The inaugural NSC Club Championships were held in shifty southerly winds of 8 to 12 knots with gusts in the high teens, on July 23 & 24. Representatives from the J-22 fleet, the 505, the C&C 27, PHRF Division 2, JAM B and the 2.4mR fleets competed in equally matched 2.4mR sailboats provided by their…
Our RC Volunteer Calendar still has many unfilled slots in September & October. If you are registered to race, you are obliged to perform RC Duty, as explained here.
BYC hosted the first Queen’s Park Race on Sunday, July 17; this was the third race of the Interclub Long-Distance (ILD) Series. There was almost no wind at the scheduled warning time of 1330, but nevertheless, the sequence was started just as enough wind filled in to barely move the ~15 boats off the start…
Representatives of each of NSC’s 22 club sailing fleets compete using International 2.4 meter sailboats in short-course, stadium style racing right in front of the NSC breakwater July 23-24. Watch the racing and cheer your fleet representative from the grass just west of the lighthouse or from your boat anchored in close proximity of the…
The NSC Pinhey’s Point Race ran Sunday, June 26, in near perfect conditions: winds were out of the south at 10-15 knots at the start, and built slightly to 15-20+ during the race. 19 boats, including 6 PHRF and 13 JAM boats made the 14 Nm trip up to Pinhey’s and back. Check out the…
The Nepean Sailing Club is hosting the 2022 National Capital Cup with competitors from across Ontario and Quebec. It is Ottawa’s biggest regatta for sailors with physical disabilities and is a preparatory regatta for the national Mobility Cup in September.
The NSC-hosted Pinhey’s Point Race runs this Sunday, June 26, with the warning at 1200, 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 your finish time as soon…
Another Nepean One-Design regatta is in the books. The Co-chairs agree this was a success. A huge thank you for the support NSC staff provided during the planning and the execution of the regatta. The volunteers can never be thanked enough; when called upon from Ted or myself you all stepped up to assist with…
Our Interclub Sailing Instructions allow for the use of radio communications by the Race Committee. Visit the page VHF Use in Interclub Racing to learn how this could impact you.
The Nepean One Design Regatta June 18+19 2022 is the premiere sail racing event in our region. The following fleets are in: 5o5, Fireball, Albacore, Viper 640, Tanzer 22, Shark 24, J/22, and J/80. Registration is still open.