Kinsale Yacht Club News
Cian McCarthy And Sam Hunt Of Kinsale Are “Sailors of the Month (Offshore)” for June
1st July 2023 Sailor of the Month
The attractive Sunfast 3300 Cinnamon Girl made an impressive post-pandemic impact with last year’s Inishtearaght Race from Kinsale. But for 2023, her hand-in-glove team of Cian McCarthy and Sam Hunt made an international impression with fantastic coordination and impressively high-speed…
Although the biennial Sovereigns Cup might be the big focus at Kinsale Yacht Club this week, another aspect of the club was boosted over the weekend - its commitment to inclusiveness in sailing. The West Cork club welcomed Minister of State at the Department…
On the eve of its 100-boat Sovereign's Cup Regatta, Kinsale Yacht Club saluted their Volvo Dun Laoghaire Dingle Racers, particularly the two-handed campaign of Cian McCarthy and Sam Hunt, who finished second overall. As Afloat readers know, the stunning performance of…
Following a successful inaugural race in 2022, the date for the 2024 Kinsale Yacht Club Inishtearaght Race has been set to start on Friday, 24th May 2024. The date has been set to be one month before the Round Ireland…
Kinsale Yacht Club will host the “O’Leary Life South Coast Dragon Championships” from the 26th – 28th of May. The event, which is the first regional event on the Irish Dragon class calendar, will mark the start of an exciting…
Buckley's J109 'Justus' Leads Kinsale Yacht Club's Early Summer Cruiser Series
10th May 2023 Kinsale
Dan Buckley's J109 Justus leads after one race sailed at the La Bougie Early Summer Cruiser Series at Kinsale Yacht Club. After last week's cancellation, the series got underway last night in breezy conditions in Kinsale Harbour. Justus now leads…
The first Wednesday night of La Bougie Early Summer Cruiser Racing at Kinsale Yacht Club in Cork had to be cancelled due to high winds, but it is hoped to get going this Wednesday night, May 10 with First Gun (FG)…
One final inshore race on May 1st completed the 2023 ORC European Championship, hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club, in which Kinsale yacht, the XP50 Freya, skippered by Conor Doyle, was competing. The Kinsale crew competed in ORC A…
Former Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett of the Irish Naval Service, who retired as head of the Defence Forces in September 2021, has been saluted by Kinsale Yacht Club at the weekend for his distinguished award from the French Government of 'Commandeur de…
Kinsale Yacht Club Celebrate Axiom Spring Series Prizewinners after Four Races Sailed
30th April 2023 Kinsale
Royal Cork Yacht Club Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble was the Spinnaker 1 - IRC fleet overall winner after four races sailed at Kinsale Yacht Club's Axiom Spring Series. After a fortnight of cancellations due to big winds and fog, the KYC league concluded on Saturday,…
Royal Cork Yacht Club Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble stays top of the Spinnaker 1 - IRC fleet after two more races at Kinsale Yacht Club's Axiom Spring Series. After a fortnight of cancellations due to big winds and fog, the KYC league…
Kinsale Yacht Club Planning 'Catch Up' Races in Cruiser Spring Series This Sunday
20th April 2023 Kinsale
Kinsale Yacht Club has not been having much luck with its Spring cruiser series where the weather is concerned. Last Sunday, yachts gathered for the start of the planned third day of the series but, just like on the second…
Kinsale Yacht Club will begin midweek sailing for cruisers on Wednesday, May 3. One Design keelboats Squibs and Dragons will start their evening sailing on the following evening, Thursday, May 4. The club’s Keelboat Regatta, sponsored by the Kingston Kinsale…
Kinsale Yacht Club, which has an excellent record of promoting ‘Sailability’, has a new rescue boat to assist this aspect of the sport, particularly encouraging disabled sailors. Its acquisition has been supported by the Cork Sports Partnership and Sport Ireland.…
Works on Marina Entrance and Closure of Access Gate at Kinsale Yacht Club Next Week
17th April 2023 Kinsale
Kinsale Yacht Club advises members that next Monday 24 April, LCF Marine Services will be on site to add new support piles to the marina access walkway. Working from a barge, they will be driving new tubular steel piles and…
Fog may have shrouded the reappearance of the classic 33-metre superyacht Mariette off Kinsale Harbour County Cork yesterday, but there was no mistaking the silhouette of the two-masted gaff schooner. Designed and built by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff in 1915, Mariette arrived…
