Way Back When – No.10
Today we celebrate the club volunteer, without whom nothing would be possible. We have a lovely photo from Cork Week 1992, give details of how to volunteer for any of this year’s many events and take a irreverent view on what you might end up doing…. (more…)
WbW#9 – The National 18s
The National 18s are the oldest active class in the Royal Cork and it is quite safe to say that the bulk of the credit for this fact must go to the Dwyer family. In this article Tommy Dwyer outlines the history, the people and the fun that has made the class so enduring. (more…)
Way Back When – No. 8
This post is a follow up on WbW#6 where Larrie Martin beautifully described his long career as an Oppie Parent. In it we unscientifically examine the changes to the way Junior Sailing is approached and try to illustrate with photographs from 2007 and some 40 years earlier. (more…)
WbW#7 – February’s Picture
Times have moved on but today is a good day to salute the committee members who helped celebrate the last anniversary and also to give all boat crews an important job to do! (more…)
WbW#6 – The Oppie Parent
The Royal Cork may well have the record for the longest continuous Oppie parent career in the world. A former Rear Admiral and Oppie parent of 17 consecutive seasons recalls his time with the fleet. (more…)
Way Back When – No. 5
In WbW#4 we discovered the ladies bar that was behind the fireplace up to 1946. By coincidence we have a nice photograph from that year of a ladies race in dinghies with some nice connections to both the past and the present. (more…)
Way Back When – No. 4
Ever-changing yet somehow very familiar. This is the dining room of 1970 which despite all the changes is instantly recognisable. (more…)
Way Back When – No. 3
Members make any club and today’s photograph from 1971 is not just a snapshot of that time – it also illustrates nicely the inherent strength of the Royal Cork. (more…)
National 18 UK & IRL Championship 2020 As part of Cork 300
The National 18 Championship organising committee, led by Peter O’Donovan and Jo O’Brien are delighted to release the Notice for the prestigious event in Crosshaven during the first week of August. Click on this article for the notice of race. Notice of Race here
WbW#2 -The Cork Harbour One Designs
The Royal Cork and the One Designs – here club member and current Elsie owner Pat Dorgan outlines a brief history of the class and today’s state of play with each boat. (more…)
Way Back When – No. 1
This year we celebrate the 300th anniversary of the foundation of the club in 1720. Much has been recorded and published about the clubs origins and illustrious past. This series looks at the club in the living memory of the current membership. (more…)
Colin Morehead elected as 42nd Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club
Last night at the 299th AGM, Colin Morehead was elected the 42nd Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club. In his acceptance speech, he thanked Past Admiral Capt. Pat Farnan for the manner in which he executed his role over the past two years and steered the club into its Tricentenary Year. Morehead has been […]
Monaco Team Racing Event 2020
The Royal Cork Optimist team for the Monaco Team Racing Event 2020 left Cork airport at 6am on Wednesday 8th January for Nice via Amsterdam. Their arrival was well greeted by Monaco Yacht Club representatives. It was great to meet up with the opposition teams at the apartments that hosted all the competitors and jurors. […]
Junior Dinghy Coaching Forum
To: All Junior Dinghy Fleet Annual Club Coaching Forum Upstairs Bar, Royal Cork Club House, Sunday, January 19th, 2020 @ 1900hrs Please complete the following Survey HERE prior to the Forum so that we can get an understanding of Coaching Requirements for planning purpose. Please complete regardless if you are attending the forum […]
Keelboat racing update
Hi all, update on O Leary Insurance Group Winter Series keelboat racing tomorrow. We are monitoring the conditions and looking at a possible window to race in the inner harbor. We will make a final call tomorrow morning. We would also strongly advise that even if racing does not go ahead skippers check lines and […]
Junior Laying Up Supper Report 2019
This years Royal Cork Yacht Club Junior Laying Up Supper was held on Saturday 23th 2019 in the club house with parents and junior Sailors making up the 170+ attendees. Rear Admiral Dinghies Brian Jones welcomed the Admiral, Pat Farnan, Vice Admiral Colin Morehead and all the sailors & parents to the last social evening […]
Volvo Cork Week 2020 entries go live
Bumper fleets expected to attend prestigious International Regatta Incorporating Irish Cruiser Racing Association National Championships as part of historic club’s tricentenary celebrations. Press Release and online entry www.corkweek.com
Lisheen Mines Team Racing and Cobbler League Report(s)
2019 Lisheen Mines This year we had an abundance of sailors taking part in the annual Lisheen Mines Team Racing event on the Saturday 26th October 2019. We basically highjacked our winter coaching day and used the afternoon for the racing, which worked out really well, ensuring we had plenty of sailors to take part. […]
Monaco and Cork partner on Cork300 celebrations
~ HSH Prince Albert II launches Cork300 at Yacht Club de Monaco ~ His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, President of Yacht Club de Monaco, hosted a special event last weekend (19 October) for organisers of Cork300 to show his support for the upcoming events series taking place in Cork in 2020. The […]
Horgan’s Quay Autumn Series Amendment no.7
Please note the following amendment, Amendment no.7, to the Horgan’s Quay Autumn Series: Section 5.2 In the Sailing instructions is to be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following – ‘The warning signal for the first race on Sunday 27th October 2019 is scheduled for 12.25hrs’
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