Nepean Sailing Club & Britannia Yacht Club are again hosting the Bring on the Bay Swim 2018 on Saturday July 14 @ 8am. We anticipate about 700 swimmers plus the usual cast of volunteers including two Ottawa Fire Rescue boats, 40+ kayaks, SUPs, canoes, and 6 crash boats with 30 plus anchored keelboats/safety islands along…
John Perry has been the quiet caretaker of the beautiful gardens at the Club for more than fifteen years. He has dedicated much time to the design and propagation of the annuals and perennials that you see on the way to the docks and around the memorial plinth. It has been a labour of love…
NSC has joined Volunteer Ottawa as a Corporate Member. Volunteer Ottawa (VO) is a membership based organization that has approximately 300 corporate and individual members, a database of over 3000 volunteers, and provides extensive training for volunteers. For more details please read the New Benefits For NSC Members PDF document on NSC’s BOX.com.
Time to get ready for the 2018 racing season — Registration is open, and volunteers are signing up for RC Duty. And if you’re someone who might be available to fill in for RC duty on short notice, we’d love to hear from you.
We have officially started one of NSC’s biggest capital renewal projects since the docks were installed. All of the wooden decking and underlying stringers must be replaced. Almost 100 volunteers helped with E dock on March 17 & 18. And we need your help with D dock on March 24 & 31. You can sign…
Did you know that NSC & Britannia YC jointly run the most races, with the most participants, of any Canadian sailing club? No other club races 4 nights a week, and we have a long-distance weekend series too.
We will be closing the Dinghy Park on Saturday October 21, one week before Commercial Haulout of the keelboats. We have to clear the west end of the Dinghy Park, rows P, Q & R, moving any dinghies in winter storage to the S-T alley.
Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! The annual NSC Turkey Trot and Feast is coming October 9th. We need 5 volunteers to buy and cook a turkey and bring it in that morning to add to the afternoon Thanksgiving feast post-sailing (we give the hard working Galley the day off). You will be reimbursed for the purchase. If you can help…
Great news! Get Out On The Water on June 24 has 130 pre-registered guests, including 45 members’ friends! But we need your help to fill the remaining volunteer spots – we still need 2 more dinghies to take people out for sails, and 3 on-land volunteers to help with other various tasks. Please contact the Director of…
As part of the Sailpast celebration on Saturday, and in honour of the commitment of all those people who have contributed time to the Club, We are hosting an appreciation lunch from 11:30 to 13:00.