The 2018 Volvo Irish Sailing Youth Pathway National Championships will take place from the 5th–8th of April in Dun Laoghaire and will be jointly hosted by the Royal St George Yacht Club and the National Yacht Club.
We are looking for volunteers!!! If you think you can help out ashore or afloat in anyway, please do not hesitate to fill up this form
A huge congratulations to all our sailors who partook in the Winter Topper Championships in Killyleagh Yacht Club up North under testing conditions. All the hard work over the winter has paid off with NYC sailors taking the top slots. Natasha Hemeryck came in first overall as well scooping up the 1st Lady Prize and Hugh O'Connor coming in 2nd overall. Caoimhe Seymour came in 3rd in the 4.2 series. Many congratulations to them all.
Congratulations also to Christian Houlahan (A regular Participant at the Topper Clinics at the NYC) who came first in the 4.2 series and to Conn Murphy and Finn Cleary (All regular Participants at the Topper Clinics at the NYC) who also competed.
The deadline for availing of the early-bird discounted entry for Baltimore Spring Training Week has been extended to 10pm Friday the 12th January.
This year sees the beginning of a revamping of the Baltimore Spring Camp with the goal of making it the premier Optimist training event in the Irish sailing calendar. A feature of this plan sees IODAI investing in enhancing the quality of the training at all levels. More structured training programmes will ensure that a higher level of skills will be acquired by all sailors. Performance sailors will benefit from more focused coaching, while an increased number of senior coaches will ensure that all sailors benefit from the expertise they bring. Main features include:
Don’t miss out and make sure to sign up today.
Junior Sailors Dinner at 7pm.
Followed by Prize Giving and Junior Disco until 10.30pm
Parents: A social evening Buffet Meal & glass of Wine in the JB room (7-9pm) until prizegiving @9pm
Juniors €10
Parents €20
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Almost 150 supporters of sailing in the National Yacht Club got together on Saturday 30th September to mark the 50th Jubilee anniversary of NYC Junior section. Open to over 18s who have been involved in NYC’s junior section over the years as sailors, parents, friends and instructors, the evening reunited three generations to celebrate junior sailing at NYC. The evening was also an opportunity to raise funds for a fleet of Fireflies that will benefit NYC’s current young and upcoming sailors.
Three NYC sailors (Rian Geraghty-McDonnell, Loghlen Rickard, Leah Rickard) were invited to participate in the ISA All-Ireland Junior Helmsman competition in Schull. Each year - the best helms from each class of boat are invited to race in a two day event to determine the best junior helm in Ireland.