A group of our club 29er Skiff and RS200 sailors took a deserved exam study break to attend the annual Royal Sprint Championship this weekend at the Royal Cork Yacht Club. Two beautiful days of 29er & RS200 racing were held in 10 – 14 knots of wind near the refinery in Cork Harbour . The […]
After much planning, multiple meetings, the event for the 2019 Youth Nationals was built out and ready for the sailors to arrive and enjoy. There was to be 4 days of sailing to decide who would make the various teams to represent Ireland in the Optimist Worlds & European Teams along with the 2 International […]
The Royal Cork Yacht Club has hosted its inaugural Sponsors & Members Corporate Lunch. An Tánaiste, Simon Coveney TD, and Patrick Coveney, CEO Greencore, both Club Members and avid sailors, were the Club’s special guests and they also took part in a post lunch panel discussion with MC Rory Fitzpatrick asking the questions. The […]
This year a new award (the Volvo Irish Sailing Sustainability Award) was presented to joint winners Royal Cork Yacht Club and Howth Yacht Club for innovative ideas when thinking about the environment and sustainability. From providing sailors with reusable water bottles at events, using compostable food and coffee containers, paper straws, online documents, to […]
The Royal Cork Yacht Club Junior Laying Up Supper 2018 was held on Saturday 24th 2018 in the club house with parents and junior Sailors making up the 168 attendees. The end-of-year dinner was dispersed with the Class Captains giving an overview of their respective fleets activities during 2018. Rear Admiral Dinghies Brian Jones congratulated […]
