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Craning & Hull Wash Special Offers 2025!
Attention all Yacht owners!
To celebrate the return to our sailing season, the Boathouse is delighted to extend 2 amazing special offers on our 'lift for a quick wash' services!'
We extend the following pre-pay offers for 2025 (please note the pre-paid lifts cannot be carried over into next year)
5 lifts for the price of 4 + 20% additional discount
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4 lifts for the price of 3 + 10% additional discount
The actual powerhosing (on hot water) will be made by a member of staff, so not even necessary to get dirty and wet!
These amazing offers will be of interest not just to all racers but I'm sure to all owners taking proud of a clean hull and sailing their boats at their true potential...
For further details and costs and to register your interest, Please Click Here
Mark O’Connor – Mini Transat Speaker Supper & Fundraiser
The National Yacht Club is proud to host NYC Member Mark O'Connor for an insightful presentation on the upcoming Mini Transat, "Race for Orbis," followed by a special fundraising dinner.
Wednesday 14th May @ 19.30pm
At 26 Years old, Mark is the skipper and founder of MOC Ocean racing. He graduated with a Masters of Electronic & Computer Engineering from University College Dublin, and has always showed a passion for sports and the sea. He moved to France in 2023 to realise his dream of racing across the Atlantic Ocean solo as part of the âMini Transatâ race in 2025.
Since moving to âSailing Valleyâ, he has gained over 10,000 kilometres (5,000 Nm) with the Mini 6.50 class and immersed himself in the offshore sailing industry. This has allowed him to gain invaluable experience. He precipitated in the âMonnoyeur Duo For a Jobâ 2024 VendĂ©e Globe Campaign, preparing their IMOCA for the round the world race.
Most importantly Mark is passionate about his project and determined to make his dream a reality.
After 2 years of hrad work, he has now qualified for the 2025 edition of the Mini transat!
Mark has now partnered with Orbis Ireland to launch the campaign âRace for Orbisâ
Orbis Ireland, an independent affiliate of Orbis, has set an ambitious goal: to eliminate avoidable blindness in Ethiopia. Focusing on a region of over 4.5 million peopleâwhere the prevalence of blinding diseases like trachoma is among the highest globallyâOrbis Ireland is tackling the three leading causes of avoidable blindness: trachoma, cataracts, and refractive error. Through a combination of hands-on medical training, telemedicine, and partnerships with local health systems, Orbis builds sustainable eye care programs that put treatment within reach for all.
You can donate to Marks charity GoFundMe here, donations will also be taken on the night.
Join us for an evening of adventure, inspiration, and support for a great cause.
Members, please book via Club App.
Non-members please click here to book.
Pre-Launch Safety Demonstration
Our Cruising Committee have put together a day Vital Information, Live Demonstrations & Life-Saving Skills for a Safe and Enjoyable Season
đ Saturday, April 5th
â° 10:00 AM â 4:00 PM
Join us for an engaging and informative safety demonstration ahead of the season. We have an exciting program planned, featuring:
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Offshore Safety Gear Demonstration â Ian from Viking Marine and Tom from Solas Marine will showcase the latest advancements in offshore safety equipment.
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Man Overboard Night Rescue Presentation â Kenny Rumble will share insights from a real-life âman overboardâ rescue during the Around Ireland Race.
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Live Search & Rescue Simulation â A joint demonstration by the Coast Guard and RNLI, highlighting their cutting-edge equipment and interagency coordination. This will include a live rescue simulation, featuring the Coast Guard drone and collaboration between the Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard and RNLI units.
Donât miss this opportunity to enhance your safety knowledge and see these critical rescue operations in action!
Sail In Company – Greystones Marina
Following the success of last year, weâre kicking off the new sailing season with a Cruise in Company to Greystones Marina on Sunday, 4th May, returning Monday, 5th May.
We'll muster at 13:30 in Scotsmanâs Bay, aiming to arrive in Greystones Marina before 16:30 / 17:00. Once weâre docked, weâll come together for a drink to celebrate the start of what we hope will be another great season on the water.
Berths will be assigned in advance, and details will be shared prior to departure.
To help with planning, please complete the below Jotform to let us know:
- Whether youâll be attending as crew or bringing your own boat
- If youâre a skipper, whether youâre happy to take on additional crew for the passage and/or overnight stay
As itâs a bank holiday weekend and dining options can be limited for larger groups, we suggest that each skipper organises their own dinner plans for themselves and their crew.
Looking forward to a great start to the season â hope to see many of you there!
Regards
The Cruising Subcommittee
Quiz Update – Brains Of The Bay
The boats are lifted out. Dark evenings confine the spirit. Sailors loosen the shrouds. And the blinds go down on the NYC like the drooping eyelids of a soon to be hibernating giant. Does anything stir through the short winter days and cold winter nights?
You bet it does! Anyone present at the NYC quiz nights from October through to March would feel the thumping heart of a giant that is racing inside. 22 teams. 11 quizzes. Over 1,300 competitors. About 600 questions. And a suspenseful, dramatic, and epic finale that brought the Brains of the Bay down to one, single, isolated, straightforward question. Could you answer it?
Well Patrick Madiganâs Corner Boys could. Going toe-to-toe with PĂĄid Cassidyâs Wizard into the last night, both of these teams had a chance to be the winning-most team in the Quizâs 40-year history. If either team won last Wednesday (26 March), then they would be the Brains of the Bay champions. At the end of evening, there were two teams tied for the lead â and it will not surprise you to learn that it was Wizard and the Corner Boys who made that tie. A tie that had to be broken. Four questions later, there was no give: still tied. 2-2 in the tiebreak. Last Question. One Question. One answer. One trophy. One Champion. And one place in history. A tremendous cheer of commiseration for the vanquished champions Wizard. A louder cheer of congratulations for the new champions Corner Boys. Even the Commodore got in on the act and presented the trophy (see pic). A late night. A great night. The beating heart of the sleeping club.
The giant stirs. Sailors appear on the yard. Spring kicks the hour forward. Soon, a swarm of insect-like boats will spew into the bay. One of them could perhaps yet be the youngest Olympic gold medallist.
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Assistant instructors positions 2025
The National Yacht Club is currently seeking to recruit a team of committed and enthusiastic Assistant Instructors for the 2025 summer sailing courses.
Transition Year (TY) sailors who wish to apply for the position of Assistant Instructors at NYC over summer 2025 should complete the form below before midnight on 30th April 2025
The role is relevant to any individual, 16 or over with the required certification who has completed Transition Year and is interested in encouraging children to learn how to sail under the direct supervision of NYC instructors at all times. Assistant instructors are required to hold their Motorboat licence; First Aid cert; Safeguarding cert; Garda vetting cert.
For further details and to apply, please click here
Quiz Supper! – Wednesday 26th March – 7.30pm
We have a supper in store for our last round of table quiz where the winners will be revealed!!
For bookings (essential) contact catering; (01) 2805725 or email: manager@nyc.ie