 December.
NSC’s Sail Training Centre now has its own newsletter!
Have you heard? The Sail Training Centre just got its own Newsletter! Check out “The Broad Reach” and subscribe to receive weekly updates on everything going on at the STC!
Keelboat Thursday Evening Time Trials
The first Thursday evening “time trial” ran July 16, in a blustery warm breeze out of the south at 8-15 knots. In these time trials, boats start within a 1-hour start window, sailing against the clock, and results are scored using time-on-time handicaps, similar to how our regular races are scored. These time trials will…