Speaker Wed Feb 15 Rebecca Heller: The Path to High Performance
Rebecca’s talk will cover her path of becoming a high-performance athlete. She will discuss her dream of going to the Olympics and the goals she must achieve to do so.
Speaker Wed Feb 8 Van Sheppard: Sailing in Heavy Weather and Squalls
Whether you are racing, or just trying to get back to shore safely having been caught in a passing front or thunderstorm, this talk will cover how to deal with the high winds you are encountering!
Speaker Wed Feb 1 Brian LeGros: Cruising Newfoundland, Labrador and Iceland
In July, 2022 Brian sailed with the author John Kretschmer on the first leg of John’s two year, round the world voyage.
Winter Speaker Wed Jan 25 Eric Fleury: Electrical Systems, Batteries & Solar
Welcome to the 2023 Winter Speaker series at NSC! Eric Fleury is our featured speaker to start the series this year, live in the Harbourview Room! We will also be streaming live to YouTube. Please register so that we know how many to expect…
Winter Speaker Wed Mar 30 Float Your Boat with Confidence
Get ready for launch, with tips and how-to’s from Fraser Robidoux. Launch season starts in a few short weeks!
Links from March 23 Speaker session: “Anchoring”
Handy links for learning about anchoring techniques, and etiquette.
Winter Speaker Wed Mar 23 Ottawa River Anchorages & Anchoring Techniques
In this talk, Cathy Duchesne and Rick Anderton team up to talk anchorages and anchoring.
Winter Speaker Wed Mar 16 Understanding & Maintaining your Diesel Engine
Presented by Kevin Davis. Kevin will explain the basic principles of a 4 stroke diesel engine, so that you can understand what it needs to run and provide reliable service.
Winter Speaker Wed March 9 Able Sail – Champions in the NSC fleet
Michele Cimon, former NSC Sail Training Director and now Lead for NSC Adaptive Sailing, will recount the journey of how NSC came to host the Able Sail Program, from conception to current day.
Winter Speaker, Wed Mar 2: Using the NSC Harbour, Yard and Facilities
James Pole and Paul Wagner tag team to present the ins and outs of your rights and obligations as members when navigating the harbour or using the NSC Yard.