Mid-week evening racing
Thursday Handicap - 7.00pm, 24th April onwards
Tuesday Personal Handicap - 7.00pm, 29th April onwards - for an explanation of the new PH system please read this pdf
Sunday Racing
Race 1 - Fleet Starts - Laser, Solo, Handicap, JAYS - 3, 2, 1, Go
Race 2 - 60 minute Pursuit (Solos are datum start - 5, 4, 1, Go)
Race 3 - Handicap - mass start - 5, 4, 1, Go
On most Sundays with Open Meetings - 3 races, all mass start, for the Holcot Handicap Series
See the Programme for further information.
Communications Restored! *
The technical difficulty (two wooden stakes through the cable) has now been sorted out!
Phone calls and e-mails are now getting through as normal.
* Click here for a blast from the past!
Recently updated pages on this web-site include: Club Racing, Who's Who, Membership, Application Form, Boats for Sale, Race Officer rota
The Northampton Watersports Centre web-site has also been completely updated
Message from Elaine - Sunday Evening Meals will re-start at the beginning of April
Thursday Evening Social Events - 28th February - Pre-Season Social - attended by over 60 members.
31st January - Fun Family Quiz and Jacket Potato Night - more than 40 people took part in this enjoyable event. Many thanks to the Social Team!
All Club results are available via
Sailing at NSC/Race Results
Following the election of new Flag Officers and Committee at the recent AGM, check out the (better quality) pics on the updated Who's Who? page
Keep in touch with other NSC members via the Yahoo mailing list
Many thanks to Elaine for organising an excellent party on 1st Dec and a superb Christmas Dinner on 9th Dec
1st November - After Elaine's excellent meal, Richard Willows involved more than 20 club members in a discussion about Course Setting. Many thanks, Richard.
11th October - Nearly 70 members heard Jim Saltonstall talk about Start Tactics and The Rules as applied to Mark Rounding. Many thanks to Richard Willows for organising an excellent evening.
NSC Celebrates 50 years of sailing
at Pitsford!
- A selection of John Warner's photos
- Reflections: The First 40 Years of NSC - doc pdf
- A'Sailing We Will Go - doc pdf
- Other extracts from the archives - coming soon
If you have any photos you'd like to share, please contact me.
Rob
Recent Photos
Graham Shemeld's - 1st April
Andy Harrison's - 11th March
Rob's - 25th March
Click for slide show
AW Junior Open at NSC - Saturday June 9th - 32 boats took part in this event, with training in the morning and three races after lunch. Lots of sunshine but not enough wind!
Congratulations to: Oliver Wilson (2nd overall & 1st Optimist), Max Odell (8th overall & 3rd Optimist), James Walker (10th overall and 2nd Topper). Well done to all the other NSC sailors.
Many thanks to: Chris Wright, Bruce Merry, Graham Wilson, Safety Crew, Jim Milroy, all who helped with training, Elaine in the Galley
Results
Photos of prizewinners
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NSC Open Day 5th May - Many thanks to everyone who helped to make it a very successful day.
The NSC Race Programme for 2008 is available here as pdf
Race Officer Rota for all of 2008 is available here as pdf
Latest Edition of the Newsletter produced by Editor Gordon - pdf
Looking for a new boat? Fancy a Lark? or an RS400?
See Boats For Sale
Thinking of buying a dinghy? Talk to other Club members and read our booklet - doc or pdf
NSC Race Officer rota 2008 - will be here soon.
Programme for 2008 is in the final stages of preparation and will be live here very soon
Photos of various Club events are available from ChunkyPics
Thanks to Chris Harris for these links to two Racing Rules quizzes quiz1 and quiz2
Warwick Trophy at NSC
Congratulations to our winning team - Mike & Neil, Chris &Tracy, Tom & Anthony, John and Peter, John & Emma, Graham & Oliver, John & Andy, Stephanie, Tom, Dave, Tom, Gary
Many thanks to Miles and Mike, Ian and rescue team, Elaine and Vicky.
Results - Fast Slow Overall
Congratulations to Stephanie Harding who came 1st Junior Girl out of a fleet of 243 at the Optimist End of Season Championships at Weymouth, to add to the Top Junior Girl title that she won at the Optimist Nationals. She has also been offered a place in the Optimist National Squad. Well done Stephanie!
Congratulations to Oliver, winner of the Anglian Water Series Under 13 Trophy
Emma & Anthony York encourage the Junior competitors!
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Saturday 10th May
Access Open Meeting
&
Midland Optimist Training
Sat 17th & Sun 18th May
Phantom & Solution Inlands
Sat 19th & Sun 20th April
RS 400 & 600 Circuit Event
Results RS400 RS600
Phantom Midwinters - Results
Photos
Steve Nicholson Memorial Trophy
Saturday 26th January 2008
145 boats signed on for the biggest ever Steve Nicholson Race.
Over £2700 raised for Asthma UK.
Many thanks to everyone who took part or helped in any way.
Results now amended - apologies for any errors! - Asymmetric Double-handed Single-handed
Photos - ChunkyPics FotoBoat
Results of all Open Meetings are available here
Please let me know about new boats or changes of contact details. Many thanks. Jim Milroy, Club Manager.
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