Malahide Yacht Club

The Irish National Cruiser Championships take place at Howth on Fri., Sat. & Sun. 25, 26 & 27 May with several MYC boats entered. However, they are handicapped by a severe crew shortage - can you help? Some small experience needed but most importantly can you be available Friday afternoon (first gun 16.00 hrs) and also Saturday and Sunday? A great opportunity for some exciting sailing.

Talk to Brian Stewart at 087 3298598 for more information.

Congratulations to Scott Flanigan and his helm Ger Owens who have officially reached the  Olympic qualifying standard in the 470 Class at the World Championships in Barcelona, according to a statement from the Irish Sailing Association.

They currently lie 24^th overall on Day 3 following a 10^th and a 13^th in their two races on Tuesday. The 95-boat fleet has now been split into gold, silver and bronze fleets. The Irish crew is in the gold fleet and with the guarantee that they cannot fall lower than the 7^th required nation, thus securing their place in the Games.

James O’Callaghan, ISA Performance Director (and another sailor who learned to sail on the Broadmeadows) remarks “Ger and Scott fully deserve this. They sailed a great qualifying series to secure qualification early. It means we now have a 5-boat Irish team going to London which is a great achievement“.

Don't miss this important event on Wednesday 23 May at 8.30 pm at St. James Tce.

Bring your lifejacket along and have it checked by an RNLI representative.

Collection on the night for the RNLI.

The Ladies course was a great success, and in no small way this was due to the generosity of our volunteers. Thank you to Lizzie Mc Dowell, Ciaran Costello, Danika Sugrue, Peter Cunning, Vincent Varley, Elaine Sugrue, Kingsley Long, Graham Smith, Bob Sugrue and Marie Mc Sheera. Future plans for ladies sailing will be posted shortly.

Last Saturday was a very busy day in Broadmeadows. We had our regulars out racing at 3pm and a group of senior instructors finishing off a week of intensive assessment.

As part of our Open Day we had over 50 kids with their parents and other adults trying out sailing, in most cases for the first time. A great day was had by all and we the members would like to thank all of you who came down for making the day so special. We really hope we will see each and every one of you very soon, ready to start a course, take part in club racing or just go sailing for fun!

Our courses are filling up so please get you application forms in asap to avoid disappointment.

Of course if you need any further information, do not hesitate to get in touch with us by phone or email or drop by on saturday afternoons.

	Aishlinn & Danika on the rail of Xtra time....this could be YOU!

Cruiser racing Skippers are still welcoming new members to crew for the upcoming race season.

We would like to welcome Aishlinn & Danika to who joined us in Saturday's race on Xtra Time.

The Cruiser racing section kicked off the season with five...

The ISA Mitsubishi Youth National Championships held in Dun Laoghaire over four days (May 12^th-15^th) had 296 entries from 10 countries, with the 420s arguably the most competitive class. The 26-boat fleet included medallists from a 2011 European, South American or World 420 Championship in each of the first four boats and another 11 crews who had competed at international events.

The Girls’ 420 Gold Medallists were Lizzy McDowell and Orlagh Thompson from Malahide YC in Read more

Now is the time to join the cruiser racing fleet on the Irish sea with the first gun at 1100 hrs this Saturday 21st April
 
Boats still have many crew places yet to be filled.  Novice to experienced all welcome. Spread the word and get your friends involved .
 
Meet at the marina ramp at 10 00 hrs or contact Brian Stewart 0873298598

Over 20 sailors enjoyed a great weekend of sailing at Broadmeadows with racing on Saturday and training on Sunday. It was a great start to the season. We are looking forward to seeing lots of members out sailing next Saturday. Racing is at 3pm as usual. In addition we have our Open Day for potential new members. Come down for a chat, get more information. We are looking forward to seeing you all! If you want to go sailing bring down some old trainers, we can provide wetsuits and lifejackets.

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