"And the winner is..."

To find out, join our online Sailing Awards 2020 Ceremony at 20:00 this Friday night!

The Zoom link was emailed to all members in the Commodore's message sent last Tuesday...

The grand finale of season 1 of the NYC Speaker Series is tomorrow evening 7.30pm! ? We will be joined by YouTube sensations SV Delos!

With 700k subscribers on YouTube we are extremely lucky to have Captain Brian join us for an hour of stories and insights. From quitting a desk job and sailing around the world, to reaching YouTube fame, we will hear all!

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99404263143?pwd=SXNYeWVaSThhVzNoZlBpNWRObGJqdz09

Dear Members,

As you may be aware, DLRCC has employed consultants to complete separate studies on the future of a) the Harbour and b) the Town.  As part of this process, the consultants have already surveyed the Harbour users including the NYC, and have now opened, albeit without much fanfare, the process to the public.  This process has only recently come to our notice via the Save Our Seafront folks and the last date for submissions is Sunday February 28^th, so not much time!

The link to the surveys is below, so please click the link and submit your views. The survey will take just 5-10 minutes to complete.

As noted above, the NYC, via the Development Committee and supported by the General Committee, has already completed a similar survey, and it would be really useful if, along with your own personal views, your submissions reinforced the Club’s views.  To this end below are the highlights of the Club’s submission.

• The old “Commercial Mandate” imposed on the Harbour Company by the Harbours Act needs to be abandoned and instead the DLRCC should look on the Harbour as a public asset, and should treat it much as it does Marley or Kilbogget Parks, i.e. public assets that are not required to “make a return”.
• Any commercial activity promoted by the Council for the Harbour should support the cultural, leisure and historic aspects of the Harbour and it use for industrial applications, such as windfarm construction/service, is not appropriate.
• Public access to the water needs to be improved, and the provision of a National Watersports/Events Centre, with appropriate facilities, would go some way towards achieving this goal.
• The Harbour makes Dun Laoghaire a unique location for the hosting of large international watersport events, and there is the expertise available to attract these events, if the proper infrastructure was available.
• The integration between the Town and Harbour needs to be improved, and developing the Harbour as a leisure facility is the best way to achieve this.
• The reduction/removal of the swinging moorings from the East Bight has taken away from the visual impact of the Harbour to the public and these should be reinstated.

Many thanks for your help with this and please do not forget to submit our views by next Sunday.

Paul Barrington

Chair

NYC Development Committee

 https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com/communications-team/public-consultation-on-economic-plan-for-d-n-laogh/

Dear All

As you know, the 2020 Irish Sailing Awards are taking place online, but this year with a much more vibrant format . And while we may not be able to get together in person, there’s still much to celebrate and I’d like to encourage you and your members to register and join us next Thursday 11 February at 7.00pm.

MC Justin Cullen of Skerries Sailing Club will steer us through the night, with interviews and chats with nominees and winners. We’ll have the usual categories like Senior Instructor of the Year, along with Training Centre of the Year, and Sailor of the Year. We’ll also be giving the Sustainability Award for those making a difference to the environment, the all-important Inclusion Award to someone pushing innovation and access, and the Youth Sailor Award for the fantastic young sailors who represent Ireland on the international stage. But we’ll also have a new Leadership Award for someone with a long-term vision, and the re-introduced Volunteer of the Year which received dozens of nominations from everyone around the country.

It’s important that this year the Awards focus on the good news that came out of 2020. It was a difficult year for so many, but we want to shine a light on the remarkable stories of people who made a difference – people who achieved extraordinary things despite setbacks, created communities in a time of loneliness, made sure that the more vulnerable in our society were looked after, and those who went the extra mile to make sure many of us got out on the water safely. As they say, not all superheroes wear capes.

The awards present the perfect opportunity to show that despite the Covid-19 pandemic, we were able to return to the water in a variety of different ways, and we hope to mark the end of a strange and difficult year with an optimistic eye on the future.

Register for your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/virtual-irish-sailing-awards-2020-tickets-132224195127

The National Yacht Club has no less than four members nominated for the Irish Sailing Volunteer of the Year Award 2020: Rosemary Cadogan, Mal Nowlan, Mairead Ni Cheallachain, Jack Roy, Peter Ryan and Dara Totterdell. The winner will be announced at the 2020 Virtual Irish Sailing Awards taking place on Thursday 11 February at 7pm.

Irish Sailing is proud to host the 2020 Virtual Irish Sailing Awards which bring together (online) members and supporters of sailing to celebrate and pay tribute to some of the outstanding contributors to our sports throughout the year. Like last year, IS is having a virtual celebration to ensure they keep everyone as healthy and safe as possible.

It would be great if you could join the Awards on Thursday 11 February at 7pm, and wish Rosemary, Mal, Dara, Jack, Peter and Mairead well on the night. You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/virtual-irish-sailing-awards-2020-tickets-132224195127

As well as Volunteer of the Year, categories will include Training Centre of the Year, Sailor of the Year, Senior Instructor of the Year, Inclusion, Sustainability, Youth Sailor of the Year, and Leadership.
You can read more about the nominees here: https://www.sailing.ie/Events/Awards