Kinsale Yacht Club News
Kinsale Yacht Club will hold its annual ‘At Home’ on Sunday, September 27th, with an afternoon of keelboat racing followed by a barbecue at the clubhouse. The first gun for the keelboat fleet is scheduled for 1.25 pm. The traditional…
Jakub Belica’s GK24 Guinness Kann completed a clean sweep of Kinsale Yacht Club’s Midweek Series 3, winning all five races in IRC 3 and also taking the ECHO 3 title. The fifth and final race was sailed on Wednesday, September 9,…
Cameron Good’s Little Fella Wins Irish South Coast Dragon Championship at Kinsale
13th September 2026 Dragon
Kinsale Yacht Club’s Cameron Good has won the Cantor Fitzgerald Irish South Coast Dragon Championships 2026, completing a six-race series at Kinsale with a two-point victory. Good’s Little Fella (IRL 211), crewed by Simon Furney and Donal Small, went into…
Kinsale Yacht Club’s Cameron Good has retained the overall lead in the Cantor Fitzgerald Irish South Coast Dragon Championships, but his advantage has been cut to just two points after Saturday’s racing at Kinsale. Good’s Little Fella (IRL 211), crewed…
Kinsale Yacht Club’s Cameron Good has taken a commanding early lead in the Cantor Fitzgerald Irish South Coast Dragon Championships 2026 after winning two of Friday’s opening three races at Kinsale. Good’s Little Fella (IRL 211), crewed by Simon Furney…
Junior racing at Kinsale Yacht Club has drawn to a close for the summer season following the conclusion of the Kinsale Collective August League, which attracted fleets of more than 20 boats for its Tuesday evening racing off Charles Fort.…
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.…
