WOMEN & WIND SEMINAR 2008
Posted on Mar 30, 2008 by Lucie Napert
WOMEN & WIND SEMINAR 2008
Saturday April 12, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
free of charge
Open to all women, all ages; no experience necessary; youths welcome
Nepean Sailing Club
Sail/race training event sponsored by the Ottawa Women’s Sailing Committee.
Its purpose: Introduce women of all ages to keelboat racing; develop racing skills.
Two types of programs:
Silver Fleet: Program for newcomers to the sport with a strong emphasis on the basics of racing.
Gold Fleet: Program for current racers with emphasis on boat handling, boat speed and tactics.
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Sailing Instructions Revised
Posted on Jul 19, 2007 by Lucie Napert
The last meeting of the Ottawa Women's Interclub Fleet Committee was held on Thursday July 12, 2007, at BYC. Thirteen women from eight boats attended the meeting. The Sailing Instructions (SIs) have been simplified to ease their interpretation specially for coached boats. The revised SIs take effect for Series II which starts on Monday July 23rd, 2007.
The new sailing instructions are posted on the NSC website at
http://www.nsc.ca/nsc_racing/si/2007SI8x11.pdf
To access the Racing Rules of Sailing, visit
http://www.sailing.org/RRS2005/Intro1-7.pdf
Link: click here to see the revised SIs
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WSA Ontario Women's Keelboat Regatta 2007
Posted on May 04, 2007 by Lucie Napert
The 2007 Ontario Women's Keelboat Regatta is being hosted by the National Yacht Club in Toronto on Sunday August 12, 2007.
Cost: $50 per boat (including the skipper) and $15 per crew. This fee includes a BBQ.
Contact: Jane McLaughlin, Regatta Chair 416-698-6821 or jmclaugh@ca.ibm.com or http://www.womensailors.ca
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Link: Click here to visit the National Yacht Club Website
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The Women & Wind 2007 Seminar a great success
Posted on Apr 22, 2007 by Lucie Napert
The Women & Wind 2007 Seminar held at the Nepean Sailing Club on April 21, 2007, attracted some 60 women who sail on the Ottawa River. Participants hailed from the Britannia Yacht Club, the Club de voile grande rivière (Aylmer), the Nepean Sailing Club and as far away as Norway Bay.
The format included two venues: a silver program attended by 45% of participants with little or no racing experience and a gold program attended by 55% of participants with moderate to intermediate racing experience.
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Mark your Calendars: Saturday April 21 Women & Wind Seminar 2007
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 by Lucie Napert
You love sailing? Ever thought of racing? Here is you chance to get acquainted with fellow women sailors who took “the plunge”. It is really quite painless!
What? The Women & Wind Seminar 2007
When? Saturday April 21, 2007, 08:30 to 16:00
Where? The Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Avenue, Dick Bell Park, Nepean.
Who? For women of all ages - no experience necessary.
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Link: click here to see the full program
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Interclub Women Racing - Meeting April 12
Posted on Apr 11, 2007 by Lucie Napert
The Ottawa Women's Interclub Fleet is invited to discuss implementation of a new proposal to attract additional boats to race Monday night.
When: April 12, 7:30
Where: Nepean Sailing Club.
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2007 CYA Women's National Keelboat Championship
Posted on Mar 30, 2007 by Lucie Napert
The 2007 CYA Women's National Keelboat Championship will be hosted by the Kelowna Yacht Club, Kelowna, B.C. from September 21-23, 2007
The event will be sailed in the Santana 525 fleet of the Okanagan Valley with spinnakers.
Link: Click here for additional information
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Interclub Women Racing - Minutes
Posted on Mar 30, 2007 by Lucie Napert
The last interclub meeting of women racers was held on February 8, 2007. Discussions were held on means to attract additional boats on the start line. Options discussed included allowing men-coached boats (verbal coaching only) to race Monday nights and determining whether these boats should join the line-up for the first start or have a second start. Recommendations were presented to the NSC and BYC fleets and agreement was reached that a second start would be preferable. A skippers meeting will be called in April to discuss implementation.
Link: Click here to read the Minutes
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