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Laser Connaught Championships Report
Wexford Harbour boat and tennis club hosted the 2021 Connaught laser Championships on two very hot and sunny days with light breezes proving challenging for sailors.
Forty-six boats raced in the 4.7 Laser division, the largest seen for many years and the club was represented by 4 sailors, Christian Ennis, Ella Dempsey, Michael Byrne and Caoimhe Seymour.
A strong finish on Sunday saw both Christian Ennis and Ella Dempsey finish in positions, 7th and 12th respectively. This event is the final racing opportunity and warm up before the 4.7 Worlds which is being hosted from the NYC and in conjunction with the RSGYC in Dunlaoghaire.
The Club will be represented by four of our 4.7 sailors, Christian, Ella, Dylan DeVreeze and Michael at the event and we wish them well.
Davy NYC Junior Regatta
The National Yacht Club Junior Section hosted their annual Junior Inter-club Regatta on Wednesday 14th July, sponsored by Davy. We had a beautiful sunny day with perfect wind for racing. There were 90 boats entered, with 109 sailors participating between the...
Summer courses/clinics: registration are now open for Course 5
August Course 5 will be a 4 day clinic due to the Laser 4.7 Worlds that are being hosted in Dun Laoghaire from 7th-14th August
Dates - Tuesday 3rd August until Friday 6th August
Registrations are now open for Family, Full or Cadets members. It may be extended to other categories of members if there are places available afterwards.
If a sailor has taken part in a clinic in June their will be a 10% reduction in cost of the Clinic.
We are also opening J80 Keelboats Clinics
Please read pre-requesites at the end of this document, prior to registering your child into a clinic.
We will have a waiting list system, so if you donât get into your desired clinic, please make sure to put your name on the waiting list.
For all details and to book online, please read the full post
Summer courses/clinics registration are now open for Clinics 3 & 4
Registrations are now open for Family, Full or Cadets (Laser clinics) members. It may be extended to other categories of members if there are places available afterwards.
If a sailor has taken part in a clinic in June their will be a 10% reduction in cost of the Clinic.
We are also opening 1 week long clinics for Nippers!! (aged 7 to 8 years old)
Please read pre-requesites at the end of this document, prior to registering your child into a clinic.
We will have a waiting list system, so if you donât get into your desired clinic, please make sure to put your name on the waiting list.
For all details and to book online, please read the full post
Laser 4.7 World Championships – Call for Volunteers!
The NYC is jointly hosting (with the RSGYC) the ILCA Laser 4.7 World Championships from Saturday 7th August to Saturday 14th August 2021
After much uncertainty due to a fast changing pandemic situation, it is now confirmed that the event will go ahead unless further travel restrictions are in place...but for now, over 220 entries from 31 countries are expected!
We are looking for volunteers both ashore (logistics pre-event / measurement / launching and retrieving during racing days) and afloat (mark laying / rescue) to ensure that the event can be run in a safe and smooth way.
So no matter if you can commit for the full event or just for one day, EVERY VOLUNTEER COUNTS!!
Please use the form here to view roles and requirements and to make yourself available...
For further information about the event, visit the official event website here: http://2021-47-youth.laser-worlds.com/
For a list of entries, please visit ILCA's website here: https://sailing.laserinternational.org/site/event-site/128/entrylist
Thanking you in advance
Laser 4.7 Worlds Organising Committee
Great NYC success at the Ulster Championship in Belfast Lough
The Ulster championships were hosted by County Antrim Yacht Club on the north shore of Belfast Lough. Competitors contended with strong tidal currents on a trapezoidal championship course with steady winds of 12-18 knots. 56 competitors took part overall The ICLA 4 (Laser 4.7) class was won by NYC's Christian Ennis (pictured left) who has three bullets out of the 6 races. credit to our newest sailors Michael Byrne and Dylan de Vreeze who came in 9th place and 16th place.
The Radial class (ICLA 6) had the most competitors and Hugh O'Connor (pictured below) achieved a superb 3rd place overall and 2nd Youth Sailor winning the middle race on both days. This was the first serious race for many of our sailors in over 2 years and it was great to see everyone in action again. Other super achievements from NYC sailors included Adam Irvin 10th and Rachel Garvey 25th.
We look forward to the next event, the Connaughts which is to be held in Wexford Sailing and Tennis Club on 17th and 18th July. Places are limited to 100 so get your entries in early.
Davy N.Y.C. Junior Regatta – Wednesday 14th July – NOR / Entry Form / SIs
The National Yacht Club is hosting its annual Davy Junior Regatta on Wednesday 14th July. Entry Fee: â âŹ15 for single-handed boats â âŹ25 for 2-handed boats l Registration will take place on Wednesday 14th July 08:15 â 09:00 at the NYC Race...