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A strong turnout of 40 boats sailed the Turkey Trot pursuit race on Thanksgiving Monday. Congratulations to Hugo Morin and Tristan King from CVGR for line honours in their 49er, accompanied by their fan club, and to NSC’s Lone Shark as top keelboat. The horde of hungry sailors then shared a turkey feast in the…
Sailors meeting 10am in NSC clubhouse, rain or shine. Sail once or twice around the circle, then back to NSC for Thanksgiving Feast. Slower boats have a head start, so that we all get back to NSC together. Type A people: chase down the boat in front of you. Type B people: cruise round in…
A gentle reminder to members who are planning to haul out their boats with the the club cranes that you must complete a crane familiarization session before using the cranes. A session is set up for tomorrow, 12 Oct, at 1100 hrs at the North Crane. Please contact the office: admin@nsc.ca or Parke Davis: parke.davis.pd@gmail.com…
Crane Booking is now online! Both the North and South cranes are available to book. Sign into your Membership user account and click “Crane Booking”. A confirmation email will be sent to your email once your booking is complete. Book Here. The Crane Booking link is also available in the Member Services page, under “Club…
The South lifting crane has been repaired and is now operational.
Members who want to de-mast cooperatively as a group can sign up for co-op mast take down on Saturday, 12 October starting at 0800 hrs to 1300 hrs at the North crane. There will also be a crane familiarization session at 1100 hrs in the same location. Please email Andrew (ANDREW.PLATER@forces.gc.ca) to reserve your spot.
Monday October 14 is our annual Feast, to give thanks for the wonderful community of NSC and a great 2019 sailing season. We need volunteers to cook turkeys and other foods at home, and to help lay out the food. Sailors sail in the Turkey Trot pursuit race.
NSC and NCASA hosted the 2019 Mobility Cup on September 9-13. The regatta attracted 35 adaptive sailors from as far away as Hawaii and California, and from 7 provinces coast to coast. We had 4 days of excellent winds, completing a full set of races for Gold and Silver fleets.
The last race of the Interclub Long Distance Series is Sunday, September 22. Warning signal at 1000. Start at “S” mark, round temporary up-river mark to port and finish at “S” mark. Refer to Sailing Instructions for details.
In preparation for haul out, over the next two weeks, members who have trailers in the yard are asked to either take them home, if possible; or, to ensure they can be easily moved (ie. no locks or blocks, tires inflated, cleared of loose material). Trailers will be moved to the grassed area along the…