Last weekend the Bi-Annual team racing event between the Royal St George, Royal Thames and Royal North & Clyde was hosted by the Royal Thames at the Queen Mary reservoir. The event started as might be expected on Friday evening as teams gathered at the fine Royal Thames clubhouse in Knightsbridge where some of […]
Sailing Reports
RSGYC yachts to the fore with two wins in DBSC Cruisers Two Race to Greystones Harbour
Photo Credit Afloat.ie Gwilli Two skipper Paddy Maguire (left) is presented with the Class’s Nightcap Trophy by Greystones Sailing Club’s Darragh Cafferkey. DBSC Cruiser Two Captain Adrienne Jermyn (centre) won the ECHO prize on Helterskelter Dermot Clarke and Patrick Maguire’s Sigma 33 Gwilli Two was the winner of Dublin Bay Sailing Club’s Cruiser 2 Coastal Race to Greystones Harbour in County Wicklow […]
ISORA Race 1 report- strong RSGYC showing
Photo credit Afloat.ie RSGYC boats had a strong showing in the first of the ISORA race series on Saturday in Dun Laoghaire. IRC Class Zero 2017 Champion, the J122 Aurelia (pictured), skippered by Chris & Patanne Power Smith of the RSGYC was second with The IRC Class one First 35, Platinum Blonde skippered by RSGYC’s Vice Commodore Paul […]
***RSGYC Junior Regatta Wednesday 2nd August 2017***
Junior Regatta 2017 We would like to thank our sponsors Lee Overlay Partners, Viking Marine and MGM Boats for their support on this event and look forward to working with them this Wednesday. If you have registered but are unable to attend this date, please advise us ASAP by emailing us at juniorsailing@rsgyc.ie or call […]
RSGYC Sailors to the fore in Howth and Ballyholme
RSGYC Weekend Sailing Wrap Up Last weekend was a busy one for RSGYC sailors with sailors competing in Howth Yacht Club in both the RS Feva, RS200 and RS400 Eastern Championships along with SB20 Sailors competing for their SB20 Eastern Championships. Also last weekend up in Ballyholme the ISA Youth Pathway National Championships 2017 took place. All events […]
Checkmate’s Royal Irish And George Crew Take Race Wins At Key West Race Week 2016
Nigel Biggs’s Checkmate XVI flew the burgee of the Royal Irish Yacht Club at Key West Race Week in mid-January, with a crew including young Royal St George sailors Adam “Bubbles” Hyland and Cian “Tree” Guilfoyle, alongside Dublin resident Jim Houston. This regatta is a “bucket list” event for sailors all over the globe, attracting […]
Feva Class News 2016
Attached is the schedule of Feva events for this season. The next event will be in Galway on July 8th/9th, as part of Galway Sailing Clubs Dinghy West, which looks like being a great event. DOCUMENTS 2016 Feva Schedule We are very excited about our Nationals this year. They will be hosted by Greystones Sailing […]
RSGYC Wins In First RS200 Race Of DMYC Frostbite Second Series
Sean and Heather Craig played the shifts skillfully and held off Ger Owens and Phil Lawton in their RS200 to take the win in the second series of the DMYC Frostbite Second Series DMYC Frostbite 2015-2016 edition- Entries now open! The second series of the DMYC Frostbites started with a bright and gusty afternoon in […]
UCD Students Finish Third Overall In Yachting World Cup
UCD Sailing Club has finished third overall at the Student Yachting World Cup in France. The week long Regatta counted about 150 competitors, representing 15 countries from all around the world. The Student Yachting World Cup (SYWoC) is an event organised every year in France by students for students. UCD returned for the fourth time in […]
McCartin & Kinsella Close Fireball Season With A Final Win
The end of the Irish Fireball Regatta Season came to a rather damp end when a reduced fleet took to the water after today’s rugby and the dry weather of recent days gave way to drizzle and then rain. Defending champions and overnight leaders didn’t have to sail the last race and they didn’t! The […]
