Having put down a breezy 2017 season, a long hard winter and then a tough Trials, the weather finally became seasonal for the first regional event of 2018. 25 boats made the journey to Malahide, where MYC hosted the Ulsters on the fabulous Broadmeadows estuary. Saturday’s 10-12 knots and warm sunshine meant the PRO got […]
As ever, Trials 2018 provided excitement, disappointment, thrills, spills, and no end of drama – there’s probably a movie in it somewhere. PRO John Leech and his team did an amazing job in the face of some very adverse forecasts – from too much breeze to virtually none. Thursday saw the three scheduled races completed, […]
Apparently, it’s Spring. The biting cold in Dun Laoghaire Harbour today would suggest otherwise!! There has been much preparation put in by all our sailors ahead of Trials 2018. Some of these preparations included the long-standing tradition of presentation of trials jackets. Pictured over are Darragh and Rian Collins, Emmet Lucas, James Murphy (all first […]
Some sailors think there is a “season” for sailing – but not our hardy Optimists. Our trials group sailed their last session of 2017 on 9/10 December, and had a few weeks off before the turkey and ham. Immediately after Santa, early on the morning of the 27th December, a group of 6 joined hordes […]
The Saturday and Sunday of the Bank Holiday weekend was the last in the 2017 racing calendar for the Royal Cork Optimist Class. Saturday saw the annual Lisheen Mines Team Racing Trophy run off on the Curlane Bank, and Sunday concluded the Cobbler League. Our club performance coaching team of Michal Gryglewski, Peter McCann and […]
