Kinsale Yacht Club News
Two races into the March cruiser league at Kinsale and heading for the conclusion of the Frank Godsell series this Sunday, Stephen Lysaght’s Reavra Too is setting the pace in the cruiser/spinnaker IRC and ECHO fleets, while Alan Mulcahy’s Apache…
St Patrick’s Day Kinsale Maritime Parade and Fireworks Display Give Spectacular Start to West Cork Festivities
17th March 2023 Kinsale
A daring on-the-water display from Zap Cat speedboats began St. Patrick's Day eve proceedings in Kinsale Harbour on Thursday night. A flotilla of 14 Kinsale Yacht Club yachts, local boats and fishing trawlers dressed with fairy lights paraded from Charles…
Waterfront Home in Kinsale’s Exclusive Summercove Could Be Yours for €2.5
12th March 2023 Waterfront Property
Two-and-a-half million euro could snag you a stunning home right on the waterside in the Summercove area of Kinsale. The Anchorage dates from the Victorian era when it was home to a British navy admiral. In more recent times, Hollywood…
Elan 40 'Chancer' Wins First Race of Kinsale Yacht Club Cruiser-Racer March League
12th March 2023 Kinsale
The Kinsale Yacht Club’s 2023 cruiser-racing season kicked off on Sunday, March 12th, with the first race of the Frank Godsell-sponsored March League. On a damp misty day, five boats came out to race on a course set by Race…
Kinsale is Part of 2023 La Solitaire du Figaro Three Stage, 1850 Miles Course
8th March 2023 Kinsale
The course for 2023's 54th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro will be contested over three stages over the period August 27 to September 13 and will call to Kinsale in late August. As Afloat reported earlier, the route was…
Solo Sailor Tom Dolan Aiming for Kinsale Leg Victory as 2023 Figaro Race Detail is Published
7th March 2023 Tom Dolan
A comprehensive sail testing programme completed in January and longer periods of intensive pre-season training races should mean Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan is well equipped to stake his claim to regular podium places over the course of the Figaro…
Kinsale Yacht Club Sailors Make Good Speed on Shindig's Caribbean Voyage
6th March 2023 Tom MacSweeney
“Shindig is an old boat, very traditional, down-to-earth, you wouldn’t have the luxury of the super yachts around down here, some of which are massive cruising machines with every gadget known to man, but she suits us perfectly and makes…
With no racing possible on the final day of Kinsale Yacht Club's Squib Frostbite Series, the overall win went to Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan in Outlaw. There were 15 races sailed and three discards in the 12-boat fleet, leaving Travers…
Outlaw, sailed by Ian Travers and Keith O’Riordan, is nearing overall victory in the Squib Class of the Frostbite Series at Kinsale Yacht Club. They sailed to one first and two second places in Sunday’s three races. Outlaw is closely…
Kinsale Yacht Club is mourning the loss of former Commodore Pat Pyne, who died on February 22nd. Pyne was Commodore from 1995-1998 when the West Cork club's flagship event, the Sovereigns Cup, was launched in 1995. A keen sailor, Pyne competed in KYC…
Three different winners in three races on the fourth day of the Frostbite series at Kinsale Yacht Club on Sunday showed close competition at the top of the Squib fleet, where Ian Travers and Keith O’Riordan continue to lead in…
420 Munsters Led By Waterford Harbour's Sweetman and Mitchell-Ward in Kinsale (Photo Gallery Here!)
17th February 2023 420
Waterford Harbour Sailing Club's Max Sweetman and Roisin Mitchell-Ward lead a 12-boat 420 dinghy fleet competing for Munster Championship honours at Kinsale Yacht Club. After four races sailed on the opening day and one discard, the Dunmore East duo are two…
420 Munster Championships Gets Underway in Kinsale After Spring Training Camp
17th February 2023 420
Ahead of the 420 Munster Championships starting today (Friday) in Kinsale, the class held the Craftinsure Irish International 420 Spring Training. Hosted by Kinsale Yacht Club, the training is led by Graeme Grant and supported by Cara McDowell, Michael O Sullivan…
With nine races sailed in the Frostbite Series for the Squib Class at Kinsale YC, Ian Travers and Keith O’Riordan sailing Outlaw continue to hold the lead on a total of eight points. Three races, the seventh, eighth and ninth…
Cinnamon Girl, the two-handed cruiser crew of Sam Hunt and Cian McCarthy, sailed the Squib, Breakaway, to first place in the first race of Sunday’s Custom Rigging Frostbite Series at Kinsale Yacht Club. This was the second day of racing,…
After three races sailed in the Squib Class at Kinsale Yacht Club's Custom Rigging Frostbite Series, a father and son duo sailing Mucky Duck lead the 12-boat fleet on seven points. The O'Sullivan's, Micheal and Michael take a four-point advantage over Colm…
