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Laser Nationals 2019 NYC winners
The 2019 Laser Nationals took place this year in Ballyholme from the 22 to the 25th of August in testing conditions. Three NYC members were amongst the prize winners. Conor Gorman was third in the laser 4.7 fleet. Ronan Wallace won the laser full rig national title and Clare Gorman won the Girls national title in the laser radial class.
National Yacht Club ‘Bridge’ in Place for Flying Fifteen Worlds
With just over 72 hours to go until the measurement process for the Subaru Ireland Flying Fifteen World Championship 2019 commences, plans for the event are proceeding apace including new pontoon facilities in front of the National Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire's East Pier writes Cormac Bradley.
The organising committee have had their last pre-event committee meeting, the âon-the-waterâ team led by IRO Jack Roy were in deep discussion last night, our first international competitors have arrived, the containers from Australia are due to arrive shortly, PR material is arriving at the club, protocols and procedures are being checked and generally the excitement level is risingâŠ..only three more sleeps to go!
AIB End of Summer N.Y.C. Membersâ Race – Thursday 5th September
All members, family and friends are welcome to take part in our End of Summer members' Race taking place on Thursday 5th September from 1830.
Please note that due to the hosting of the Flying Fifteen Worlds and its opening ceremony from 1700 that day, the race will only be open to SB20s, J80s and Keelboats on moorings or in the marina.
Also, due to the event pontoons used during the Volvo Regatta and the F15 Worlds laid in front of the Clubhouse, the start and the Finish will be given from the DBSC Hut on the West Pier.
For details of Classes and Start Times and to enter (online), please click here
September series 2019
Entries NOW OPEN (Click here to enter)
Download NOR: September Series NOR 2019
Download SIs: September Series SIs 2019
The dates for the upcoming DBSC September Junior Series are as follows:
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 World's
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.