Malahide Yacht Club

The Club’s newly re-developed Broadmeadows Clubhouse will be officially opened on Sunday 11^th March at 2pm and all members are invited to attend this special occasion in the Club’s 54-year history.

Members will join guests who will include representatives of the Irish Sailing Association, other Malahide sports clubs, Fingal County Council and MYC’s past national champions and Olympians, among others.

 It is hoped that members will take this opportunity to look around the ultra-modern new facility and enjoy the refreshments which will be available on the day.

 So...

 RNLI St. Patrick's Day Hot Paddy & Irish Coffee Morning - Drown the Shamrock !

Come & join us for HOT PADDY  & IRISH COFFEE on St. Patrick’s Day at M.Y.C.  12.30  – 3.30 pm. Smoked salmon &  Hot Dogs & a great Raffle. 

in aid of the Howth Lifeboat.

Howth RNLI is raising funds for new state-of-the-art lifejackets to be worn by our volunteer lifeboat crew.   Incorporating the latest material technology, the new lifejackets have been designed in collaboration with the RNLI and the manufacturer Crewsaver, specifically to meet the charity’s requirements. They are a far cry from the cork lifejackets invented by RNLI Inspector Captain Ward in 1854.  The new ones are fitted with water-activated emergency lights and pockets for day and night distress flares.

Would you like to donate one in memory of a family member or just as a “thank you”to...

We made huge progress yesterday with the painting project in the new building. Many thanks to all the volunteers who came down to help. We will be painting again next Saturday (11th) starting at 10am and would appreciate if you can spare a few hours. We would aim to be finished up by 3pm. There may also be a few diehards painting during the week so if you have time please get in touch with Brian.

Message from Cruiser Class Captain Brian Stewart:

The 2012 season beckons – time to  start thinking about your boat, where is it and what does it need doing to it? ….. probably all the jobs from last year you meant to do plus a couple of new ones !

The racing season starts Saturday 21/4/2012

Have you applied for your ECHO- IRC handicap? -  apply on line  www.sailing.ie

Dates: 1st - 5th April 2012
Venue:  Broadmeadows Clubhouse
Essential Pre-Requirements:  Age 17
                                                        Pre-Entry Assessment pass
                                                        Powerboat Licence (National Powerboat Certificate)
Further Details:  maighread@ireland.com
                               087 277 8874

The RNLI’s nationwide S.O.S. Day on Friday 27^th January was marked in Malahide Yacht Club with a special dinner at St. James’ Terrace, which proved to be a major success both socially and financially.

Superbly organised by Rose Michael and Irene Devitt, the event attracted over 80 members and friends who enjoyed a top-class 3-course dinner prepared by the Club’s chef Sally Anne Lukyx.

The dinner also generated over €500 for the RNLI Howth Lifeboat and will go towards the cost of new state-of-the-art lifejackets specially designed by the RNLI for its crews.

420 Class training will take place at Broadmeadows, starting at 14.00, on the following dates:-

Sunday 22nd January, Sunday 29th January

Sunday 5th February, Sunday 25th February

Sunday 4th March, Sunday 11th March

The cost of the training is €180/boat for the sailors with their own boat.

The cost of training including the use of one of the MYC club 420's is €330/boat.
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IODAI, the International Optimist Dinghy Association of Ireland, organises a Spring training week every year which is open to all Optimist sailors in Ireland.

Baltimore in West Cork sits near the very southern tip of Ireland on the beautiful southwest coast roughly mid-way between the busy tourist destination of Dingle and Kinsale. Slightly off the tourist trail, Baltimore has retained a village atmosphere, but it still has plenty of top class accommodation and a great place to eat and drink.

The village of Baltimore will be taken over by approximately 150 sailors and their families for the week of February mid-term. Coaches have not yet been announced, but typically are a mix of the top Irish and international coaches; in 2011, the Irish coaches were joined by coaches from Denmark, Spain and Italy.

Training...

In September 2011 MYC successfully staged its first open one-design keelboat event when it hosted the J24 Eastern Championship with sponsorship from Malahide Marina.

The Championship was something of a dress rehearsal for Irish entries in the BMW J24 Europeans at Howth (Sept.12-15), but the second day of the event was hampered by bad weather which prevented racing (as well as the Pirates being forced to stay ashore!). Four good races on the Saturday however, with courses set by PRO Neil Murphy, produced competitive racing with four different race winners.