Kinsale Yacht Club News
Kinsale Yacht Club has postponed its At Home Regatta, which had been scheduled for this Sunday, August 30th, due to the forecast weather conditions. The club said the expected combination of rain and wind would make it impracticable to hold…
Kinsale Sailors Shine at Irish Optimist Nationals in Cork Kinsale Yacht Club sailors returned with podium finishes and a national team racing title from the 2026 Irish Optimist National Championships, staged at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven from…
Kinsale Yacht Club Celebrates Atomic's Reclaim of the Irish Squib National Title
22nd August 2026 Squib
Five boats from Kinsale Yacht Club’s growing Squib fleet travelled to Killyleagh Yacht Club on Strangford Lough for the Irish Squib National Championships, where Ian Travers and Keith O’Riordan reclaimed the national title in Atomic. As Afloat reported, the six-race…
Kinsale Yacht Club’s Caoimhe Corkery and Ríona McMorrow-Moriarty of Tralee Bay Sailing Club have been crowned 2026 Irish 420 National Champions after finishing second overall in the 29-boat championship at Lough Derg Yacht Club. The Irish 420 pair finished behind…
Kinsale Yacht Club’s Ian Travers and Keith O’Riordan have won the Mash Direct-sponsored Squib Irish National Championship at Killyleagh Yacht Club on Strangford Lough. The *Atomic* pairing emerged seven points clear after six races sailed from Friday, 14 August to…
Junior racing made a successful return to Kinsale Yacht Club this July, with more than 20 boats taking to the water each Tuesday evening. The series was coordinated by Bill Appelbe, with Tim Cronin serving as Race Officer and supported…
Finbarr O'Regan's J/109 Artful DodJer powered to IRC 1 victory as Kinsale Yacht Club's La Bougie Midweek Series 2 concluded in ideal sailing conditions. The final evening delivered the breeze crews had been waiting for. A south-westerly in the mid-teens,…
Creme de la Creme emerged as the standout performer as Kinsale Yacht Club's Denis & Mary Ryan Car Sales TGIF Series Two concluded after five races of close cruiser racing. Sunshine and competitive sailing marked the series, with trophies decided…
Kinsale Yacht Club's Optimist sailors delivered encouraging results at the 2026 IODAI Leinster Championships in Howth, with eight young sailors competing across the Senior, Junior and Regatta fleets. The championship attracted some of Ireland's strongest junior sailors, with 46 competitors…
The Bertolleti Trophy Race at Kinsale YC on Friday night, raced in memory of the legendary Club Steward, was won by Stephen Lysaght’s Elan 333 Reavra Too in a corrected time of 48 minutes and 59 seconds under ECHO handicap.…
The Black Tom Trophy Race at Kinsale Yacht Club gets its name from the 'Black Tom' navigational buoy in Courtmacsherry Bay which is a rounding mark in the annual event. The All-In ECHO handicap Spinnaker race is scheduled for this…
Sailability Kinsale has expanded its on-water programme by launching two new RIBs and a fleet of kayaks at Kinsale Yacht Club. The new boats were officially launched on Saturday, June 20, under clear skies in Kinsale Harbour. The initiative aims…
A Swedish-built Winga 862 cruiser with a long racing history in Cork waters has come onto the market in Kinsale for €12,000. The 8.6m cruiser, named Madcap, is a four-berth yacht built in 1986 and powered by a 15HP Yanmar…
Kinsale Yacht Club has launched its Squib summer racing season with new sponsorship support from Arachas Corporate Brokers and Craftinsure Ireland. The fleet welcomed representatives from Arachas Craftinsure to the clubhouse during the season launch in bright sunshine on Cork…
Prizewinners in the Axiom Private Clients Spring Series were recognised at Kinsale Yacht Club on Saturday (May 2nd), where Commodore Anthony O’Neill and SCORA Vice Commodore Michele Kennelly presented awards alongside Tom Roche of title sponsor Axiom Private Clients. The…
The Axiom Private Clients Spring Series at Kinsale Yacht Club continued with four races now completed. Results remain provisional as of April 26. In IRC Spinnaker 1, Artful DodJer continues to set the pace. Finbarr O’Regan’s Kinsale Yacht Club J/109…
