As reported last fall, NSC teamed up with Deep Blue Clean Up to clear the Aylmer Island shoreline of a total of 100 lbs of refuse! Check out the video to learn more about the initiative and the difference the Seabin in the corner of NSC’s X-dock is making.
The NSC Pinhey’s Point Race ran Sunday, June 26, in near perfect conditions: winds were out of the south at 10-15 knots at the start, and built slightly to 15-20+ during the race. 19 boats, including 6 PHRF and 13 JAM boats made the 14 Nm trip up to Pinhey’s and back. Check out the…
The yellow race marks that comprise our “Olympic Circle” have now been installed, along with two additional marks: Q mark has been installed 1.4 Nm due north of NSC’s harbour entrance, near the Quebec Shore, and QP mark has been installed off Queen’s Park.
NSC’s Crew Bank is a wonderful resource for skippers looking for crew, whether you’re short for weeknight or weekend racing, or looking for someone to join you for a leisurely afternoon or evening sail.
Another Nepean One-Design regatta is in the books. The Co-chairs agree this was a success. A huge thank you for the support NSC staff provided during the planning and the execution of the regatta. The volunteers can never be thanked enough; when called upon from Ted or myself you all stepped up to assist with…
Our Interclub Sailing Instructions allow for the use of radio communications by the Race Committee. Visit the page VHF Use in Interclub Racing to learn how this could impact you.
Each year as part of NSC’s Commodore’s Sailpast, we recognize our members celebrating membership anniversaries of 10 years or more by awarding special club burgees. Please join your fellow club members in congratulating this year’s NSC Anniversary Burgee recipients, listed below.
Some members have recently received email messages which appear to have been sent by NSC’s Commodore, David Neasmith. However, these are most definitely phishing emails, and certainly were not sent by David. They should be ignored. The most recent messages originated from commodoreoffice60@gmail.com, with a subject of “I need you to handle a request discreetly”.
NSC came out of Saturday’s derecho with no significant damage to our grounds or infrastructure. In the Park, however, several boats were spun-around and dragged by the wind. Unfortunately, some were damaged – significantly fewer than could have been thanks to some quick action from Greg Johnston and Brent Beninger.
The Board of Directors has completed the hiring process for our new Club General Manager. We are very pleased to announce that Tricia McBride will be starting at NSC as the Club General Manager beginning on May 30, 2022. Tricia has been the General Manager at Irish Hills Golf Club and brings with her a…