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National Yacht Club Celebrate 150th Annual Awards Held Online
Thanks to modern technology and the can-do spirit of the Club's volunteers and staff, the NYC held its Awards ceremony online.
Commodore Martin McCarthy told Afloat "We had a lot to reflect on and celebrate â it being our 150th year and Covid 19 year â a year where survival was winning. We thank every winner as they all joined in and shared their thoughts and insights with fellow members. It was inspiring".
Dun Laoghaire Rathdownâs first Citizen, Cathaoirleach Una Power joined the NYC for the online event. Among the items she addressed was the year ahead and she said: âI encourage you to keep the Junior Training going as best you can within the Regulations. Also, I know you have a strong Inclusion programme and I would urge you also to keep a focus on it this year. We hope the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta and other events can proceed during the summer and that all sectors can get on the water and lay the foundation stones for a fully normal season with international events in 2021. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winners tonight â and also you, the members of the National Yacht Club, for your contribution to sailing and well being of citizens and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire Rathdownâ
The Awards process was run by Sailing Sec. Alan Balfe and his team and every club member were entitled to nominate fellow members, which led to the final selection of the winners:
NYC Sailing Awards Zoom Ceremony – Join us tonight, Friday 26th at 20:00!
"And the winner is..."
To find out, join our online Sailing Awards 2020 Ceremony at 20:00 this Friday night!
The Zoom link was emailed to all members in the Commodore's message sent last Tuesday...
Junior Summer Courses UPDATE
The National Yacht Club are making preparations to run clinics for our junior members from June until August 2021. Last year we learnt how to deal with Covid 19 and provided successful clinics for all of our young members. We have learnt a lot and plan to do things much better this year.
We plan to offer clinics in start sailing, basic skills, improving skills, advanced boat handling, start racing, kites and wires (using club wayfarers and ventures), team racing (using our club fireflies), feva clinics and adventure clinics. We also plan to run optimist and laser racing clinics with our advanced racing coaches throughout the summer.
We will have optimists, toppers and FEVAs to charter for members who want to try out a different boat over the summer.
We will keep you updated, but please be reassured that we are planning a wonderful summer for you all at the National Yacht Club.
Provisional dates for Summer clinics in the NYC.
Course 1 - 7th June - 18th June (10 days)
Course 2 - 21st June - 1st July (9 days due to VOLVO regatta)
Course 3 - 5th July - 16th July (9 days due to VOLVO regatta)
Course 4 - 19th July - 30th July (10 days)
Course 5 - 2nd August - 13th August (10 days)
We will be advertising and taking bookings for the clinics on a month by month basis rather than for the whole summer at a time. This is because things are constantly changing with the pandemic with regards to what we are allowed to do according to government regulations and what events are going to be allowed to happen. Please be reassured that we will be organising as much as we possibly can for the whole summer for your sailors. We will plan to allow people book on line the 1st week of May for the clinics commencing 7th June onwards.
The NYC Table Quiz is back for an EXTRA 3 WEEKS!!
Get set, get your team together and book your Wednesday evenings for a bit of Table Quiz Fun!!
The famous NYC Table Quiz is starting again this Wednesday (24th March) for an extra 3 weeks.
So time to register your team below if you haven't done so yet!!
After registering, you will receive an email from Quiz Organiser Larry Power, containing information about joining the Quiz using the Zoom Webinar platform.
For anyone new to Zoom, you may need to download and install the Zoom app from the Zoom website (PC / Mac / Laptop) or your App Store (mobile / tablet). Click here for more info.
Summer 2021 – Senior Team of Instructors
Summer is fast approaching and we are sure that everyone is super excited to get back out on the water, so for now weâd like you to meet our Senior Team of Instructors, who are just as excited to get back down and ensure that all of our NYC sailors have a summer to remember!
Declan Wildes will be our Senior Instructor this summer.
Declan worked as our Senior Instructor in the National Yacht Club in 2017 and 2018. He then spent a summer in Long Island, New-York being the director of junior sailing. We are delighted that he will be leading our team of Instructors this summer.
Declan says âHi everyone! Iâm so excited to return to the National Yacht Club this summer as the Senior Instructor. We will be working closely with Irish Sailing to help facilitate a fantastically fun and safe summer for you all. We have a superb team of instructors ready to take you all out on the water. See you all soon
Nicola Ferguson will be our Assistant Senior Instructor. Nicola is a 4th year Advanced Instructor and has coached both summer and winter in the NYC for the last few years. She has been a performance coach on the Dun Laoghaire Optimist Group for 2 winter seasons. Highlights of Nicolaâs sailing career are being part of the Optimist European team in 2015, being an Irish Sailing 420 Academy member for 2 years and competing in 420 Europeans and Worlds in 2017, 2018 & 2019.
Nicola says â Looking forward to getting back down to the NYC to teach and have lots of fun with all of the NYC sailors. It will be an unforgettable summer in our second home, what more could we want! Itâs not long until June so letâs get excited!â
Eoghan Byrne is a 4th year Advanced Instructor and will be part of our team of instructors this summer. Eoghan has coached in the NYC over the last few years. In 2019 he coached the âDublin Topper squadâ at the Topper Worlds in Holland. Some highlights of Eoghanâs sailing career were being on Irish Sailing Topper and Laser 4.7 squads and coming 14th at the Topper World Championships in Rive del Garda in 2015. He also competed in the laser 4.7 Worlds in 2017. Eoghan says â Roll on summer 2021. Sun, sea and sailing! What else could we ask for! See you all in June for a summer that we can remember forever!â
Clare Gorman is a 4th year Irish Sailing Instructor and has been working in the NYC both winter and summer for the last few years. Clare is both a wonderful optimist and laser coach. Highlights of Clareâs sailing career are being part of the Optimist World team in 2015, coming 16th in the laser 4.7 Worlds, being on the Laser Radial Irish Sailing Academy for 3 years and coming 5th in the Laser Radial Worlds 2019.
Clare says â I canât wait to get back out coaching on the water with my friends on a very fun, sunny and enjoyable summer course!â
NYC U25 J80 Squad – Expression of Interest Form
We are looking for members to form the U25 J80 squad. This form is to express interest and to confirm availability. Expressions of interest are open to ALL members between the ages of 16 and 25, regardless of experience or what boat you sail.
Once details have been confirmed with the club we will organize a Zoom with further details of the proposed squad and invite people to apply, after which selection will occur.
There will be 5 team members (plus 1 or 2 subs)
Read more about the plan here and complete the form if interested to join the U25 Team!
The grand finale of season 1 of the NYC Speaker Series
The grand finale of season 1 of the NYC Speaker Series is tomorrow evening 7.30pm! ? We will be joined by YouTube sensations SV Delos!
With 700k subscribers on YouTube we are extremely lucky to have Captain Brian join us for an hour of stories and insights. From quitting a desk job and sailing around the world, to reaching YouTube fame, we will hear all!
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99404263143?pwd=SXNYeWVaSThhVzNoZlBpNWRObGJqdz09