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HYC Regatta – Sunday 26th August 2018
Howth Yacht Club are hosting their Dinghy Regatta on Sunday 26th August
Three Races Back-To-Back
Optimist - Laser, Feva - 420, Idra 14
(open to other classes on PY H'cap with a minimum of 3 boats and notified to us no later than Thursday 23rd August)
Enter on line @ https://hyc.ie/open-events
Optimist Events 2018
The Crosbie Cup takes place this weekend (July 28th and 29th) in Sutton Dinghy Club. We are looking forward to a great weekend on the water for all our Silver Fleet and Regatta Fleet Sailors.
Entries are still open for the Crosbie Cup, we have removed the late entry fee, so you can enter right up until Friday night for âŹ60:05 per sailor.
The Crosbie Cup is open to: Regatta Fleet/ Snr Silver/ Jnr Silver Sailors and is always a great family fun weekend.
Donât miss out and enter today on www.iodai.com
Join the NYC 1720 Men’s Squad and race on Saturdays!
Join the NYC 1720 Men's Squad and race on Saturdays!
(Warning: joining the Squad may improve your visual appearance but does not guarantee results - the picture on the left is for illustration purposes only)
A "Mens' 1720 Teamâ has been initiated starting from 28th July, entering into the DBSC Series 2 which runs from 28th July to end September...
A team of 4 is required on any given Saturday and if you are interested to join the squad, please register here
Sunsail Gin & Tonic Evenings at the National Yacht Club Tuesday 31st July
Sunsail will host a gin and tonic evening at the National Yacht Club Tuesday 31st July 2018 at 19:00, alongside their global spirit partners, Opihr. During this G&T evening, you will learn about sailing with Sunsail and what we can offer you, whilst tasting a complimentary oriental spiced Opihr Gin.
All members can grab a gin and tonic and listen to a short 5-10 minute presentation.
We will also run a raffle with the chance to take home a bottle of gin, and if anyone is interested in a holiday with us we can give out some information and prices.
NYC members will receive a 15% discount on flotillas and bareboat charters worldwide.
Congratulations To NYC’s Nell Staunton for finishing 8th place at the Laser Radial Youth World Championships
NYC member Nell Staunton, competing in the Laser Radial class at Youth World Sailing Championships in Texas this week has just finished the event in 8th Place!
A fantastic result competing against 46 of the best female Laser Radial sailors in the world she never dropped out of the top 10. The conditions in Texas were tough with strong winds for 4 of the 5 days of the event.
IDT FRENCH OPTIMIST TEAM
Great Success for the NYC Sailors in the 2018 Optimist French Nationals
Many congratulations to Fiachra McDonnell of NYC and the Irish IDT France Team who won the Optimist French Nationals after a fantastic week of sailing against some of the best sailors in Europe in the 200 sailor event. Many congratulations also to fellow NYC and IDT Team France sailor Clementine van Steenberge who won best girl at the event, at only 11 years of age.
Congratulations also to NYC sailor Rocco Wright who finished 19th place overall. This was achieved despite very shifty and challenging conditions securing Irelands best results ever in this event!
Many congratulations to all the sailors on this great achievement.
Laser Radial Youth NYC’s Nell Staunton Eyes Top Ten Finish at Youth Worlds
The National Yacht Club's Nell Staunton is up to eighth overall with one race left to sail
A fourth scored by National Yacht Club's Nell Staunton in race eight moves the Dubliner up to eighth overall in the Laser Radial Girls class of the 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships at Corpus Christi Yacht Club in Texas with a single race left to sail today.
Good Luck to Nell who is sailing exceptionally well in this event and hopefully will continue her form in the last race today.