Champagne sailing is certainly the best way to describe the Round the Island Race which was held last Saturday. Beautiful sunshine, with a 12 kt breeze from the South West and a filling tide, made for excellent racing conditions. The race officer, Billy Duane, and his team on ‘Adriele’ set the course with the start […]
Glorious sunshine had the crews reaching for the factor 50+ sun screen before the start of the second race of the UK Sailmakers May League on Thursday 10th May. However, a cool fifteen knots from the south had everyone reaching for full waterproofs – it is not summer yet. Race officers Barry Rose and Eoin […]
The Matthews Helly Hansen sponsored Spring Series hosted by Kinsale Yacht Club concluded last Saturday in glorious sunshine and light winds. PRO Denis Kiernan laid a starting line for the final race of the series just outside Sandycove and used a mixture of local marks for the various fleets. The weather conditions were light with […]
Early Season Cruise to the City Cork City Marina berths have been reserved for the weekend of the 5-6 May. Ed Sheran is playing at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on the 5th and 6th of May, so we will be able to enjoy the sold-out concerts from afar as well as take a trip into Cork […]
Hi all, With only 10 weeks to go to the start of the 2018 sailing Season, I am sure that you are all busy getting your boats ready and doing weekly crew gym sessions. It is a great honour to be elected to be your Rear Admiral again for the 2018/19 seasons and I would […]
