Mark your Calendars: January 29th, 2014 at 7:30 pm – Derek Hatfield opens this year’s Speakers Series! His talk – Around Alone: Solo Circumnavigation Racing – will captivate racers, cruisers and non-sailors alike.
Derek’s captivating style and incredible personal stories are the stuff legends are made of and we are very lucky to have him present here at NSC.
Folks, we are privileged and honoured to have DEREK HATFIELD kicking off our annual Speaker’s Series this year on Wednesday January 29th, 2014.
For those of you that may not know…Derek Hatfield was the 2003 Canadian Rolex Sailor of the Year and is the 126th person in history to finish a single-handed race around the world. Competing in the Open 40 Spirit of Canada, he finished first in his fleet and in 3rd place overall in Class II in the 2002-03 Around Alone race, despite a life threatening and catastrophic capsize near Cape Horn. In 2010, Derek had a 3rd place finish in the prestigious VELUX 5 Oceans single handed race around the world.
The Galley and the bar will be open from 5pm, so come down to your Club and make a night to remember.
Stay tuned to find out more about the whole lineup of talks as part of the Speaker’s Series.