Mainsheet – Issue 78
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Mainsheet78_2017_09 27/09/2017 16:38 Page 1 Editor: Martin McCarthy, [email protected] Newsletter of the National Yacht Club www.nyc.ie Issue No. 78, October, 2017 THANK YOU, EACH AND EVERY VOLUNTEER NYC Commodore, Ronan Beirne ver this summer, the NYC has been a hive of activity – and, even if the emphasis now switches more to Clubhouse Oevents, in the winter, it still needs and flourishes thanks to the joyful input of hundreds of Club volunteers. The Esprit de Corps of NYC completing the challenge and a great volunteers is a great asset to the party at our sister host club Cumann staff who put this together and the related event, enquire about Club and I thank each and every Bádóirí Naomh Bhréanainn. platform boat owners who moorings, training or other issues volunteer for giving up their time, assisted with making space relating to sailing and your Club equipment, and know-how to the Our Junior Section catered for the available on the platform. Racing membership. Indeed new and not benefit of fellow members, their biggest numbers ever on the in very heavy weather, so new members are invited to children and the wider community. training courses and this in the congratulations to our many meet with committee and to find Golden Jubilee year when the juniors who participated and out more about your Club and its Reflecting on the summer, the celebration kicked off with a attained podium places. many activities. Details of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta was a dinner for the original committee rota are posted on the The Irish Sea Offshore Racing great success and the addition of the “graduates” and concluded with notice board in the hall. classic fleet on the temporary the gala dinner on September 30. Association (ISORA) fleet enjoys pontoons off the Carlisle Pier added continued success with a variety Now is the time to check your to the event and to the activity at During the Summer the adult of courses with great competition voucher balance on your our Club. Great racing in the training course provided training to the end for the final placings. membership card. Book a dinner, sunshine and a marvellous in a cross section of vessels. The Some of our cadets found berths family occasion, rugby brunch or spectacle in the year when we Club Wayfarers, Ventures, 1720’s, for their first experience of wine supper as there are a variety celebrate Dun Laoghaire Harbour’s members’ yachts and Flying offshore racing. of occasions when you can enjoy 200th anniversary. Congratulations Fifteens ensured a variety of As the traditional DBSC summer your Club and its facilities. to competitors, members and staff sailing experience. 21 trainees sailing season draws to a close Looking beyond our normal who made our visitors most were presented with their those yachts and boats who are sailing and house related activities welcome. It certainly was a regatta certificates of completion and not going into storage are making in the years ahead, we have the to remember. And many thanks to many have found their way to their preparations for the winter following major events that will the regatta organisers, which crewing on members’ boats. sailing season. The DBSC Turkey take place at your club: included many NYC members. Shoot is increasing in popularity, On the second weekend of O the harbour DMYC dinghy 2018 – June: NYC Regatta; The NYC Volvo D2D race started September your Club hosted the frostbite series will commence and September: Laser Master with the biggest entry ever and, with Merrion Private Optimist Leinster the Flying Fifteen frostbite series Worlds. strong head winds, the diminished Championships with some 130 will run into November. At time of O 2019 – June: Dun Laoghaire number who completed the race to participants. Hard work in a short writing, preparations are in place Regatta; September: Flying Dingle enjoyed the achievement of window by the volunteers and for the J109 championships and Fifteen Worlds. the Moth championships. O 2020 – National Yacht Club Sesquicentennial Regatta. Your voluntary committee continues their work with Congratulations to the many who management and, elsewhere in achieved success on the race this newsletter, you will see course in various regattas and details of the winter house events championships, the volunteers that will take place. and staff who assist with the provision of sailing activity and to At the Clubhouse every Saturday the cruising and off shore sailors there is a committee member on who fly the NYC burgee on their duty 11 am-12 noon. This presents yachts from the Muglins to an opportunity should you wish Galicia and beyond. to introduce a new prospective Prepping for the off – NYC sailors at Davy Junior Regatta member, plan a sailing or Club Safe Sailing! Mainsheet78_2017_09 27/09/2017 16:38 Page 2 2 Mainsheet, the Newsletter of the National Yacht Club excellent NYC results included Clementine van Steenberge who finished 7th place overall and who was 1st Girl in Junior Fleet, Rachel Flood who finished 5th Junior Silver Fleet, Ella Dempsey, Des Turvey HYC/NYC, Rosalie Rebillard, Conor Staunton, Billy McCarthy and Edward Dempsey. 1st Prize went to Fiachra McDonnell of NYC. Spellbound NYC HOSTS MERRION PRIVATE LEINSTER OPTIMIST CHAMPIONSHIP IN STORMY CONDITIONS PHOTO: PAUL MICHEL LEDOUX MICHEL PAUL PHOTO: Competitors listen to Junior section founder Carmel Winkelmann at NYC Junior Regatta 2017 PHOTO: PAUL MICHEL LEDOUX MICHEL PAUL PHOTO: Strong winds made for exciting racing at Merrion Private Optimist Regatta Fleet Leinster Championships hosted by NYC There were nine sailors in the Regatta Fleet. They were: Caoilinn McDonnell who won best local sailor; Adelaide Jullo, Ronan Blake- he Merrion Private Optimist Leinster Championships Hickey, Lizzie Hall, James Hall, and Kate Flood who won the prize 2017 took place in the National Yacht Club on for Fair Sailing; Pierce Malone, Oscar Malone and Hugh Mulvihill. September 9 and 10. It was run over a very breezy weekendTT that challenged the competitors and race management team, who did a great job to get the event successfully completed on schedule and to the highest standard. DAVY NYC JUNIOR REGATTA JULY 2017 PHOTO: PAUL MICHEL LEDOUX MICHEL PAUL PHOTO: Philip Smith of Davy’s presented Prizes to NYC Junior winners avy sponsored this year’s NYC Junior Regatta, which PHOTO: PAUL MICHEL LEDOUX MICHEL PAUL PHOTO: was an outstanding success with strong entries in all Oppy-on-Platform classes. Over 150 competitors took part with strong supportD from parents and Club volunteers ensuring success on The event was an outstanding success, thanks to a huge effort for the D and off the water. 100+ NYC volunteers who worked in difficult conditions under the event organizers Rebecca Hall and Sarah Gorman, with Committee support from Fiona Staunton and Rear Commodore Susan Spain. There were 30 NYC Juniors representing the Club and outstanding performances by many NYC sailors included Hugh Turvey, who finished 6th, Conor Gorman who finished 8th, Rian McDonnell, Nathan van Steenberge, Zoe Hall, Louis- Marie Jullo, Leah Rickard, Lauren O’Callaghan, Salome Rebillard and Clodagh Malone. Junior Fleet There were 11 NYC Sailors in Junior Main Fleet. Fiachra McDonnell finished 1st place overall, Sam Ledoux finished 2nd place overall LEDOUX MICHEL PAUL PHOTO: and Luke Turvey HYC/NYC finished 3rd place overall. Other Principle Race Officer, Con Murphy at Oppy Leinsters Mainsheet78_2017_09 27/09/2017 16:38 Page 3 Mainsheet, the Newsletter of the National Yacht Club 3 ALL SET FOR THRILLING VOLVO OCEAN RACE olvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta an outstanding success with Classics adding a major new dimension at NYC. The bi-annual Dun Laoghaire Regatta is a most importantVV endeavour conceived and run by the four waterfront clubs in the Harbour – the DMYC, RIYC, RSGYC and the NYC. This year was especially significant as it marked the 200th anniversary of the start of construction of the harbour itself and, to mark this occasion, a section for Classic boats was added for the first time. PHOTO: Annalise on Volvo Boat Classic yacht racing is a fast-growing sailing activity around the world and, because of its age and great heritage, we believe Dun ur Annalise Murphy has already shown she can turn Laoghaire is an ideal venue for classic racing with strong potential her hand to anything with an outstanding performance commercial benefits for the borough. at the World Moth Championships this summer, where We were blessed in July with magnificent weather for the 2017 sheOO was the top female sailor. Now she has signed up to do the VDLR and over 450 boats and 6,000 competitors took part – making Volvo Ocean race aboard the entry Turn the Tide on Plastic. She it by far the biggest sailing event in Ireland this year – there are only will be joined on board by New Zealand ace Bianca Cook. two events in the UK with larger numbers. All the details and Both under 30, the pair join skipper Dee Caffari’s mixed and youth- wonderful photos are on the website www.dlregatta.org. focused campaign after successful trials and take the total number of confirmed sailors in their squad to 10. The NYC was delighted to host the classic yachts on the temporary boat berthing facilities in front of the Club. We also hosted the “Annalise and Bianca both add strength to the squad and are classic’s dinner on Friday, July 7 and a corporate event for Collen developing quickly,” said Caffari. “Coming from an Olympic Group, who have a long association with the classic Water Wag class background, Annalise’s strength and racing skills are obvious but she and put up a beautiful trophy, the Collen Cup, dating from 1905.