Bateman & Kohl secure RS200 Nationals
Congratulations to Chris Bateman (RCYC/MBSC) and Atlee Kohl (RCYC) on sailing a great series in Galway Bay Sailing Club at the weekend. Adam Power and Jack Young were hot on their heels and the top 6 boats never gave up so it was down to the last race with 2 discards coming into play and […]
RCYC Sailor Wins 2019 Crosbie Cup
Yet more great Optimist news for 2019, our very own Oisin Pierse won the 2019 Crosbie Cup at the Tralee Bay Sailing Club, well done Oisin! Just to make that even better, that’s 3 years in a row now that an RCYC sailor has won the Crosbie Cup! No pressure for 2020 then all you […]
RS Inlands Report
Congratulations to Adam Power and Jack Young on winning the recent RS Inlands held in Blessington. The event was sailed in very light conditions, 2 races on the Saturday and 3 on the Sunday. Congratulations also to Jack Hallissey MBSC crewed by Emily Crotty from both MBSC and RCYC who came 3rd overall in the […]
National 18 Class UK & Ireland Championship 2019
The National 18 Class gathered this year at the Royal Findhorn Yacht Club for the weeklong championship and competed in challenging, but light sailing conditions over 10 races. The racing was split over two fleets, with thirteen ‘Ultras’ and five ‘Ultimates’ on the water. It is always great to see the wide range of ages […]
Dwyer Mathews wins British Optimist Nationals
Well done to RCYC/KYC sailor James Dwyer Matthews (Senior Gold) who won the Volvo Gill British Open Championship, with 5 bullets out of 13 races. What a great follow up to his recent magnificent form at the Optimist Worlds in Antigua. Also representing the Royal Cork was Harry Moynan who finished in a very […]
Royal Cork Launches September’s DinghyFest’19 Regatta
Now the largest stand alone dinghy festival event in the country, the official launch of Cork Dinghy Fest took place in the Royal Cork Yacht Club last week. Royal Cork Yacht Club Rear Admiral Brian Jones was joined by volunteers and sailors as they marked the announcement of the continued sponsorship and support from CH Marine and the Port […]
Major success for the Royal Cork’s Twomey and Durcan at 29er Worlds
The Zhik 29er Open World Championship was held last week in Gdynia, Poland. With 176 skiffs taking part in the annual six-day event, competition was fierce and conditions varied greatly. The Royal Cork sent 6 of the 7 Ireland based teams to the event of which three sailed under the Irish flag and four were […]
Laser Connachts 2019 – Keal brothers Take 1 & 2 while Crosbie Makes it 3 in a Row!
55 Lasers took part in this event over a weekend where we were warmly welcomed by the members of Lough Derg Yacht Club. Racing got underway first day in very light and shifty conditions. The PRO, Liam Moloney, did very well to finish the first race in under an hour with a shortened course. In […]
Topper Worlds 2019 conclude in Medemblik with Foster leading the Irish!
The 2019 Topper Worlds, held in Medemblik, Netherlands, July 22nd – 26th had a total of 209 sailors taking part in the event, 162 in the 5.3 fleet and 47 in the 4.2 fleet. The Royal Cork had 19 sailors taking part in the event. The event was held over 5 days with 3 days for […]
2019 IODAI Munsters at the Waterford Bay SC
Day 1 IODAI Munsters WHSC started out overcast but warm with good wind. All the sailors launched swiftly and made their way to the courses. Race 1 completed with shifting winds, race 2 had to have a course adjustment which remained settled for race 3 the final race of the day. A long rough day […]
Topper Worlds 2019, Medemblik, Netherlands
A total of nineteen Royal Cork Topper sailors are taking part in this year’s Topper Worlds in Medemblik, Holland July 22nd to 26th. The fleet had a World’s t-shirt presentation in the club recently. We wish them all the very best for the event! L-R front row Frances Corkery, Anna Keal, Emma O’Sullivan, Eva Spillane, […]
Dwyer Matthews shines bright at Optimist Worlds – Antiqua 2019
The 2019 Optimist Worlds held in Antigua drew to a close this week with some really fabulous results from our Irish team, including 2 of our very own Royal Cork sailors James Dwyer Matthews & Ben O’Shaughnessy. With 255 global sailors competing in the event they have really showed their class and determination to succeed. […]
2019 IODAI Leinsters at Malahide YC
2019 IODAI Leinsters at Malahide YC day one started with great optimism and fabulous sunshine, unfortunately not much wind!. It proved to be a long day on the water with bad shifting winds. Only two races completed. The second day started very calm wind wise but formed up enough to get in 4 great races. […]
Two in a row for Crosbie!
In the recent CH Marine Laser Leinster Championships held at Rush Sailing Club, under challenging low wind conditions, Michael Crosbie followed up with another overall 4.7 Class win to add to the Ulster Championships 4.7 class title he captured the previous week. Dawson Kohl also competed in the Laser 4.7 fleet which comprised of 20 […]
Lynch ‘clinches’ Irish Topper Nationals Title
The Topper Irish National Championships 2019 were held last weekend July 5th -7th at The Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, Co Down. The Royal Cork had 12 sailors representing the Royal Cork at the event. We had excellent sailing conditions over the first two days with winds ranging from 7 to 13 knots under […]
2019 29er Nationals Report
Last weekend, three of our six Royal Cork teams were able to participate in 29er Irish Nationals. Held at Dublin’s National Yacht Club, the regatta saw eleven skiffs competing over two days. Saturday was quite light with 5 races completed while Sunday was heavy with only 2 races completed before racing was called and sailors […]
Laser Ulsters 2019
East Antrim Boat Club located in Larne, played host to the 2019 Laser Ulster Championships and staged a very successful and well-run event. Despite the wind Gods turning off the wind on Saturday, race management completed four very competitive races on Sunday to secure a solid series. The twenty strong Laser 4.7 fleet provided some […]
RONAN ENRIGHT SOLICITORS JULY LEAGUE NOR 2019
The Notice of Race for the 2019 Ronan Enright Solicitors July leagues are now live at the link below. Click here for Notice of Race. The club would like to thank Ronan Enright Solicitors for sponsoring the July leagues again this year. Safe Sailing to all, Kieran O’Connell Rear Admiral Royal Cork Yacht Club
Friday 28th June race 4 in the Union Chandlery IHS league cancelled tonight due Fog
Dinghy Pursuit Race 2019
Well, what a super evening to run the 2019 Dinghy Pursuit race on the Curlane Bank. The longest day of the year proved to be a smashing evening with warm sun and a southerly breeze allowing Chief Race Office Dave Clancy to set up two courses side-by-side on the bank. A broad range of dinghies […]
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