The Department of Transport has amended Marine Notice No. 32 of 2019 âPersonal Flotation Devices for Pleasure Craft and Personal Watercraftâ, in time for the new sailing season.
Now is the time to look at the requirements and regulations for the safe use of PFDs on our boats. It advises on buying a new PFD and on inspecting and servicing your existing one.
The marine notice is available on the Department of Transportâs website here
It has come to our attention that some boat insurance policies do not provide cover for events and regattas outside your home club.
Now is the time to check your policy, and talk to your broker or insurance company.!
Irish Sailing has a useful note on the matter of insurance and racing at an event or regatta away from your home club. See more details here https://www.sailing.ie/News/id/12757
Many thanks
Susan Spain
Sailing Secretary
The mooring application forms for the upcoming season are available for download here: Mooring-Application-Form-2025
Please make sure to return them together with the appropriate payment (including launch fee) by March 30th.
Lift-in will take place on Saturday 12th April 2025 weather permitting
Next Wednesday 5th March is our penultimate Toolbox Talk of the series.
Our high performance coach, Thomas Chaix, will host the talk on sail selection and trim in the context of cruising with an emphasis on getting the most out of our vessel when sailing shorthanded.
Thomas has sailed all his life and is Head Coach at the NYC. He is an active high performance international sailor and dinghy coach and has competed in small yachts at various events over the years including mini 650, Beneteau 36.7, 1720, Figaro 2, J80, Feeling 8.50 to name but a few. He also has completed a number of passage in the Caribbean BVI, around the Irish coast, Channel and Celtic seas over the years on various yachts (Racing and cruising) including short or single handed. In his spare time, Thomas enjoys restoring old dinghies and keelboats to race them.
We do hope you can join us in the JB Room at 7:30 Wednesday 5th March.
The National Yacht Club has awarded thirteen annual awards for outstanding sailing achievements by members of the Club as well as the Commodore's Cup, left at the discretion of the Commodore.
These awards are presented to the winners at our annual Sailing Awards Dinner on Saturday 22nd February 2025.
This promises to be one of the highlights of the year so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Members please book your table via the Smart Club APP
Time: 7.30pm
Our Cruising Group is delighted to invite you to our next Toolbox Talk on Wednesday, 19th February, at 7:30 PM in the J.B. Room.
This session will feature Ian Meldon, who has generously offered to host a Q&A on marine enginesâspecifically, how to identify wear and potential issues before they lead to failure at sea.
Given the broad scope of this topic, weâd like to gather questions in advance to ensure a structured and insightful discussion.
If you have any questions youâd like to see addressed, please email us at admin@nyc.ie, and weâll include them.
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
David
Our next toolbox talk is being led by Noel Butler which is scheduled for Wednesday 5 February at 7:30 pm in the NYC dining room. Noel will walk us through a MOB incident on "Windjammerâ which was captured on video and uploaded to Youtube focusing on the background...