THE NATIONAL YACHT CLUB
53° 17.635’ N Longitude 06° 07.770’ W
THE NATIONAL YACHT CLUB
53° 17.635’ N Longitude 06° 07.770’ W
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The National yacht club welcomes you
You are very welcome to the website of the National Yacht Club. As you will see from this website the Club is very active in yacht racing at both International and National levels as well as on Dublin Bay and Offshore.
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NYC Nippers Programme 2024
The Junior Committee is delighted to offer our very popular Nippers course in May and June 2024, starting on Wednesday 8 May.
The Nippers course is based on the ISA’s Cara na Mara programme. The programme designed for young children aged 6-10 who have not yet had any, or little, experience sailing. The programme is focused on building confidence on the water and teaching the basics of water safety. The emphasis is on fun and safety!
The NYC will run 6 sessions on Wednesdays (Dates May 8, 15, 22, 29 and June 5, 12). The session starts with registration at 5.30 and finishes at 7.30pm.
For more information and to register your Child, Please visit this page
Adult Pre-Summer 2024 Laser & RS Aero Coaching Sessions – Sunday Mornings
Welcome back to the NYC summer platform! Following demand in a growing group of sailors and to launch the summer racing season, the first coaching series is proposed. The coaching is open to all ILCA rigs and all Aero rigs. It is aiming at sailors wishing to progress their skills in a race environment (speed, rules, starts, mark rounding, tactical decisions...). The sessions are usually but not exclusively sailed inside the harbour on short and intense drills allowing a large variability of experience to enjoy the training. These sessions can be complemented by one on one training. Contact Thomas at headcoach@nyc.ie for details.
It will be delivered by experienced coaches starting this Sunday with Ellie Cunnane (former Academy laser sailors). The programme is open to all Waterfront club sailors and sessions will start at 9.30 and are expected to be finished by 12.30 with a short debrief before enjoying the traditional club lunch (and enjoying the lunch whilst discussing the outcomes of the morning afloat).
28-04 - coach Ellie Cunnane
12-05 - coach TBA
19-05 - coach Thomas Chaix
02-06 - coach Thomas Chaix
Cost of the programme: 100EUR/sailor - A "by session" option is possible at 30EUR/sailor
Register Here
Flying Fifteen High Performance Training Course – May 2024
Following the success of 2023 series, the National YC will once more offer an open series of coached training sessions on Mondays. As per last year we will offer 2 time slots of 3 hours (with an objective of 2 hours afloat). The series will be delivered by Head Coach Thomas Chaix. Learning from last year experience the maximum number of boats per time slot is 12.
Monday 20 May, Monday 27 May, Monday 3 June, Monday 10 June (reserve Monday 24 June in case of a cancellation decided at least 48 hours before a scheduled session due to weather)
Time slot 1: 14.00-17.00
Time slot 2: 18.00-21.00
Price for the full series: €70 / boat for afternoon sessions and €80 / boat for evening sessions
Each session will have specific objective which may be reassessed depending on weather conditions on the day.
- Setting up the boat, speed and discussing the 3 essentials (trim, steering, balance)
- Nailing the boat handling (accelerations, tacks, hoists, jibes, drops)
- Introduction to effective starting (the box, the runway, timings)
- Putting it together with practice races.
Pre-Racing NYC Club Optimists Pre-Summer Training 2024
NOTE: we will also be offering coaching during Friday Night Series (for racers and non racers).
The pre-Summer Optimist programme is offering a 4 Sundays afternoon sailing clinic:
- Sunday 21st of April
- Sunday 28th of April
- Sunday 19th of May
- Sunday 26th of May
Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Price : €100
For further details and to register, please click here
Ladies Lunch
Join us for our final Ladies Lunch of the season
Tuesday May 7th @ 1.00pm
Guest speaker
Dun Laoghaire Tourism - discussing: places of interest and all dun laoghaire has to offer over the summer
Bookings contact: Catering (01) 2805725 or email manager@nyc.ie
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Adult Sailing Courses
We are running Adult Sailing courses for members and non-members alike to cover the basics, more complex stuff and racing roles.
Join the club
The National Yacht Club is currently accepting membership applications.
Club boats issues
To report any club boat issues, fill out the club boat issue reporting form.
Club Merchandise
Browse a great selection of clothing and other NYC branded items for all occasions!.
Book a Club Boat
From our large selection of crafts, for your enjoyment!
Club boat rental
Members of the sailing club can now charter a number of Club boats.
Join the club
The National Yacht Club is currently accepting membership applications.
Club boats issues
To report any club boat issues, fill out the club boat issue reporting form.
Club Merchandise
Browse a great selection of clothing and other NYC branded items for all occasions!
Mariners notice
Please be advised that the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Notice is currently in effect.