The Irish Squib keelboat class will kick off its 2021 season at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club on Belfast Lough on May 29th, according to the provisional 2021 fixtures calendar released this week.
Next on the 2021 list is the Southern Championships at Kinsale Yacht Club in July. This is the venue for the class's 2022 Squib Combined Irish & UK Championships with an expected fleet of 75 or more Squibs, so the Southerns represents valuable practice time on the championship racecourse for the Irish fleet. Full 2021 fixtures are below.
Irish Squib Event Dates for 2021 (subject to Covid restrictions)
- Northerns RNIYC, May 29th & 30th
- Southerns Kinsale, July 17th & 18th
- Irish Nationals Killyleagh Yacht Club, August 6th, 7th & 8th
- Easterns September 4th & 5th Howth Yacht Club
- Inlands, October 16th & 17th October Lough Derg Yacht Club