Sailing
Refresher for ICC Theory Exam
Class - 5th October - ( 09.00 - 16.30 ) Cost âŹ95pp ( Theory Exam fee & Lunch Included )
Exam - date TBC shortly after ( 18.00 - 20.00 )
Max 10-12 people.
This is not so much a course as a revision session. There is an assumption that candidates are already good sailors of cruising boats with experience, and just need to âbrush up.â That said, you can do the theory course if you are familiar with Collision Regs and buoyage and associated topics but have simply not used any of this for a long time. It is all covered on the day.
For more details and to register, please click here
Irish Match Racing National Championships – 11th and 12th of May
The inaugural Irish Match Racing Association Match Racing National Championships will take place in the National Yacht Club on the 11th and 12th of May.
The Event is a World Sailing 3 Event. The event will bring together the top match racers in the country determined by the selection criteria below in an exciting weekend of close quarter racing in Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
Download the Notice of Race here: NOR Match Racing Nationals
This is an invitational event with transparent selection criteria downloadable here: Event Selection Criteria
Requests for an Invitation are to be completed no later than 23:59 17th April 2024. In this RFI, you will be asked to write briefly about your racing experience in match racing, fleet racing and general experience.
Boatshow – Saturday March 16th
Club Moorings 2024 – Applications now open
The mooring application forms for the upcoming season are available for download here: Mooring-Application-Form-2024
Please make sure to return them together with the appropriate payment (including launch fee) by April 6th.
Lift-in will take place on Saturday 13th April 2024 weather permitting
Water Wags pre-race Open coaching series
The National YC is offering a pre-race coaching series to help preparing for the evening racing. The series will be led by the club head coach and may receive the input of other coaches with the aim of improving starting techniques, tactical and strategical positionning in displacement boats and have the participants fully warmed up before the evening race. The plan is to gather afloat from 18.00 for practice (coach will be on hand from 17.30 on the NYC platform and communicate the daily plan via the class whatsApp)
Coaching series 1: nailing the starts:
DATES: 24-04, 15-05, 22-05, 29-05
Cost:
âŹ50/boat for the full series
âŹ15/boat for just one session
Coaching series 2: clean air management & practicising the busy corners
DATES: 05-06, 19-06, 26-06, 03-07
Cost:
âŹ50/boat for the full series
âŹ15/boat for just one session
Conor Totterdell Making Waves in Sydney Harbour’s Cruiser Divisions
Conor Totterdell recently participated in the 2023 Sydney-Hobart Race, finishing in seventh place in IRC Division 1 on the TP52 named Frantic before moving on to Sydney Harbour cruiser fleet success.
After returning to the water in the new year, he has won several significant cruiser class events in Sydney. In particular, he won the NSW ORC State Championships 2024, DIV 2, on 'Let's Get it on' (Corby 36) and also claimed victory in the Sydney Harbour Regatta 2024, DIV 2, on the same boat.
The National Yacht Club sailor has set his sights on some notable regattas in Sydney, including 'Sail Port Stephen's' at the end of April and the Australian National Championships on April 5-7.
Conor's Sydney trip will culminate in the TP52, Frantic, taking on the epic 1,064nm race from Sydney to Nouméa, New Caledonia, beginning on May 25th.
Irish Sailing Race Management weekend 23/24th March-RSGYC
Irish Sailing's weekend dedicated to all who are interested in any aspect of Race Management is only around the corner!
It will be held on behalf of Irish Sailing, will take place in the Royal St George YC on Sat/Sun 23-24th March.
We have 6 Race Official skills throughout Ireland: Race Officer; Safety Boat; Jury; Mark Laying; Measurer & Results Manager.
These skills are taught by curriculum and have three levels- Local, Regional & National Levels. By doing a course, such as will be run on March 23rd, you will hold a passport confirming your knowledge base. This passport is recognized throughout Ireland and marks our Irish Race Management abilities as respected throughout the international sailing community. I highly advise you to consider this approach not just in order to obtain the passport, but also to enjoy a fun weekend with sailors from all over Irelandâs East Coast.
For additional information and to register PLEASE CLICK HERE
Once again, thank you for showing us your enthusiasm and support. It makes our jobs so much more rewarding with members like you being so interested!