O’Leary Insurance, Keelboat Winter League 2024
The O’Leary Insurance Keelboat Winter League concluded last weekend, and unfortunately, once again racing was cancelled due to adverse conditions. We were pretty unlucky with the weather for this event as we lost three days of racing out of six. That said, the three days of racing we had, were absolutely superb with 27 boats […]
Dougie Venner awarded Optimist Class Overall Sailor of the Year
The Royal Cork Optimist Class are delighted to announce that Dougie Venner has been awarded the Optimist Class Overall Sailor of the Year after a fantastic number of performances in 2024. Admiral Annamarie Fegan made the presentation to Dougie earlier this week.
Cruising Log of the Year.
Congratulations to Katie & Jim Corbett on being presented with the Royal Thames Yacht Club Cup, for Cruising Log of the Year. Their cruise took them from Preveza in Greece through the Corinth Canal and onto the western Aegean Sea. A total of 950 miles round trip. Katie and Jim hope to present their log to […]
2025 Annual Junior Laying Up Prizegiving
The Annual Junior Laying Up and Frostbite Series Prizegiving was held in the Clubhouse last Sunday 8th December. It is a great occasion every year for our junior members to get together and celebrate all of our very talented young sailors across all of our Dinghy Classes. The Frank Thompson Memorial Trophy for The Junior Volunteer […]
Addition to the Pyewacket Trophy Nominee List 2024
We are delighted to see our all female 29er team of Alana Twomey & Lucia Cullen added to the Pyewacket Trophy Nominee list 2024, following on from their 4th place finish at the 29er European Championships in Gdynia, Poland.
Club Laying up Supper
The 2024 edition of the Club Laying Up Supper was held last Saturday evening. There was a fantastic turnout, and the dining room was at full capacity for the evening. The Admiral kicked off the evening with her welcome and from there the annual awards came thick and fast, (more…)
RCYC Christmas fair
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!! We were so proud to host our the annual Christmas fair at the club this past weekend showcasing the amazing local products. The day was made with the arrival of both Jean Elliott Children Choir and The Crosshaven Community singers. Thank you so much, you were simply […]
O’Leary Insurances Winter league update
The O’Leary Insurances Winter Keelboat league is well under way, with 3 days of racing behind us and 1 to go. Unfortunately, the weather was not in our favour on occasion, and we lost 2 days of racing to no wind and too much wind! That said, we have 3 fantastic days of racing under […]
Pywacket Trophy 2024
As the 2024 sailing season draws to an end, our attention shifts to the festive season and the Junior Laying Up celebration on the 8th December. The Pyewacket Trophy is presented each year to the youth sailor(s), who has achieved the best results overall in the opinion of the club’s Adjudicating Committee. (more…)
Royal Cork Yacht Club 420 Class Continues to grow
As the cold winter evenings draw upon us, the RCYC 420 Class have certainly had a busy autumn after a successful season at the club. Following on from the incredibly successful Tri National Championships where 33 420’s raced for 3 days in Cork Harbour and 19 sailors from RCYC. (more…)
Another bluesky day for RCYC Frostbite Series
The Frostbite series at Royal Cork Yacht Club roared back on Sunday with a 12-15 kt westerly on the bank with blue skies. In the ILCA 4 fleet, Craig O’Neill put the pedal down to get clear of brother Andrew with three wins and looks hard to beat, but he is being chased well in […]
Christmas Party Night
Planning a social night with friends or colleagues ? We have the perfect solution !
Christmas Market 1st December 2024
A great family day out with a chance to buy some gorgeous christmas gifts and support local and small Irish Businesses. Lots of festive market stalls along with Mulled Wine, Hot Chocolate and a Festive food Stall to keep you warm during your visit . We will have the Crosshaven Choir along with Jean Eliot Children’s […]
Royal Cork Yacht Club Cruising Log of the Year.
For those of you who have cruised far and wide or just down the coast for a weekend, we would like to invite you to send us your log to compete for the “RCYC Cruising Log of the Year’’. Logs from motorboats and ribs are very welcome. The winner will receive “The Royal Thames Yacht […]
Instructor Recruitment – Junior Sailing Courses 2025
Closing Date for receipt of application form Monday 9th December 2024 (more…)
Santa Visit – 14th December
We can confirm that Santa will visit the club on Saturday December 14th between 3pm and 6pm. (more…)
Cobbler League Concludes with a Thrilling Finale for 40+ Young Sailors
Sunday, October 27th, marked the finale of this year’s month-long Cobbler League. Drawing sailors from Monkstown, Dunmore East, Kinsale, and Lough Derg, the league showcased over 40 tough and talented Optimist sailors racing in the challenging 2024 series. Race Officer Stephen O’Sullivan and a large team of volunteers managed an impressive sixteen race series, across […]
A breezy Autumn Keelboat series concludes
Last Sunday saw the final day of the 2024 Autumn Series, kindly sponsored by AIB Bank and John Paul Construction. It was one of the freshest events in years with 2 days lost due to weather. (more…)
ITRA Team Racing Nationals
The weekend of the 18th/19th/20th October 2024 brought Storm Ashley to our shores and the ITRA Team Racing Nationals to Baltimore SC. A full slate of 24 teams signed up, and 149 races were fitted into a 27-hour window from 1400 Friday to 1700 Saturday by the race management team – no mean feat with […]
Royal Cork Yacht Club Rally on the Ionian Sea, Greece.
It is the intention of the Cruising Committee to organise a club Rally in company on the Ionian Sea, Greece next June. We have been investigating charter companies and airlines to make this a successful and enjoyable club Rally for club members. This will be a wonderful opportunity to explore the world of chartering in […]








