Getting Out on the Water

Dominic will outline all the ways you can participate, whether on not you own a boat, whether you are an old salt or just starting out. If you want to race, did you know that we continue to offer the largest club racing program in North America? Last year, we delivered 350 races in partnership with our friends at Britannia Yacht Club. Dominic is the Fleet Captain at NSC. That means he facilitates all organized boating activities (except sail training and able sailing). He works with 30 core volunteers in the Fleet Committee, 100’s of volunteers overall, and 7 fleet staff. Dominic races his J/80, which is a 27-foot keelboat with an asymmetric spinnaker, and his Albacore, which is a classic 15-foot dinghy. Dominic is an experienced and enthusiastic sailor, but has never claimed to be good at it. He knows that you should win the start and then extend, and hopes to achieve that one day. He is glad that the Ottawa sailing season only lasts 6 months, as otherwise he would never get home. He believes that the more boaters participate, the better will be the boating life on Lac Deschenes. He believes that high-quality Fleet programs are the pinnacle of the NSC member experience. His favorite event is Turkey Trot because of the variety of boats and members that participate, but one-design racing is awesome too. Find him at fleet@nsc.ca