Registration for youth and adult sailing lessons is now open
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Registration for youth and adult sailing lessons is now open. See Youth and Adult Sailing Lessons for details.
Members - Please complete the Club Boat Questionnaire
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The LDSC board is conducting a member survey about the club boat program. The results of the survey will be used to assist the board in making related decisions. All members (not just club boat members) are encouraged to complete it. Please click here to access the questionnaire (member login required), or follow the link sent by email on 2019-09-23.
Thanks in advance for your participation!
Membership Registration for 2020 Sailing Opens in March
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Membership signup is now open and available at this link.
Social Activities
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Social activities begin before the dock goes in and continue until after close-up. A typical season might include events such as a dessert barbecue, moonlight sail, pot luck supper, new members barbecue, family sleepover and pancake breakfast, and, always, the annual banquet and awards night in the Fall. More details to come!
Youth and Adult Sailing Lessons
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The club offers a unique sailing training program for both adults and youths. It’s like learning to sail at the cottage! Our grounds have many trees that provide shade and lawns that reach to a stone beach - it’s a great place to complement your lessons with a family picnic.
Club membership discounts for sail training are available to you if you decide to join after your training.
The following training is offered in 2020:
YOUTH DAY CAMP (Monday to Friday)
A fun program giving an introduction to sailing using Laser sail boats following Sail Canada's CANSail 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 curriculum. Program runs 9am to 4pm. Drop off at 8:45, pickup by 4:30. These lessons will be delivered using Laser sail boats.
CANSail 1 and CANSail 2: Fundamental Skill Acquisition
Ages: 7 and older
Dates:
- from 29 June to 3 July (no camp on 1 July)
- from 6 July to 10 July
- from 27 July to 31 July
CANSail 3 and CANSail 4: Fundamental Skill Consolidation
Ages: 11 and older
Dates:
- from 13 July to 24 July (weekdays only)
ADULT TRAINING (evenings)
CANSail 1 and CANSail 2: Acquisition of fundamental skills
- Mondays and Fridays, June 1-26 inclusive, 6-9pm.
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 2-25 inclusive, 6-9pm.
Club boats
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The club boat program allows members to sail several different classes of boats without the capital cost of buying a boat. Club boat members are required to do the work needed to store and maintain the club boats, but LDSC pays for any parts or materials required.
About Us: Sailing and getting wet for over 50 years
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Established in 1966 to provide dinghy and cat sailors in the Ottawa region a venue for small boat sailing, the Lac Deschênes Sailing Club (LDSC) is a not-for-profit volunteer organization that offers a unique sailing experience and a family friendly, cottage atmosphere. Today, the Club features beach launching for dry sailed dinghies and cats as well as wet moorings for 22 keel boats.
Nestled in Shirelys Bay, the Club offers superb sailing conditions and protection from the typically northwest winds that come down the Ottawa River. Setup and launching is convenient and comfortable.
LDSC has much to offer all levels of sailors – ranging from kids sail camp to junior and adult training programs. We offer professional sailing programs with dedicated instructors who provide instruction from beginner through to advanced levels. Adults are often coached one on one by volunteer club members to fast-track new members into sailing and racing.
With access to all club facilities, including the clubhouse, the boat launch, the tender storage space, the mooring field, plus a robust social program and guest privileges our members also receive discounts from club facility rates and our junior learn to sail program. Another member benefit includes reciprocal inter-club privaleges with the Nepean Sailing Club and the Britannia Yacht Club.
Racing Program
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For 40 years, sailors young and old have been chasing each other around the buoys on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Be warned. Racing is addictive as well as being a sure-fire way of developing sailing and boat-handling skills. In addition, the Club usually hosts at least one Regatta during the season.
Don't know anything about racing? The club has orientation sessions for both the race committee duties and for basic racing rules early in the season.
Club member volunteers run the races. Racing program participants are asked to fulfill race committee duties at two racing events each season.