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NOVA SCOTIA YACHTING ASSOCIATION

Welcome to the Nova Scotia Yachting Association, a proud provincial partner of the Canadian Yachting Association. The NSYA is the provincial sport governing body for the sport of sailing in Nova Scotia. Both the NSYA & CYA strive to make high performance sailing and recreational boating lifelong activities for all through excellence in competition and training.


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Armdale Yacht Club


CYA ISAF Personal Offshore Survival Course
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CYA Race Management Courses
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron


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Boats with a Toilet Now Require Holding Tank

Monday, 14 May 2012

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On May 3, 2012, a new law came into effect regarding the Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and for Dangerous Chemicals. It requires that all boats fitted with a toilet be equipped with either a holding tank or a marine sanitation device. It also outlines that portable toilets ar...

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Paul Tingley One of CPCs Super Athletes

Thursday, 3 May 2012

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Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron 2.4mR sailor Paul Tingley is featured in the recently released Canadian Paralympic Committee Super Athletes campaign. Paul is in the final stages of preparation for the London 2012 Paralympic Games which will be his fourth consecutive Games. In 2008 Paul captured the...

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2013 Canada Games Sailing Manager Wanted

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

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The Nova Scotia Yachting Association is seeking applications for the position of 2013 Canada Games Sailing Team Manager.The 2013 Games will be held in Sherbrooke, Quebec the first week of August 2013. This is a volunteer position with responsibilities from June 1, 2012 through September 2013. Cana...

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Cape Breton Sailing Summit A Great Success

Sunday, 15 April 2012

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26 sailing enthusiasts from all but one yacht club in Cape Breton came together in Baddeck on Saturday, April 14 for the first ever Cape Breton Sailing Summit. Presentations by NS Health & Wellness, Economic Development and Sport Nova Scotia began the day. Those were followed by the participants put...

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Flinn and Burns Named to Canadian Team

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

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CYA is proud to announce the Canadian Sailing Team to take part in the ISAF Youth World Sailing Championship in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland this summer:· Laser Radial (boy's one person dinghy): Hugh Macrae, KYC· Laser Radial (girl's one person dinghy): Violet Stafford, KYC/RCYC· International 420s (boy's...

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Flinn and Burns Qualify for Youth Worlds

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

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Congratulations to Max Flinn and Andrew Burns from the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron who finished in 5th place at the 420 Mid-Winter Regatta which concluded in Jensen Beach, Florida on Monday. By virtue of their excellent result and their first place finish at the Canadian Youth Championships in ...

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CANSail Symposium Held in Nova Scotia

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

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The weekend of February 18-19 brought together Learn to Sail Directors, Learning Facilitators and Sailing Instructors from across the province to learn more about the new CYA CANSail program which in Nova Scotia will be rolled out in 2013.Dr. David Telles-Langdon, from the University of Winniped pre...

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2012 CYA Instructor Clinics

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

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The NSYA has set the dates and the location of the CYA Instructor Clinics we will offer in spring 2012 which include Learn to Sail Instructor levels and Learn to Race Instructor level.. To become a fully certified CYA instructor you must complete all 3 components; Theory, Technical and Practical.The...

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Will Apold and SMSC Recognized at CYA Awards

Monday, 6 February 2012

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The Rolex CYA Awards were held in Toronto on Saturday, February 4 and two Nova Scotians were recognized.Will Apold, a member of both the Bedford Basin Yacht Club and Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, was named the 2012 Gerry Roufs Offshore Sailor of the Year for winning the Marblehead to Halifax yac...

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Danielle Dube Qualifies for London Olympics

Monday, 30 January 2012

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Danielle Dube from the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron and St. Margaret Sailing Club has qualified to represent Canada in the Laser Radial class at the 201 London Olympic Games. In the photo she is celebrating with a bottle of champagne and Erin Rafuse.This news was featured on the front page of th...

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