Please note the (94th) Annual Harbour swim will take place on Sunday 4th August 2024. All Harbour users are directed to keep clear of the swimmers; this includes both watercraft and shore-side rod fishermen.

Additionally - boats moored in the East Bight are not to operate their engines The Children’s’ Race is scheduled to start at approximately 11:30 hours.
The Ladies’ Race is scheduled to start at approximately 12:00 hours
The Mens’ Race is scheduled to start at approximately 13:30 hours
All adult races will have the same course, concluding at 15:00 hours

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The national YC is organizing an open ILCA clinic with the support of ILCA Ireland to prepare the nationals 2024. The clinic will be led by NYC head coach Thomas Chaix (former Performance Laser sailor & over 20 years of coaching experience in the class). All rigs and age groups welcomed.

Starting at 10.00am each day with an expected finish at 17.00 each day. The daily programmes will be weather depending.

Rigs: ILCA4, ILCA6, ILCA7 

Categories: Youth (U18), senior (19-35), Master (35+)
cost: 120EUR/sailor

Register Here

Calling out to all our Members!!

We are hosting the ILCA (Laser) National Championships on Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August 2024!

We are expecting up to 150 ILCA 4s (Laser 4.7s), ILCA 6 (Laser Radials) and ILCA 7s (Laser Full Rig) to take part and need many volunteers both on and off the water to provide a truly fantastic experience to all our local and visiting competitors!

So if you think you can help, contribute some of your time and expertise (especially Powerboat licenced volunteers) on these days or any of them, please help us host this event in the best possible conditions and complete the volunteer form here...Remember, your Club cannot host events without an active participation from its Members!

Thanking you very much in advance.

The ILCA National Championships Organising Authority

28-year-old NYC sailor becomes latest Brand Ambassador for the Irish Alternatives Investment Firm

 Elkstone, Ireland’s leading alternatives investment firm, today announced a new partnership with Irish Olympic sailor Finn Lynch. The Irish athlete first represented Ireland at the 2016 Olympic Games, and he secured his place at the 2024 games after a bronze medal win at the European ILCA7 championships in Athens, Greece earlier this year. 

The sponsorship will see Ekstone provide support for the 28-year-old sailor as he continues preparations for Paris 2024. In addition to backing Finn Lynch’s bid for a podium finish, as part of the deal Elkstone has committed to further helping the Carlow-native and National Yacht Club member achieve his goals beyond the summer games, which take place from July to August. 

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Attention all Match Racers of all ability!

The National Yacht Club is considering running a Summer Match Racing Series  will run for 6 week sessions with a choice of Monday evenings (from 15th July), Friday evenings (from 19th July), Sunday (from 14th July) mornings or Sunday afternoons...

The serie(s) would be schedule over 6 weeks (starting Sunday 14th July), knowing that in all likelyhood, 1 session would be cancelled and 5 would take place...As the "philosophy" of the NYC Match Racing League is that the series is managed and run by competitors themselves, the objective is to sign up 5 teams per session, 4 competing on any given session and, on a roster basis, the 5th team in charge of the race management (Mark laying // Committee boat)

Each session will consist of one round robin of races in the clubs Elliot 6's.

The cost for a series will be €250 per team (you may have as many people in your team but racing is with 3 people per boat, a maximum of 2 helms over the series and all helms must be over 18) or €85 per individual + Damage Deposit.

For further details and to express your interest in taking part, PLEASE CLICK HERE