The Davy National Yacht Club Junior Regatta was held last week with blue skies, fair winds and plenty of sunshine. There were 101 boats registered with 119 sailors from across all the waterfront clubs. It was our first full regatta since Covid and the stars aligned for us on the day.

Registration went like clockwork thanks to Sandra Moore and Henrietta O’Regan, and the sailors were delighted with their goody bags where they got sun caps and water bottles thanks to Davy and really important on such a hot day.

The club welcomed its juniors with a special playlist to get everyone in the spirit.

After the briefing by our Race Officers Chris Moore and Alan Balfe, our safety officers Alan Daly and Fiona Feguson gave their briefings.

All launched smoothly thanks to Gavin Denn, Louise Reeser on slip and Rebecca Hall our Beachmaster.

On the water there was great  competitive sailing  and you can see the great action shots taken by Michael Chester of our sailors on the water.

Read more here (including a great picture galleries of off and on the water & the prize-giving)

The RS Feva Irish National Championships from 1-3 July attracted 26 entries from Dun Laoghaire, Howth, Malahide, Greystones and the UK to Dublin Bay.

The NYC team of 9 boats and 18 heros, making us the largest club at the event, trundled across to the west side of the harbour ready for battle.
Three days of racing out of the Royal Irish Yacht Club saw all weather conditions for the 52 sailors, many new to the Feva class — making the championship both challenging and a test of skill and learning.

Read more here (including picture gallery)

The National Yacht Club is hosting its annual Davy Junior Regatta on Wednesday 13th July.

 Entry Fee:
 – €15 for single-handed boats
 – €25 for 2-handed boats

Registration will take place on Tuesday 12^th 17:00 to 18:30 and on Wednesday 14th July 08:15 – 09:00 at the NYC Race Office. Competitors briefing 09:15

Launching for both fleets is scheduled to commence at 10:00hrs with the first warning signal for the Harbour Fleet at 10:45 and the Main Fleet at 11:15.

3 races are scheduled.

Download NOR: Junior Regatta NOR 2022 
Download SIs: Junior Regatta SI's 2022

ENTER THE REGATTA HERE (ENTRIES CLOSE ON TUESDAY 12TH JULY AT 21:00)

VIEW ENTRIES HERE 

Results:    MAIN FLEET        HARBOUR FLEET

The National Yacht Club is delighted to host the Topper Eastern Championships 2022 on June 4th and 5th.

Please download / view the Notice of Race here: Topper Southern Championships 2022 - NOR

Entries, limited to 60 on a first come first served basis, are now open using the online entry form here - please note entries must be made before May 30th!

The Irish Sailing Youth National Championships were hosted at the Ballyholme Yacht Club from 22^nd  to the 24^th April in sunny but very mixed sailing conditions, with the third day in particular being very challenging. This event is special as it gives the young sailors the opportunity to see the various pathways they may take after the Optimist Fleet. On day 2 the Optimist and ILCA6 classes launched at the same time in very challenging conditions with both classes literally sailing on crests of waves as they sailed out into Belfast Lough.

The National Yacht Club has a vibrant and high achieving youth element to the Club which was in full force at the event.

National Yacht Club sailors participated in the ILCA4, ILCA 6, 29er and Optimist fleets and showed great endurance in their performances in all classes.  

Read the full report here

A Sailing Calendar for 2022 for all Fleets - Oppies, Toppers, Lasers, Fevas and 29ers, both nationally and locally.  It also shows club events for all classes - such as Junior Courses and local junior regattas and race series. 

With greater visibility and lead time families will be able to plan ahead, perhaps try different classes or events on the pathway wherever the family happens to be

It is a useful document for all stakeholders including club staff - so everyone is clear on what is on and when.  I will be updated as new events/courses are added. It can be downloaded here: Junior-Calendar-2022-120522V2.1

Registration for the Irish Sailing Youth Nationals in Ballyholme this April is NOW OPEN

Irish Sailing Youth Nationals- ILCA 6 / 420 / 29er / Optimist Trials EARLY BIRD is £130
21st April 2022 to 24th April 2022
Irish Sailing Youth Nationals- ILCA 4 / Topper 5.3 EARLY BIRD is £100
www.sailing.ie/YouthNationals