Donât forget â weâre open for dining Tuesday to Sunday!
Whether youâre racing or just relaxing, join us for delicious meals and drinks in the bar, dining room, or out on the balcony with friends.
Come for the sailing, stay for the company. See you soon!
Bookings phone: (01) 2805725 or email: manager@nyc.ie
The National Yacht Club is proud to host NYC Member Mark O'Connor for an insightful presentation on the upcoming Mini Transat, "Race for Orbis," followed by a special fundraising dinner.
Wednesday 14th May @ 19.30pm
At 26 Years old, Mark is the skipper and founder of MOC Ocean racing. He graduated with a Masters of Electronic & Computer Engineering from University College Dublin, and has always showed a passion for sports and the sea. He moved to France in 2023 to realise his dream of racing across the Atlantic Ocean solo as part of the âMini Transatâ race in 2025.
Since moving to âSailing Valleyâ, he has gained over 10,000 kilometres (5,000 Nm) with the Mini 6.50 class and immersed himself in the offshore sailing industry. This has allowed him to gain invaluable experience. He precipitated in the âMonnoyeur Duo For a Jobâ 2024 VendĂ©e Globe Campaign, preparing their IMOCA for the round the world race.
Most importantly Mark is passionate about his project and determined to make his dream a reality.
After 2 years of hrad work, he has now qualified for the 2025 edition of the Mini transat!
Mark has now partnered with Orbis Ireland to launch the campaign âRace for Orbisâ
Orbis Ireland, an independent affiliate of Orbis, has set an ambitious goal: to eliminate avoidable blindness in Ethiopia. Focusing on a region of over 4.5 million peopleâwhere the prevalence of blinding diseases like trachoma is among the highest globallyâOrbis Ireland is tackling the three leading causes of avoidable blindness: trachoma, cataracts, and refractive error. Through a combination of hands-on medical training, telemedicine, and partnerships with local health systems, Orbis builds sustainable eye care programs that put treatment within reach for all.
You can donate to Marks charity GoFundMe here, donations will also be taken on the night.
Join us for an evening of adventure, inspiration, and support for a great cause.
Members, please book via Club App.
Non-members please click here to book.
This week marks the conclusion of our wine suppers for the season.
Join us for a memorable evening filled with exceptional food, fine wine, and wonderful company.
Don't miss this final celebration of great flavors and camaraderie!
Bookings Call: (01) 2805725 or email: manager@nyc.ie
Limited tables still available for Easter Sunday lunch.
Book today and don't miss out.
Call (01) 2805725 or email: manager@nyc.ie
The boats are lifted out. Dark evenings confine the spirit. Sailors loosen the shrouds. And the blinds go down on the NYC like the drooping eyelids of a soon to be hibernating giant. Does anything stir through the short winter days and cold winter nights?
You bet it does! Anyone present at the NYC quiz nights from October through to March would feel the thumping heart of a giant that is racing inside. 22 teams. 11 quizzes. Over 1,300 competitors. About 600 questions. And a suspenseful, dramatic, and epic finale that brought the Brains of the Bay down to one, single, isolated, straightforward question. Could you answer it?
Well Patrick Madiganâs Corner Boys could. Going toe-to-toe with PĂĄid Cassidyâs Wizard into the last night, both of these teams had a chance to be the winning-most team in the Quizâs 40-year history. If either team won last Wednesday (26 March), then they would be the Brains of the Bay champions. At the end of evening, there were two teams tied for the lead â and it will not surprise you to learn that it was Wizard and the Corner Boys who made that tie. A tie that had to be broken. Four questions later, there was no give: still tied. 2-2 in the tiebreak. Last Question. One Question. One answer. One trophy. One Champion. And one place in history. A tremendous cheer of commiseration for the vanquished champions Wizard. A louder cheer of congratulations for the new champions Corner Boys. Even the Commodore got in on the act and presented the trophy (see pic). A late night. A great night. The beating heart of the sleeping club.
The giant stirs. Sailors appear on the yard. Spring kicks the hour forward. Soon, a swarm of insect-like boats will spew into the bay. One of them could perhaps yet be the youngest Olympic gold medallist.
Ends
Please remember 2024 membership catering vouchers will expire on 31st March.
If you have a balance, please be sure to use them before this date.
Voucher balances can be viewed in the club app.
Quiz update
Following the quiz on Wednesday night (12 March), everything is poised for an epic finish to the season when the final quiz takes place in two weeks. On Wednesday, the Corner Boys took a commanding lead after the forewarned round on academy awards, and never looked back. Reigning champions Wizard took second place to set up a clash for the ages when the quiz goes down to the wire. The other places went to Enchantress, Teamtastic and T.B.M., for each of whom the ambition of capturing the Brains of the Bay trophy must now be extinguished.
Wizard retain their top spot in the overall Leaderboard (below), but with the impact of discards, the competition is set up for a show-down. For Wizard and the Corner Boys in two weeksâ time, âif you win, you win!â. The Quizmaster, when contacted in their winter residence in Morocco, sent congratulations to the Corner Boys, but was reluctant to call the winner next week: âI have always felt that it would be close over the final weeksâ, she (or he) said. âWizard and the Corner Boys are former Brains of the Bay champions, so they know what it takes to stay in the fight over a full season. For the final quiz, I will set the questions to be as fair as possible, so it is difficult to know who will win outâ. âI think,â she (or he) said, somewhat bluntly, âthat luck may a play a part in the final destination of the trophy. I wish all teams the best for the final.â
Editor adds: If, at the final quiz, either Wizard or the Corner Boys win on the night, they will finish top of the Overall Leaderboard and win the Brains of the Bay. If the Corner Boys finish second on the night, and Wizard finish no better than second, both teams will be tied on the Overall Leaderboard. In that event, there will be a play-off round to determine the Brains of the Bay champion. A play-off round will comprise 5 questions.
The final quiz on Wednesday 26 March is a dinner-quiz (7.00 for 7.30) with the quiz starting at 8.30, after which the Commodore will present the Brains of the Bay trophy to the winners. All are welcome to participate. For those teams intending to dine, please let the Club know in advance, so that they can cater for numbers.
