local weather 7 day forecast / with winds 5 day forecast / incomplete winds Hour by hour & 15 day forecasts Winds on Lac Deschenes Windicator graphs @ NSC & BYC     Ottawa River Levels (Chart datum @ Britannia is 57.9m) local sailing clubs Britannia Yacht Club 613-828-5167 Chats Lake Boat Club 613-832-4462 Club de Voile Grande Rivière 819-682-2847 Gatneau River Yacht Club 819-827-2122 Kanata Sailing Club 613-832-2762 Lac Deschenes Sailing Club 613-828-4697 Nepean Sailing Club 613-829-6462 Ottawa New Edinburgh Club 613-746-8540 Rockcliffe Yacht Club 613-748-3005 some local services The Chandlery 613-820-7642 Advantage Boating 613-721-8683 True Wind Sail Repair 613-832-3275 Doyle Ottawa Sails 613-832-3456 Georgian Bay Sailing Centre 613-860-2624 Marine Transport Solutions 613-282-6559 Online Coastal Navigation Schooner Yachts (Hunter Dealer) 613-825-0207 Competition Composites Inc 613-599-6951 The Yachtsman 613-298-2752 organizations / other Canadian Yachting Association 613-545-3044 OBS Safe Boating Guide 1-800-267-6687 Fédération de voile du Québec 514-252-3097 Ontario Sailing Association Toll Free 877-677-7275 Britannia Power & Sail Squadron 613-226-2964	The Ottawa area now has a Sailing Meetup Group. Find it at: https://www.meetup.com/Ottawa-Sailing-Meetup
	Race Results! from websites: @ BYC @ NSC @ CVGR    Also see the Ottawa Crew Notice Board      Sailing Instructions (SI's)          SI's @ BYC/NSC       SI's @ CVGR      Racing/Sailing Calendars          Calendar @ KSC       Calendar @ BYC       Calendar @ NSC   Racing Rules of Sailing from the web site of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Some Major Local Annual Regattas:         Want to Get Involved in Sailboat Racing?   A beginner's guide to the local racing scene   Local Racing Seminar ( PowerPoint presentation by two local racers ) Racing Basics by Mark Johnson Basic Primer On Racing ( from website of the Nepean Sailing Club )   PHRF-LO PHRF Primer from NSC SLVYRA      Some Online Racing Resources:    A few Chapters from North U's        Racing Tactics:    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |         5 | 6 | 7a | 7b | 7c | 8 | 9 | 10 |    From CYA - Improve Your Racing    Articles from Yacht Racers Online    North Sails UK: Mainsail Trim        Genoa Trim | Sail Care Guide     Some Local Racing Fleets Ottawa Women's Sailing Ottawa Skiff Racing Fleet Ottawa River Shark Fleet Tanzer 22 Association   Shark  Trim & Tuning Guides: Tuning Guide (pdf) by Quantum Sails Sail Trim  |  Mast Tuning by John Clark Tanzer 22 Trim & Tuning Guides: Sail Trim Guide  |  Tuning Guide	Take a Virtual Cruise on the River Anchoring Basics on the Ottawa River Cruising Check List for short river cruises   Some Cruising Guides Virtual Cruise in an article format ( Lac Deschenes to the Chats Falls Dam ) Arnprior area of the River ( Ottawa River from Arnprior to Boom Island ) Dinghy Cruising on the Ottawa River ( Lac Deschenes to the Chats Falls Dam ) Sailing the lower Ottawa River ( Parliament Buildings towards Montreal )   Tips for New Cruisers ( a few simple ideas for     comfortable cruising )   A quick intro to the Rules of the Road     A Few Nautical Projects Install new Windows ( & rejuvenate the look of your boat ) Make an Anchor Light ( a useful & easy-to-do project ) Design a Logbook ( a good off-season project )     Some Other Sailing Resources:       UK Sailmaker's Encyclopedia of Sails       American Online Boat Safety Course       Learn to Sail Articles from SailNet

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