Nepean Sailing Club

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The Nepean Sailing Club clubhouse building, Ottawa, Canada.

The Nepean Sailing Club is a marina located on Lac Deschenes in Ottawa, Canada. The club is based in Dick Bell park, along Carling Avenue, adjacent to Andrew Haydon Park.

[edit] History

The marina was officially opened on July 29, 1979 with an initial membership of 350. Construction on the original 300 metre breakwater was completed by 1983, with construction on the main clubhouse building finishing in 1990.

[edit] Life at the Club

Membership today is approximately 1700 members. The club maintains its emphasis on sailing. The club has floating dock facilities for over 420 boats. The club also maintains an active dry sail program for day-sailing.

The sailing season extends from Mid April to late October. Sail training programs are active during the summer months for both youth and adults.

Every year the club hosts sailing regattas that attract sailors from across Canada and internationally. The local racing scene consists of fleet, PY and PHRF races on a weekly basis along with special racing events on weekends through-out the season. Many racing events are held in cooperation with the nearby Britannia Yacht Club.

Mondays typically see the womens racing, and the flagship fleet of the club; the skiffs racing around. Tuesdays are PHRF. Wednesdays see 5o5s, Lasers racing one design, catamarans, and Albacores and Fireballs combining for handicap racing. Thursdays see C&C27s, Tanzer 22s, Sharks, Mirage 24s race one design. A distance race or regatta can be observed almost every weekend.

The Nepean Sailing Club also maintains an active Able-Sail program with several Martin 16 boats, wheel-chair access, and an active team of volunteers who escort the boats.