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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.
RIYC Junior Regatta – Wednesday 18th July
Entries are now open for the RIYC Junior Regatta
Registration takes place on Tuesday 17 July 1630 â 1830 and on Wednesday 18 July 0830 - 0930 hrs.
For details and online entry, visit www.riyc.ie
Update on the Topper Traveller 3 Waterford Harbour Sailing Club 15th July 2018
Topper Traveller 3 Waterford Harbour Sailing Club 15th July 2018
Last weekend the 3rd Topper Traveller took place in Dunmore East at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club. Thirty four sailors took part in the event. Our National Yacht Club Sailors Hugh O'Connor, Natasha Hemeryck, Deirdre Turner, Eoghan Turner and Caoimhe Seymour did us proud yet again, taking the top positions in steady winds and rolling seas.
Nell Staunton ISAFS July 2018
Best of luck to Irish Sailing Academy Laser sailor and NYC member Nell Staunton who with Jack Fahy RSTGYC (pictured here with their coach Sean Evans), have arrived in Corpus Christi, Texas for the Youth Sailing World Championships, ISAF, starting on Saturday 14 July. Nell is representing Ireland and NYC in the Laser Radial class at this most important junior sailing championship. We will be following her progress with interest here: http://www.worldsailingywc.org/home.php
IRL IDT France is on its way to Carcans for the French Internationals Coupe d’Ă©tĂ© ! Bonne chance Ă tous!
Best of Luck to the IODAI IDT French Team.
Best of Luck to the IODAI IDT French Team with NYC sailors Clementine van Steenberge and Fiachra Mc Donnell. Team Ireland (Clementine, Fiachra, Jessica, Archie, Ben, Patrick and George) and Coach Dara O'Shea with Team Mum Yvonne Durcan, are travelling to Carcans , Maubuisson, for the French Internationals CIE Coupe Internationale D'Ete!
We wish them the very best of luck at the event.
Go Team Ireland.
Interport 2018 Ruffian 23 Team Racing Challenge Ireland versus Hong Kong
The 6th Interport Ruffian 23 challenge between Ireland and Hong Kong took place in Dun Laoghaire last weekend.
The 12-strong team of Ruffian sailors from RHKYC arrived in Dun Laoghaire on Thursday evening and joined the Irish sailors for post-DBSC racing drinks in the RStGYC.
The 1st Interport Ruffian challenge took place in 1993 in Hong Kong with the Hong Kong Ruffian sailors coming to Dun Laoghaire the following year. The challenge was revitalised in 2009 when an Irish contingent travelled to Hong Kong.
Since then the event has occurred every 3 years with the Irish team travelling to Hong Kong again in
2015, and the Hong Kong team coming to Dun Laoghaire in 2012 and again this year.