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Mark Lyttle Success in Athens
Mark Lyttle Success in Athens
Mark Lyttle has been crowned a two-time ILCA Grand Masters World Champion after winning the 2026 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship in Athens.
Representing the National Yacht Club in DĂșn Laoghaire, Lyttle added the title to his first Grand Masters world victory in 2018,
becoming one of Irelandâs most successful masters sailors on the international stage.
Competing against a 33-boat fleet over six days and 12 races, he secured the championship with a dominant final-day performance,
finishing 13 points clear of second place and demonstrating remarkable consistency throughout the event.
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.
2026 Pre-Pay Lift Offers
2026 Pre-Pay Lift Offers
We are pleased to offer the following pre-pay lift packages for 2026 (please note that any unused pre-paid lifts cannot be carried forward to future years)
- 5 lifts for the price of 4, plus an additional 20% discount
OR
- 4 lifts for the price of 3, plus an additional 10% discount
For added convenience, all hull cleaning is carried out by a member of staff using hot-water power washing, so there is no need for owners to get wet or dirty.
These exceptional offers will appeal not only to racing sailors looking for every performance advantage, but also to owners who take pride in maintaining a clean hull and keeping their boats sailing at their best.
To see how much your boat could save under either package, simply CLICK HERE complete the form.
The calculator will show your discount both as a percentage and in euro terms.
If you decide to proceed, submit the form and we will charge the amount to your Club account and issue you with a loyalty-style craning card.
Boathouse Captain
Volunteer Day – Sunday June 7th
Volunteer Day – Sunday June 7th
Your Generosity at Work
Weâre delighted to announce our Volunteerâs Day on Sunday, June 7th, and weâre calling on club members to lend a hand in helping spruce up the club for the season ahead.
Weâre looking for volunteers to help with painting, cleaning, tidying, and tending to the outside areas of the club.
Itâs planned as an all-day event, with members welcome to join us for either the morning session, the afternoon session, or both.
To keep everyone fuelled, sandwiches with tea and coffee will be provided at lunchtime, and weâll round off the day with a well-earned wet supper and a drink in the evening.
Whether you can spare a couple of hours or the whole day, your help would be greatly appreciated and will make a real difference to the club.
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Greystones Cruise
Greystones Cruise
The May Bank Holiday weekend marked the first National Yacht Club Cruising Group âSail in Companyâ of the season from DĂșn Laoghaire to Greystones. Thirteen boats and more than 60 crew took part in the 10-nautical-mile passage in a gentle north-easterly breeze of 8â12 knots. With a light following sea and many yachts flying asymmetric sails, the fleet enjoyed near-perfect early-season sailing conditions.
ECHO 90 Update
ECHO 90 Update
You will have seen the ECHO 90 ketch moored in front of the Club since the start of the season, and may be wondering about her purpose.
Well, as a training vessel with disabled access, she has been in use in the Sailability Programme bringing disabled children out for a sail on the Bay. With the able assistance of Damian Quinn, Brian Geraghty and Pau Barrington, she participates in the Sunday morning and Wednesday evening Sailability outings, and on May 17th was a key element of the Sailability Day out of the RIYC.
On the training side, she is also used in the Adult training on Sundays bringing new sailors out on the water. As a ketch, with furling jib, reefable mainsail and mizzen, she has a very flexible sailplan with relatively easily handled small sails. Thus, Thomas uses her to bring the Nippers out for a spin on Fridays. She is also equipped with symmetric and asymmetric spinnakers making her suitable for more advanced spinnaker handling training.
If you are interested in giving her a try, please contact Thomas (headcoach@nyc.ie) and he can arrange a familiarisation session with one of the folks more experienced with handling her.
If you would like to organise a Corporate Charter, Thomas is drawing up a schedule, so you can check availability.