Royal Cork Teams Take On The Round Ireland
We have three Club boats racing in this year’s Round Ireland Race which starts at Wicklow this Saturday. We wish Blue Oyster (Noel Coleman), Cavatina (Ian Hickey), Nieulargo (Denis Murphy and Annamarie Fegan) and their crews all the best for this long offshore race that takes place every two years. (more…)
Cork300 Gala Dinner Update
Dear Members, The second allocation of ticket sales for our Cork300 Gala Dinner, which will take place in the Rochestown Park Hotel on Friday 8th July 2022, is now available to purchase by all Members through the Club website. As expected there has been a phenomenal uptake on ticket […]
May Keelboat Update
Our second league series of the Keelboat racing season concluded last week. The winners were presented with their prizes last Thursday and Friday night (see list below). (more…)
Coolmore Race 2022
Run by the club for its junior and youth sailors, Sunday’s fun Coolmore race for dinghies started off Coolmore House near Rabbit Island and finished in front of the RCYC clubhouse at high tide. (more…)
Cork300 Gala Dinner – Booking Info
Dear Members, Due to phenomenal demand for tickets, we have taken the decision to move our Cork300 Gala Dinner to the Rochestown Park Hotel to accommodate as many of our Members as possible. (more…)
Kingstown To Queenstown(K2Q) Race 2022
The Kingstown to Queenstown Race (K2Q Race) will start at 11:00hrs on Friday 1st July. The race is a 260-mile offshore race that will start in Dun Laoghaire (formerly Kingstown), around the famous Fastnet Rock and finish in Cork Harbour at Cobh (formerly Queenstown). (more…)
Falmouth To Cork Race 2022
The Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven, Ireland and the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth, England are delighted to announce that the historic race between the two ports, most recently run in the late 90’s, is to be revived this summer, starting at 2100hrs on 7th July 2022 off Pendennis Point. (more…)
2021 prizegiving for ILCAs and Toppers & ensign handover with RCNC
With the end of year celebrations curtailed last year due to covid restrictions, the annual prizegiving for the ILCAs and Topper classes was postponed. The dedication all our sailors have showed through the covid restrictions has been amazing. Each fleet has gone from strength to strength. The numbers have grown and the standards have risen, […]
Perfect conditions for IODAI Munster Championships at RCYC
RCYC Optimist Class Captain Rob Bateman reports on IODAI Munster Championships 2022 The IODAI Munster Championships were sailed out of the Royal Cork Yacht Club on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of May. For a first regionals of the season the turnout was a spectacular 125 boats with 78 in the Main Fleet […]
Date Set For Cork300 Dinner – Saturday 9th July
A stylish celebration of our Tricentenary will take place on the evening of Saturday 9th July with a gala dinner on site in the Royal Cork Yacht Club. (more…)
Launch Of Cadets And Junior Sailing Academy 2022
We are delighted to announce that our Cadets and JSA applications are now live on Smart. Entry closes 12.00hrs on Thursday 26th May. (more…)
Annual Coolmore Race 2022
We are delighted to announce that the annual Coolmore to Club Junior Dinghy Race 2022 will take place on Sunday 29th May 2022. This year, the event is kindly sponsored by a local company ‘House of Coolmore’ who specialise in handcrafted bespoke kitchens and furniture. This event will for the first time, incorporate the inaugural […]
IODAI Munster Championship BBQ – Saturday 20th May 2022
Our IODAI Munster Championship BBQ will be on offer 17.30hrs to 20.00hrs. (more…)
Racing yachts from around the world to descend on Cork for Volvo Cork Week this July
The Mayor of County Cork and Minister Simon Coveney launch the Royal Cork Yacht Club’s world-renowned regatta, which will attract global visitors to Cork this July. Title Sponsors Volvo Car Ireland and key partners are back on board for the highly anticipated week-long sailing event series in and around Cork Harbour. Highlights include World Class […]
ILCA Connaughts 2022 at WHSC
RCYC Laser Class Captain Tim McCarthy reports on the ILCA Connaught Championships 2022: Sudden tectonic plate movement temporarily relocated County Waterford to Connemara so the ILCA Connaught Championships could be held in Dunmore East. Eighty ILCA dinghies from twenty clubs including 11 RCYC sailors and coach Sophie Crosbie took part in the event at the Waterford […]
Sailing Supper Bookings 2022
Please see our sailing supper menus and bookings forms for Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th May. (more…)
Royal Cork YC Keelboat Racing Update – May 2022
The fine weather has brought the racing fleet out a little earlier than normal with racing numbers improving each week. The April Whitesail league finished last Saturday with a win for Magnet. Magnet wins the league after a countback with Ellida. Well done all and thank you to the RO Kevin Lane and his team. […]
RCYC Dinghy roundup March-April
The dinghy committee have been extremely busy since January across all the programs as we ramp up for the busiest part of the season ahead. Without covid lockdowns this spring, the dinghy fleets resumed after the Winter break unhindered. Poor weather in February meant a slow start, but March and April were busy as sailors […]
Royal Cork sailors to the fore for Munster schools at Team Racing Nationals
RCYC was well represented when teams went to the water last weekend in the Schools Sailing of Ireland Association (SSIA) Team Racing National Championships. Resuming after a two-year Covid break, the event was hosted by Royal St George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, the first time it had been outside Munster. (more…)
Ben & Oisin take the honours at Irish Sailing Youth Nationals 2022
Ben O’Shaughnessy with Emer McMorrow-Moriarthy(TBSC) as crew win the 29er class at the Irish Sailing Youth Nationals, while Oisin Pierse wins the IODAI Trials. In all, there was 31 sailors from the club competing at the event. Congratulations to Ben & Oisin, and well done to all our dinghy sailors, it was a great showing […]
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