Royal St. George Yacht Club (RSt.GYC), Dun Laoghaire News and Updates
Royal St. George Yacht Club Completes Winter Lift Out of Sailing Cruisers
25th October 2020 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
The Royal St George Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire Harbour completed its winter lift-out of sailing cruisers on Saturday (October 24), some 4 months and 17 days since the boats were lifted in for the heavily delayed COVID season. The…
Summer dinghy parking at the Royal St George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire ended this past Sunday 11 October, and all dinghies were expected to be removed by that date to facilitate the club’s annual lift-out. A limited number of…
Royal St. George's Tom Higgins Lying Second in Men's Radial European Championships
8th October 2020 RStGYC
Royal St. George Yacht Club sailor Tom Higgins from Dun Laoghaire Harbour has finished the opening day of racing in the Men's Laser Radial fleet of the European Championships second place overall. The Polish-based championship in Gdansk is led by…
Update Friday 18 September: The Irish Laser Masters have been cancelled on the eve of the event after Dublin was moved into Level 3 of coronavirus restrictions. Afloat.ie has more on the story HERE. The Royal St George Yacht Club…
Varian & Johnson Win Royal St. George Yacht Club Hosted 10th Anniversary of Revived Irish 12-Foot Championship
15th September 2020 RStGYC
The Royal St George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire hosted the 2020 Irish 12 Foot Dinghy Championships on 13th September with two alternative rigs permissible, the International 12 Foot Dinghy rig with a single sail and the Dublin Bay Sailing…
Howth Yacht Club's Mojo Crew Win J80 National Championship at Royal St. George Yacht Club
6th September 2020 Howth YC
Howth's Patrick O' Neill and the crew of Mojo were crowned J80 Irish National Champions at the Royal St. George Yacht Club this afternoon after a closely fought seven-race series on Dublin Bay. 14 boats competed from four different Dublin…
International 12 Dinghies To Celebrate New Arrival at Revived Royal St.George Yacht Club Championships
2nd September 2020 RStGYC
As the International 12-foot class prepares to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its revived championships next week in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, the historic dinghy class is also welcoming a new arrival. A new clinker-built 12 has recently been completed by…
Royal St. George's Sean Craig Wins DBSC Tuesday Race With an Excellent Turnout
2nd September 2020 RStGYC
Royal St. George's Sean Craig was the Laser Radial division in last night's winner of Dublin Bay Sailing Club Laser Radial division race. I McNamara was second to the former Irish Masters champion with Rian Geraghty-McDonnell in third place. An excellent turnout of…
Royal St George Yacht Club Cancels Elmo Trophy Team Racing Event at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
21st August 2020 RStGYC
The 2020 Elmo trophy for team racing at Dun Laoghaire Harbour has been cancelled. With the current measures in place to halt the spread of the coronavirus event organisers RStGYC have made the difficult decision to cancel the event for…
Bád Wins After Tacking Duel in Final Race of SB20 Westerns at Royal St.George
10th August 2020 RStGYC
The SB20 class were overwhelmed by an enthusiastic response from Techworks Marine to sponsor this first event of the season, for which the class are very appreciative, and the marine data company were represented on the water by CEO, Charlotte…
The 90th edition of the annual Dun Laoghaire Harbour Swim is scheduled for the morning of Sunday 16 August. The National Yacht Club’s notice requests that all harbour users keep clear of the swimmers on the day — this includes…
Dinghy Racers Can Get Into Keelboats With Royal St George’s 1720 Clinic This Week
3rd August 2020 1720
This week the Royal St George Yacht Club is running its 1720 Sportsboat clinic starting tomorrow, Tuesday 4 August. The four-day clinic will run from 9am-12pm each morning until Friday and is geared at introducing the excitement of big boat…
Royal St. George Yacht Club Host 10th Revived Irish International 12 Championship
28th July 2020 RStGYC
This class was designed in 1913 by George Cockshott as the British Racing Association ‘A’ Class. The class was adopted by the International Yacht Racing Union on 1st. January 1920 and thus it became the International 12 Foot Class. The…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Clubs Schedule Joint September Regatta to Celebrate National Yacht Club's 150th
22nd July 2020 Royal Irish Yacht Club
At the start of COVID 19 pandemic, the sailing community in Dun Laoghaire began planning for one event to replace the four individual waterfront yacht club regattas. The original regatta plan had two potential dates July 31st/ August 1st -…
Having come so close to overall victory in 2018, Chris Power Smith revealed the depth of his ambition when the Royal St. George skipper of J122 'Aurelia' became the Round Ireland Yacht Race's 50th entry at the weekend. Power Smith…
Dun Laoghaire waterfront yacht clubs are preparing for their long-awaited reopening to members this week after the latest relaxing of coronavirus restrictions. The National Yacht Club will throw open its doors to members from tomorrow, Tuesday 30 June, with revised…
