Social Day-cruising 2022 wrap-up
NSC’s Social Day-cruising program underwent a post-pandemic reboot this season. Cruising sailors were finally able to gather again to enjoy time on the water, good company and the wonder of wind propulsion.
Social Day-cruising August 2022 update
Despite a very light-air month of August, the Social Day-Cruising fleet was on the water each week for an afternoon cruise with a healthy mixture of experienced and eager new sailors. In particularly light winds, spinnakers went up and swim ladders went down.
NSC’s Crew Bank – A Great Resource for Skippers & Crew
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.
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.
Pondering Pinhey’s Point
This is the second in a series of articles on Ottawa River anchorages by Cathy Duchesne. Future articles will include Baskin’s Beach. Cathy and her husband Don having been cruising and anchoring Corrie Doon, an Ontario 32, for 30 years. – ed
Rediscovering Constance Bay
Check out Cathy Duchesne’s article, Rediscovering Constance Bay, for those looking to cruise the Ottawa River. This is the first in a series of articles on Ottawa River anchorages; this, and future articles are on our Cruising page.
Dinghy Rental 2020
Dinghy rental is starting. It’s for NSC members, including this-season Advantage Boating sailors at NSC. Sign up for on-water certification. We offer 420, Hobie Bravo, RS Feva, Laser.
Practice Marks – Notice Of Removal
Update: These marks will be removed at end of Wednesday 22 July. Original notice: We have placed inflatable marks just North of the NSC channel, for boaters to self-practice. Each mark is an inflatable orange or yellow tetrahedron.