Royal Cork boats take first in all classes for the 2019 Cobh to Blackrock race.
Cove Sailing Club’s Cobh to Blackrock Race was a huge success with the 45-boat fleet enjoying a fast race to Cork in champagne sailing conditions. The fleet set off in glorious sunshine from a start line between the committee vessel at the Quays Bar pontoon and the limit mark off Haulbowline. This made for spectacular sight for […]
RCYC Cobbler League October 2019
Optimist Cobbler League 2019 NOR Sunday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th October 2019. The Royal Cork Yacht Club Optimist Class is delighted to announce dates for this year’s Cobbler League running every Sunday in October. Register Now. This is an annual open event and we look forward to welcoming visiting sailors to the Club. However, we […]
RCYC Sailors 1st & 2nd at the IODAI Connachts
Lough Ree Yacht Club hosted last weekend’s IODAI Connachts event at their beautifully located club close to Athlone, which is situated at the end of a lovely twisty laneway opening up to a vista that delights all sailors, a fabulous clubhouse with great facilities and welcoming people. After arriving the sailors registration was completed very […]
Royal Cork At-Home Regatta Report
The following report is combined from all the Dinghy and Keelboat Class Captains/Committee Members. Special Thanks to Bob Bateman for all the wonderful photographs. James Young has also put a video of the At-home together HERE Mixed Dinghy The at-home Mixed Dinghy racing on Saturday and Sunday last in the RCYC had a good influx of […]
RCYC claim three of four titles at Laser Nationals 2019
Co. Down Supplies Backdrop as RCYC Laser Sailors claim the Silverware! Ballyholme YC located in Bangor Co Down, hosted the 2019 Irish Laser National Championship which attracted over 100 sailors right across the Standard, Radial and 4.7 fleets. Eleven Royal Cork Laser sailors travelled to compete in the four day event which commenced Thursday through […]
National 18 – Try out Invitational (Sun 25th)
The National 18s will be running an invitational river race in front of the club this Sunday during the At Home. Open to all crew/helms of all ages and experience levels. Plan is to launch after At-Home racing is finished on Sunday. Please complete the following Survey HERE if you are interested so we can gauge […]
2019 Irish Optimist Nationals – RCYC’s James Dwyer Matthews Wins the Event
Howth Yacht Club hosted the 2019 Irish Optimist Nationals this August 15th to 18th. The RCYC had 18 sailors taking part in the event, along with International Teams from GBR & USA the standard was very high, with a total of 144 Main Fleet & 41 Regatta Fleet sailors, a sizeable number indeed. With 11 […]
RTE Radio One ‘Back to the Rock’
In 1979, the Fastnet Yacht Race turned into one of the greatest yacht-racing disasters ever. 21 people died, many boats were dismasted, abandoned or sunk as the race became a fight to stay alive. On one of those boats was teenager John O’Donnell. (2019) Listen to the podcast here
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