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Daniel Raymond of NYC is Afloat Sailor of the Month (Team Racing) for March
It may seem like another world now, but the energetically-organised Irish Inter-varsities team racers managed to get in their 2020 Championship early in March before the Covid-19 clampdown closed in.
The venue was University of Limerickâs watersports facility at Killaloe on Lough Derg, and in three decidedly hectic days of Firefly racing, University College Dublin Firsts emerged as overall winners.
Their Sailing Captain is Daniel Raymond (far right on the picture), of the National Yacht Club, so he got the nod as Afloat's Team Racer of the Month, but itâs all about team effort, and the complete lineup was Jack Higgins, Daniel Raymond and Patrick Cahill as helms, while crews were Alanna Lyttle, Kathy Kelly and Lucy McCutcheon, with Lucy McCutcheon (winner in 2019) taking the Irish Universities Sailing Association âCrew of the Yearâ title
Irish Sailing Lockdown Sailing Rules Quiz – Challenge 1
Keep your racing skills sharp during lockdown by taking part in the Irish Sailing Lockdown Sailing Rules Quiz!
Take part as an individual, as a class team or a club team. Scenarios will be sent every two weeks, Irish Sailing will keep a leader board and there will be a prize for the best individual and team (Club or class). Please feel free to share with your club or class or team and just submit one answer per team.
Download the first challenge and find out how to take part here
Covid 19 Update
Dear Members
Following the Governmentâs announcement of mandatory measures, the boathouse was closed with immediate effect last Friday evening and services are suspended for the foreseeable future.
Lift-in is postponed pending confirmation of a new date. We would also ask that you refrain from working on your boats or using your dinghies at this time until further notice.
The Clubhouse remains closed but security is maintained, including on the platform, day and night.
The following NYC staff are available via email to take your queries as follows:
Membership/General enquiries / Accounts: secretary@nyc.ie
Sailing and Boathouse Services: sailing@nyc.ie
We wish you and your families well and that you stay safe.
NYC wins Irish Sailing Sustainability Award 2019
Our Club won the accolade of Irish Sailing last Saturday in recognition of its efforts in promoting sustainability and clean seas throughout its activities and events.
For memory:
- The National Yacht Club was Irelandâs first Club with a Sea Bin â thanks to Twelve-year-old environmental campaigner Flossie Donnelly (see here and here)
- In July, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (and all its stakeholder Clubs) was awarded Gold Level Clean Regatta Certification
- In August, the inaugural Irish Sailing Pathfinder Women at the Helm Regatta hosted by the NYC was, as a first for any Club in Ireland, award Platinum level
- In September, the Subaru Flying Fifteen World Championships Regatta was also award Gold Certification
We would like to thank all involved in achieving these milestones, and especially Grainne Ryan for spearheading the Sustainability efforts in the Club.
NYC contenders for tomorrow nightâs Sailing Ireland Awards ceremony
Sailing Ireland have had to cancel their Annual Conference scheduled for tomorrow (March 21st) due to Covid 19, but by innovative use of new technology they will proceed with their Annual Awards ceremony â the last to be hosted by outgoing Sailing Ireland President, our own Jack Roy.
It will be a wholly on line event, accessible on the Sailing Ireland Facebook Page at 18.30 (https://www.facebook.com/IrishSailingAssociation/)
The National YC has three nominees for the Sailor of the Year and the Club itself is a contender for the 2019 Sustainability Awards and the 2019 Inclusion Award. Read More Here
All Organised Sailing Activity to Cease with Immediate Effect – Irish Sailing
Since the guidelines issued by An Taoiseach last Thursday, Irish Sailing has been in discussions with a number of stakeholders from both competitive and training backgrounds, and have concluded that social distancing is not only difficult to achieve onshore from an organisersâ perspective but also difficult to achieve at a personal level on the water.
For double handers and/or keelboats requiring two or more crew, it is not possible. Even for organised activities involving single-handers requiring safety cover (with two people in the safety boat), it is not achievable.
For this reason, Irish Sailing advises that all organised sailing activity should cease with immediate effect and will be reviewed on 29th March.
NYC Members can still use their boats and go sailing in a private, non-group organised, capacity. However, the changing rooms are not to be used and we remind all our Members to keep observing the HSE guidelines on social distancing among themselves and with the Boathouse staff.
We will continue to monitor Government announcements and update the advice accordingly.
Thanking you for your cooperation.
All sailing Cancelled
Covid 19 and Sailing based on Government request for bars and pubs to close and social distancing requirements.
All organised sailing activity should cease with immediate effect and will be reviewed on 29th March.