Winter Speaker Series, 2020 – Suspended
The Winter Speaker Series has been suspended, in accordance with NSC’s COVID-19 Plan. Here is the link to the original 2020 schedule. Check back for updates once things settle down.
Speaker, Wednesday March 18: *** Postponed***
Speaker Nights are postponed due to measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, until April 5.
Speaker, Wed Mar 11: Ottawa Fire Service Ice/Water Rescue
Now on March 11! Rescheduled due to winter storm on Feb 26. Check other changes to our schedule here. The Ottawa Fire Service Ice/Water rescue team has specialized equipment and training, and are designated first responders on the Ottawa River, and other bodies of water within the city boundaries.
Speaker, March 4: Richard Trainor – “Marine Surveys: What to Expect”
Richard will go over the types and reasons for sailboat surveys that he does and the equipment he uses to do them. He will review from the smallest boat to the largest!
Speaker series presentations available online
We have had requests to make our speaker series presentations available online. We have had a series of terrific presentations, and there is a lot of valuable information that you may not find anywhere else on the web. The first few files from 2020 have been uploaded, and we will add more over time. The…
Speakers, Wed Mar 11: Ottawa Fire Service Ice/Water Rescue
The Ottawa Fire Service Ice/Water rescue team has specialized equipment and training, and are designated first responders on the Ottawa River, and other bodies of water within the city boundaries.
Speaker, Feb 19: Linda Schmalz & Chris Walmsley – The Down East Circle
Two boats from Kingston Yacht Club embarked on the Down East Circle Route. They’d like to share how they prepared, some highlights of what they saw and did, and their takeaways for future trips. Chris Walmsley and Linda Schmalz sailed Ramble On and Bob Story skippered Finnish Line 2.0.
Speaker – Wed Feb 12: Scott McKinnon 3 Weeks in the Windward Islands
(It is not all beaches, beer and bikinis). A PowerPoint presentation on the realities of a bare boat charter anywhere, but particularly in the Caribbean with emphasis on the Grenadines. How to charter, organize and enjoy your vacation. What to realistically expect, how to cope with problems and what it costs.
Speaker – Wed Feb 5: Dave Bradly “Go Fast. Don’t Die.”
A talk about sailboat foiling: the “new black” of sailing. The Americas Cup yachts do it, Little Moths piloted by rubber Cirque du Soleil athletes do it. But, can YOU do it?
Speaker, Wed Jan 29: David Enstrom Exploring Georgian Bay in ZIGZAG
Part 2 of our series on transiting the Trent Severn Waterway and exploring Georgian Bay. David will focus on Georgian Bay and the North Channel.