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Update on the Irish Nationals Championships (Howth) 2019
NYC sailors brave Howthâs heavy winds and high seas at 2019 Irish Optimist National Championships
15 â 18 August 2019, 21 young NYC sailors headed to Howth to compete in the 2019 Irish open national championships. With a total of 144 main fleet sailors and 41 regatta sailors vying for the top spots, competition was tough, including visiting sailors from the USA, Portugal, Finland, the UK, Germany and the Virgin Islands.
Thrilling Flying Fifteen Worlds will be NYC highlight of 2019
THRILLING FLYING FIFTEEN WORLDS WILL BE NYC HIGHLIGHT OF 2019
Containers are starting to arrive this week from Hong Kong and Australia with the first participating boats for the 2019 Flying Fifteen World Championships which we will host from September 1- 13th.
It is a great honour of the National Yacht Club to host this Worldâs and is only possible thanks to the generous support and sponsorship of Subaru Cars and others.
The Club hosted the Worldâs in 1992 and 2003 both of which boosted interest in the class and the Nationalâs preeminent position as having one of the biggest and best F15 fleets in the world.
In 2003 Subaru Cars also sponsored the event so next Monthâs Worldâs is the continuation of a long and successful association.
Update on the Pathfinder Women at the Helm
WELL DONE TO NYC âWOMEN AT THE HELMâ COMMITTEE
Susan Spain and her Organising Committee ran a highly successful Irish Sailing Pathfinder âWomen at the Helmâ Regatta at the National Yacht Club at the weekend, which featured 61 boats and 200 sailors from around the country.
The event was the first of its type in Ireland â run under the auspices of Irish Sailing and its President, our own Jack Roy, with the purpose of encouraging women to take the helm.
FF South Coast Championships – Regatta Report
Exhilarating, challenging, breezy, competitive!
The Irish Flying Fifteen fleet had their last provincial event, the South Coast Championships, last weekend before the Subaru sponsored World Championships are hosted by the National Yacht Club at the end of this month. This time the host was the near neighbours of the NYC, the Royal St George Yacht Club and there was some debate as to whether the RStGYC had ever hosted a Flying Fifteen event before. From early in the week before there was speculation as to what might happen on the Saturday as there was such an adverse forecast and in other regatta reports on the Y&Y website, the sense that not much would happen was replicated. By Friday evening the forecast had moderated slightly but winds of mid-twenties gusting to over thirty were still showing up on the XCWeather chart and other web-based forecasts werenât any more optimistic.
Coaching for Optimist sailors during the September series
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REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN (Click Here)
The National Yacht Club will be providing coaching for Optimist Sailors for four Sunday afternoons 13:00 - 16:00
Sunday Aug 25th
Sunday Sept 15th
Sunday Sept 22nd
Sunday Sept 29th
We are taking a break on 1st and 8th September due to the Flying Fifteen Worldâs
We are offering coaching for three groups of sailors, depending on your childâs experience.
Please read the descriptions carefully to ensure you book in for the right level before registering
Crosbie Cup and Tralee Bay Sailing Club Regatta
This year the Crosbie Cup was opened to the Gold and Silver Fleet Sailors. 5 NYC Optimist Sailors made the trip to Fenit and competed in the fun event held by Tralee Bay Sailing Club.
All 5 of the NYC sailors achieved top 10 positions with Sam Ledoux in 1st place overall. Sam also won the TBSC Regatta. Clementine Van Steenberge 3rd, Fiachra McDonnell 4th and Lauren O Callaghan 10th in the seniors. Caoilinn McDonnell was 4th junior (14th overall).
Next regatta for our Optimist Fleet is the Irish National Open Championships which are being held in HYC, 15th to 18th August. We wish all of our NYC Optimist sailors the very best of luck. Sail fast and have fun.
NYC Compete in the Volvo Gill Optimist Open National Championships August 2019
Last week we saw many Irish Optimist sailors compete in the Volvo Gill Optimist British Nationals and Open Championships held in Weymouth. 5 NYC Optimist sailors participated in a challenging and fun filled 6 day event.
Luke Turvy and Fiachra McDonnell were amongst the top 10 senior sailors in Gold Fleet. Both sailors with many bullets throughout the event. Luke Turvy 8th, Fiachra McDonnell 9th and Lauren O Callaghan 50th overall in senior Gold Fleet.
Ava Ennis and Caoilinn McDonnell joined the IODAI Under 12s squad competing in junior fleet. Caoilinn McDonnell 50th junior gold and Ava Ennis 4th junior silver. Ava Ennis also had many top 10s including a bullet on the last day. Many congratulations to all our NYC Optimist sailors keep up the great work.