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 […]
The October Bank Holiday weekend normally signals the end of league racing for the Royal Cork fleet, and this year was no different. Saturday saw our annual Lisheen Mines Open Team Racing event. The 25kt North Easterly breeze didn’t look promising, however PRO Ian Venner tucked the racecourse up the river by the Limekiln corner […]
The Optimist fleet travelled to Tralee Bay Sailing Club for the last event of the year at the weekend. It was another test of character; Saturday had rain, breeze, big chop, a long trek to the racecourse all of which took their toll on the fleet. Sunday was a little more pleasant – the sun […]
Keelboats Three races across two days was scheduled for the Keelboat fleets for the 2018 At Home Regatta, with visiting boats from Cove Sailing Club and Great Island Sailing club joining the 17 boat fleet from the Club on Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of August. On Saturday the racing was postpone for […]
27 Royal Cork sailors and 9 ribs invaded Kinsale at the weekend (some 417 years after the Spanish) and managed to return with some of the silverware – quite unlike the Spanish! Regatta Fleet raced off Dock Beach, under the turrets of both Charles and James Forts inside Kinsale Harbour. Lucy Moynan and Grace Coveney […]
