Thomas Chaix
Thomas Chaix is Head Coach at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. He currently sails the 49er dinghy (for fun) but raced the Laser for 25 years and has been a member of French and Irish teams
National Yacht Club Sailors Excel in Intensive Training Camp at Lake Garda, Italy
6th November 2024 National YC
Eight young National Yacht Club sailors from Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Dublin Bay participated in an intensive training programme in Riva Del Garda, Italy recently. Theo Madigan, Daniel McDaid, Felix Dion, Lucas Browne, Louise Hanley, Hannah Walsh, Gemma Brady and…
Irish 49erfx Sailors Show Strong Performance in Challenging Weymouth Regatta
1st October 2024 LA 2028
A real resurgence has emerged in the UK in the last months or so, following on from several initiatives such as the Crew for Gold Programme run by the RYA and the British Sailing Team has injected a number of…
The ILCA National Championships, sponsored by Grant Thornton and Gore & Grimes Solicitors, is around the corner. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of one of the largest national sailing events of the year. Hosted by the…
Successful 2024 National Yacht Club Junior Regatta Battles Misty Northerlies with Thrilling Races
14th July 2024 National YC
The mid-week medium to strong misty northerlies presented a challenge to the organising team of the 2024 National Yacht Club Junior Regatta. Although the decision to run all the fleets inside the harbour was validated the previous evening, it presented…
The longest day of the year just passed... so we are halfway through summer, aren't we? Events were run across Ireland (and abroad), with the National Yacht Club represented at many of them. The week started on Wednesday with the…
Great Breeze and Sunshine Made for Fantastic Topper Southerns in Dun Laoghaire
24th June 2024 Topper
Sunshine and wind were at the ‘rendezvous’ for the JW Accountants Topper Southerns at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire on the weekend of 22-23 June, as Thomas Chaix reports. Race officer Con Murphy delivered a full series of…
National Yacht Club Junior Sailors Make Great Start to the Dinghy Racing Season
15th May 2024 National YC
After a frustrating May Bank Holiday weekend and the absence of wind that led to the cancellation of the Feva East Coast championships, the various host yacht clubs around the country were rewarded with great conditions last weekend. The Optimist…
The Mirror dinghy season kicked off with a bang as 13 boats landed in Blessington Lake Sailing Club; a little apprehensive about how the weekend would unfold but certainly excited to get back afloat. There were some new faces and…
The National Yacht Club hosted the first combined 29er and 49er events, and it proved to be a great success. There was a palpable buzz on the club platform before and after sailing and great racing. As it was reported…
The rejuvenated Mirror dinghy class is ready to kick off 2024 in Blessington on 27-28 April, whether you have the latest Winder racing unit or the wooden beauty your granddad built in his garage. Is it the fun, the intergenerational learning,…
National Yacht Club sailing and performance programmes ran all winter alongside frostbite racing, keeping racing sailors training and progressing at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The club had coaching series in almost all the main classes sailed off the NYC platform with…
2023 was a great year for Tralee Bay Sailing Club, and there was no better way to end it than with a very enjoyable Christmas party catching up with friends, bringing back fun sailing memories and acknowledging some of the…
National Yacht Club sailors at Dun Laoghaire Harbour have had an incredible 2023, ranging from great cruising adventures to local, national, and international glory in the various classes we sail at the club. This is a recap of the club…
Hooked on the RS Aero: Thomas Chaix Reviews 'A Greal Little Single-hander'
23rd December 2023 RS Aero
The RS Aero 1066 is back afloat... She is one of the first generation, and she has plenty of fun to give to its third owner. After four sessions afloat (and finally a bit of hiking at the weekend frostbite…
2023 delivered a great year for the Mirror dinghy class in Ireland (and abroad) with steady growth and a great world championship in Sligo. Since the completion of a very fun and successful Easterns in Blessington in September, a group…
'La Solitaire Optimist' Kept Sailors On Their Toes at Royal Cork's National Training Week
6th November 2023 Optimist
We were promised a storm! The only storm that materialised was the arrival of 130 Optimist sailors and their families in Crosshaven for the Annual National Training Week, as Afloat reports here. After two days of training, dodging big gusts…
National Yacht Club Enters Winter Sailing Mode at Dun Laoghaire Harbour
18th October 2023 Dun Laoghaire Harbour News
The annual lift out of cruisers at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour is usually a good sign that winter is not far, and last weekend inevitably saw the first single-digit temperatures and a sure sign winter Performance…
The last week has been light, very light, and Ireland enjoyed a week of late summer. The conditions were too light for any races at the National Yacht Club Junior September Series in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, so the tally remained…
Surfing the wave of this summer's world championships held in Sligo, the Mirror dinghy class saw their biggest turnout of the national season for their final event on Blessington Lakes. 17 boats travelled to join the three local entries. With…
The season is now well underway and the National Yacht Club’s staff and volunteers are now within the final straight before the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta this week, writes head coach Thomas Chaix. But June was a month rich of…
