Optimist Cobbler League 2019 NOR Sunday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th October 2019 The Royal Cork Yacht Club Optimist Class is delighted to announce dates for this year’s Cobbler League running every Sunday in October. This is an annual open event and we look forward to welcoming visiting sailors to the Club. However, we would caution […]
Lough Ree Yacht Club hosted last weekend’s IODAI Connachts event at their beautifully located club close to Athlone, which is situated at the end of a lovely twisty laneway opening up to a vista that delights all sailors, a fabulous clubhouse with great facilities and welcoming people. After arriving the sailors registration was completed very […]
Howth Yacht Club hosted the 2019 Irish Optimist Nationals this August 15th to 18th. The RCYC had 18 sailors taking part in the event, along with International Teams from GBR & USA the standard was very high, with a total of 144 Main Fleet & 41 Regatta Fleet sailors, a sizeable number indeed. With 11 […]
Yet more great Optimist news for 2019, our very own Oisin Pierse won the 2019 Crosbie Cup at the Tralee Bay Sailing Club, well done Oisin! Just to make that even better, that’s 3 years in a row now that an RCYC sailor has won the Crosbie Cup! No pressure for 2020 then all you […]
Day 1 IODAI Munsters WHSC started out overcast but warm with good wind. All the sailors launched swiftly and made their way to the courses. Race 1 completed with shifting winds, race 2 had to have a course adjustment which remained settled for race 3 the final race of the day. A long rough day […]
