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Update on the ILCA Worlds 

Update on the ILCA Worlds 

The Club will be busy with the activity of the forthcoming ILCA Worlds Championships being co-hosted by the NYC and RSGYC every day from Tuesday 18th August to Saturday 12th September when competitors will be launching from the Club’s slipway and coaches will be berthing their ribs on the Club Pontoon. All of this activity should not affect our members normal sailing from the Club and members are encouraged to visit the Club during the championships and enjoy the activity. The competitors ILCAs will be parking on the Carlisle Pier when not sailing and their coaches ribs will berth on the outer pontoons of both Clubs. The link and inner pontoons will be kept free for Club and Members use. The platform in the area between the Clubhouse and the Yardarm will be kept clear for the Opening and Closing ceremonies and for the launching trolleys of those competitors that will launch from the NYC. Members dinghies will be re located to the western side of the platform where they will be accessible for sailing. This year, the event race office will be in an office on the Carlisle Pier, but the morning coaches meetings will take place in the NYC JB room. As there will be enhanced security in the Clubs and surrounding area during the Championship period, please do bring your membership card with you.  

The pre-event video for the 2026 ILCA 7 Men's and ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships has just been released - see it here.

As previously mentioned, Olympic sailing class world championships are generally only held in Europe once every 4 years and as such, this is a once in a generation opportunity for Ireland to host such a prestigious and high calibre event and the two host Clubs - the NYC and RSGYC - look forward to hosting over 400 Olympic class sailors and coaches in our Clubs, including the NYC members Finn Lynch and Annalise Murphy, over the next few weeks. 

Thanks,

Con 

Events Organising Committee Chair and Principal Race Officer

07 Aug, 2026 | 2 min read

Junior Regatta 2026

Junior Regatta 2026

75 young sailors took part in the National YC junior flag regatta of the year this wednesday in Optimist, RS Feva, Topper, ILCA and Terra. The spirit of the regatta was however surely "the Fairies team" sailing the NYC RS venture just about missing climbing on the podium of the PY fleet on gear failure.

The harbour fleet saw 21 sailors battling in two fleets under the leadership of Race officer Chris Moore. 3 races were completed in a lovely 8-10 kts North Easterly breeze. In the Optimist fleet, NYC young sailor Dylan Fahy finished strongly winning the final race and the regatta ahead of RstGYC Samuel McIntyre and NYC club mate Lily Ryan who was also top girl. In the PY fleet, NYC Toppers dominated with Ebhard Blaney edging out the singing master Jack O'Donnel. Royal Irish YC Michael Lehane completed the podium on his Terra.

Out in the bay, Larry Power ran 3 races too for the more experienced sailors split into 4 fleets. The Optimist fleet was very competitive with several Irish national team sailors taking part. The RstGYC took all 3 podium spots with Louis Tricket freshly returned from France were he competed at the French summer cup on top, just about edging out Ava Molloy and Ruairi Slattery. The RS Feva was equally competitive with 8 partnerships battling for Gold. Cian Farrell and Alex Hoban from the RstGYC took the win ahead of RIYC Harvey Bellamey and Rupert Ward. Stephanie Rock and Zoe O Hare completed the podium.

The ILCA fleet was dominated by Holly Cantwell freshly returning from the Optimist world championship showing no trouble progressing into the more powerful boat. RIYC Roan Keane just about edged out NYC Liam Beirne for silver.

Finally the PY fleet showed a good mix of dinghies.

It was to be the 29ers making the most of the conditions with George Julian O Leary and Dillon Kennedy edging out club mates Dan Moran and Jamie Keegan. The podium was completed by NYC Dylan Hall sailing his Topper.

The regatta concluded with the traditional BBQ and the awaited and well deserved ice cream courtesy of Haagen Dazs before presenting the 2026 podiums.

Sunshine, smiles, gentle breeze... All the ingredients were in place for an amazing 2026 regatta!

Next on the junior harbour racing: The Royal Irish junior regatta next Wednesday and of course the NYC junior September series starting mid Sepetember this year.

Results - Harbour Fleet

Results - PY Main Fleet

Results - Main Fleet Optimists

Thomas Chaix - Head Coach

17 Jul, 2026 | 2 min read

World Championship Success for Patrick Hassett in the Netherlands

World Championship Success for Patrick Hassett in the Netherlands

The 2.4mR single handed Keelboat Yacht class has been gaining momentum and 85 elite solo sailors competed in last week’s World 2.4 mR Championship competition representing 19 nations over 5 days in Friesland, Netherlands.
 
At first glance the lake, Sneekermeer, appeared welcoming and calm. However, the varying wind conditions and shifting currents made sailing more challenging with the occasional pleasure boat as obstacles on the course.
Due to these conditions, the overall winner, and 2024 World champion, Heiko Kroger, from Germany, described it as a ‘sailing chess competition’.
 
The fleet was split after 5 races, into two fleets based on results, and our own Patrick Hassett was the winner of the highly sought after World Championship 2.4mR SilverFleet trophy after another 5 races.
He was also winner of the SilverFleet Youth and Para sections.
 
Patrick is already back out on the water in Dun Laoghaire applying his new skills for the remaining European competitions and looking forward to the World 2.4 mR Championships next year in Norway.
 
Congratulations, Patrick, on an outstanding achievement.

17 Jul, 2026 | 1 min read

NYC Regatta & WATH Regatta

NYC Regatta & WATH Regatta

The fifth Women at the Helm (WATH) Regatta 2026 (WATH) took place at the National Yacht Club over the weekend of June 12th-14th, with the Water Wag WATH Regatta race held on Wednesday June 10th in keeping with the Wag tradition of holding each club’s regatta race on the previous Wednesday.

The WATH Regatta was held in conjunction with the National Yacht Club Regatta on Saturday June 13th with WATH racing continuing on Sunday June 14th. Event organiser Ann Kirwan, along with her organising committee aimed to deliver a fun-filled, female-led, event on and off the water.

The WATH Regatta, kindly supported by Sia, kicked off with a speaker supper on Friday evening with Bryan Dobson in conversation with leading sports psychologist Kate Kirby, and offshore sailors GrĂĄinne Costigan and Pamela Lee, both of whom are competing in the round Ireland race which starts on Saturday June 20th. The speakers inspirational stories enthralled the packed NYC dining room.

Over 60 women took the helm in the regatta on boats ranging from 44 footers to Flying Fifteens and Water Wags. Many more female crews partook – well over 150 of them. Saturday’s NYC and WATH racing was run by Race Officers Con Murphy, John McNeilly and Suzanne McGarry, while Mairead NiCheallachain ran Sunday’s WATH racing aboard DBSC committee vessel Freebird. Saturday’s race took place in moderate to breezy conditions, while Sunday’s race took place in sunny conditions with light easterly winds. Entries included 2 boats from Wicklow, while sailors from HYC crewed on NYC’s Echo 90, and offshore Sailor Gráinne Costigan and her French team mate sailed on NYC J80 Jay-Z.

Newly elected NYC Commodore Rosemary Cadogan presented the WATH Regatta prizes in glorious sunshine on the NYC platform on Sunday afternoon.

As well as the class prizes, the two premier prizes were presented. The inaugural Woman at the Helm overall prize - the O’Connor family trophy, was awarded to Sarah Cooney on J80 Joyride. The Roy Family Trophy was awarded to the winning 3-boat team of NYC’s J80 Sea Jade helmed by Clare Gorman, DB21 Oola helmed by Jean O’Driscoll, and Ruffian 23 Bandit helmed by Ann Kirwan.

19 Jun, 2026 | 2 min read

Accommodation Search – World Match Racing

Accommodation Search – World Match Racing

Dear Members,

As some of you may know, we are once again hosting a stage of the World Match Racing Tour this September, and preparations are well underway. We are reaching out to ask for your help with one important part of the event: accommodation for the visiting teams.

The regatta runs from the 23rd to the 27th of September. Teams will likely arrive on the 23rd and most will leave either on the evening of the 27th or the 28th, depending on flights.

18 Jun, 2026 | 2 min read

WATH Speaker Supper

WATH Speaker Supper

WATH are delighted to welcome Pamela Lee to the line-up for our Speaker Supper on Friday, 12th June. Pamela joins us fresh from competing in the CIC Normandy Channel Race aboard her Class40 yacht, #EMPOWHER.

One of Ireland’s leading offshore sailors and a world record holder, she is currently campaigning towards her ambition of becoming the first Irish sailor to compete in the legendary Route du Rhum.

Limited tickets are still available. Members can book via the app, while non-members can visit www.nyc.ie/regatta for the booking link.

08 Jun, 2026 | 1 min read

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