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âNYC Fireflies in action
âNYC Fireflies in action during Instructors Assessmentâ
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Connaughts Optimist competition held last weekend in Athlone
Some of our NCY junior sailors are participating in the Connaughts 2019 Optimist regional competition this weekend.
They are being hosted by the welcoming Lough Ree Yacht Club. As well as competitive sailing there's a great social aspect for the sailors and parents with BBQs and movies being shown.
In the photo are: Jennifer O'Brien, Noel Butler, Ronan Flood.
Photo’s from Saturday 7th September Flying 15s World Championships
A big thank you to Frank Burgess for taking some wonderful photos of the Flying 15s World Championships.
Lots more photos below from Saturday 7th.
Flying 15s World Championships Photos from Monday 9th September
Yesterday the FLying 15s World Championships 2019 reached the half way stage.
see all the wonderful photos below.
Tuesday is a layday and racing resumes with three races planned with an earlier start time of 1100 hrs on Wednesday.
National Yacht Club Ladies sailing
Ladies Sailing spent a very enjoyable evening in the Clubhouse following the AIB End of Summer NYC members Race with three boats accepting prizes in yet another heavy weather challenging race.
It was a celebration of an active sailing season with ladies involved across many fleets J80, SB20, Ruffian, Flying Fifteen, Shipman, Cruisers, Fireball, Wayfarer, Laser and other classes.
We saw ladies new to sailing joining the Adult Sailing courses, many others returning after a few too many years gap due to career or family commitments.
Winter is fast approaching however we will continue as we have the Turkey Shoot and Frostbites to look forward to. Onshore we are planning Navigation and chartwork etc information evenings, Pilates, Racing Theory, Racing Rules, and essential Social activities !! If you would like to join us either onshore or off, contact Rosemary via admin@nyc.ie
Opening Ceremony Flying 15s World Championships 2019
We had the Opening Ceremony for the Flying 15s World Championships 2019 last night at the National Yacht Club.
Please see all the photos below.
Flying 15s World Championships 2019 Update
The Club is hosting the Flying 15s World Championships 2019, with a total of 75 boats taken part.
We had the Pre-Worlds which started this week Below are some photos from it.