Are you ready to sharpen your racing tactics and strategies from the comfort of your home? Nepean Sailing Club is thrilled to introduce our Online Virtual Racing Practice! Dive into the exciting world of virtual racing using the Virtual Regatta Inshore platform, complemented by live coaching through Google Meet. This winter, experience a unique blend…
This year a new “Moonlit Frostbite” race series was run on three Thursday evenings from October 9th to 23rd, following the end of the regular Thursday night JAM and One-Design races. The idea, conceived by Hugh Morrin and approved by the Fleet Captain, was to hold three self-organized races on Thursday evenings. Hugh’s idea was…
Come celebrate the fantastic 2023 sailing and racing season with friends, crew, and fellow members, and honour your fellow awards members on Saturday, November 18 in Harbourview Hall. The evening comprises a 3-course served gala dinner at 6:30pm, followed by the Fleet Captain’s review of the year and the awards ceremony emceed by NSC’s own Matt…
The first of the Moonlit Frostbite races was held on Thursday, October 5, but there was no risk of frostbite. Sailors on 8 boats from NSC and BYC enjoyed 25°C temperatures and a moderate wind out of the south, on what was almost certainly the last day of summer weather for 2023. The windward-leeward course…
NSC’s annual Turkey Trot pursuit race is the undisputed highlight of our sailing year. It is on Thanksgiving Monday, with first signal on the lake at 1100. No boat? Be at the clubhouse at 0945 and we guarantee to get you on a boat. Sail once or twice around the yellow Olympic circle marks. Slow…
The 2023 2.4mR Canadian Championship was held September 21 – 24 in Toronto, ON. This event was hosted by the National Yacht Club and included 2.4mR’s (open to adaptive and able-bodied sailors alike). In all, 26 competitors, one from Puerto Rico, 10 from the USA and 15 from Canada participated in this absolutely fantastic event,…
NSC offers racing about 100 days a year. 99/100 we are well organized but there’s sometimes one that gets away on us. So apologies for not having a starting boat on the water for the 26 km race. Fortunately, racers are adaptable and self-started. The scoring for this race will use each boat’s self-reported start…
Thursday, September 28th after racing, Nepean Sailing Club will host this year’s Interclub End of Weeknight Racing Social. Come one, come all and pass the word to your fellow sailors! Britannia and CVGR weeknight, long-distance and RUST racers are especially welcome. Good company, and finger food provided. Head over to the NSC clubhouse immediately after…
The NSC-hosted 26 km Race (formerly the 20 Mile Race) runs this Sunday, September 24, with the warning at 1100, per Part H and Annex A of the Sailing Instructions. Boats should record their rounding and finish times, per Part I of the SIs, when passing P Mark, aligned with the Camp Fortune tower. Submit…
This year’s Fantastic Nepean Fall Regatta was held Sept 9-10. A total of 40 boats, from six dinghy fleets participated: Martins, Club 420s, 505s, Open Catamarans, Albacores and Fireballs. Several boats came from out of town, including Kingston, Pointe-Claire, and Aylmer. The winds were particularly light on Saturday – some participants were towed out to…