In the run in to the weekend, the forecast was looking very light and we were all worried about whether we’d get a series in. Of course, with PRO John Leech and his in-depth local knowledge, it was never in doubt. He secured 5 Junior and 4 Senior fleet races and delivered great racing, to […]
Well, the pleasant summery conditions from our first Regional of 2018 didn’t last long. The fleet well and truly took a hammering off Howth for the Leinsters, with 20-25kts and a very nasty chop for most of the weekend. However, conditions seemed to suit the Royal Cork sailors – taking Senior Fleet, Junior Fleet and […]
What a night for the annual Coolmore to Club House Race on Friday last, a sunny evening with warm light winds. It was a great spectacle with about 40 dinghy’s of all types and shapes sailing down the river with the finish line becoming a back drop to a club wedding, cannons cracking as each […]
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 […]
Club member Katie Tingle has joined Annalise Murphy in a bid to qualify for the Toyko 2020 Olympics in the 49erFX skiff class. Katie has huge dinghy experience and has won the Irish Optimist Championships and is an experienced 420 sailor. Olympic Silver Medalist Annalise has quit the Laser Radial dinghy to launch this […]
