Kinsale Yacht Club News
Kinsale's 'Little Fella' Moves into the Lead at Dragon National Championships
25th August 2023 Dragon
Defending Champions Cameron Good, Simon Furney and Henry Kingston sailing 'Little Fella' have moved into the lead at the Irish National Dragon Championships in Kinsale on Friday (25 August). The host club leaders have a five-point margin after five races sailed over Dublin Bay's Phantom…
Whisper — sailed by Daniel Murphy, his brother Sean and Brian Goggin — tops the fleet after the first day of racing in the Irish National Dragon Championships in Kinsale on Thursday (24 August). The home team scored a bullet…
The Black Tom Race for cruisers will be sailed out of Kinsale Yacht Club on Saturday with First Starting Gun at 1155 am. The IRC prize will be the Horserock Trophy with the Mary P for ECHO. The course will…
Kinsale Yacht Club is gearing up to host the Irish National Dragon Championships next weekend, which is set to attract boats from the UK, Dublin Bay and Glandore, who will join the strong local Kinsale fleet. The event, sponsored by…
Kinsale Yacht Club's UK Sailmakers Fastnet Race Rescheduled for September 1
15th August 2023 Kinsale
Kinsale Yacht Club Kinsale Yacht Club has confirmed that the UK Sailmakers Ireland KYC (SCORA) Fastnet Race has been rescheduled for September 1, 2023. As regular Afloat readers will recall, the race was cancelled in July due to the "huge…
Kinsale Fireworks and Superyacht Arrival Means South Coast Regatta Season is Underway
7th August 2023 Kinsale
The south coast regatta season is in full swing, and Kinsale was the place to be at the weekend for sailing activities and a spectacular fireworks display set off from the commanding position of James Fort at Kinsale Harbour. The…
This week's Calves Week Class Zero entrant, the J122 Jelly Baby, won Sunday's seven-hour SCORA Kinsale to Baltimore Race. Just three boats, all from Royal Cork Yacht Club, made the line for the race, postponed until Sunday due to weather. The…
In its 224th year this August weekend, Kinsale Regatta is claimed to be “the oldest regatta in Ireland.” The varied regatta programme includes sailing for both Cruisers and Dinghies. There will be racing for Cruiser Classes 1,2, and 3 and…
Sixteen yachts raced at Kinsale Yacht Club on Friday night (July 21) for the Bertoletti Trophy. This race commemorates the late KYC steward Mario Bertoletti who served at the club from the 1970s for over 30 years. John Godkin and…
Racing in westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, local crews hold the top three places overall after the first two races of the Squib South Coast Championship at Kinsale Yacht Club. National champions Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan won both races…
The Squib South Coast Championships are scheduled for this weekend at Kinsale Yacht Club, where the class has strong support. Racing is planned for Saturday and Sunday, with the rules requiring that boats be kept afloat during the event, no…
Kinsale Yacht Club returned to club cruiser monthly league racing after the Sovereigns Cup dominated activities, with racing in the Blue Haven Group Summer Series. Dan Buckley’s ‘Justus’ a J109, won the first race in IRC1 and ECHO handicaps from…
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…
