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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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…)
