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Light Winds and Strong Tides Mark Opening Day of HYC's 50th Winter Frostbites
The 2024/25 Howth Yacht Club Winter Frostbite Series launched its landmark 50th anniversary season this Sunday with tricky conditions testing the mettle of competitors across multiple dinghy…
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Weather Wisdom at HYC: Met Éireann's Joanna Donnelly Decodes Irish Weather
On a fitting autumn evening where the weather perfectly demonstrated Ireland's unique 'Goldilocks climate', Howth Yacht Club welcomed renowned meteorologist Joanna Donnelly for an enlightening talk…
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HYC Autumn League Hosts A Grand Finale
OFFSHORE COURSE
A lovely day marked the grand finale of the 2024 HYC Autumn League with wind from 220° at 8 knots. However, with the wind swinging between 190° and 250° immediately before the…
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Short but Sweet - Claremont League Wraps Up at Howth Yacht Club
After a five-year hiatus, the Claremont Dinghy Series made a triumphant return to Howth Yacht Club this autumn. The popular series, known for its sprint-style format, attracted a diverse fleet of…
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All Aboard! 35 ROMEOS Trade Tides for Train Times
While autumn racing was in full swing at HYC, our ROMEOS (Retired Old Men Eating Out) set sail on a different kind of adventure - by rail! Chief ROMEO Gerry O'Neill rallied 35 members for a…
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HYC 2025 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup Announcement
Howth Yacht Club is delighted to have been invited once again to send a team to compete for New York Yacht Club's prestigious Invitational Cup in 2025.
Invitations for the available spaces are…
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Squalls, Spills, and Triumphs: Howth's Autumn League Battles the Elements in Week 5
The fifth and penultimate race day of the Howth Yacht Club Autumn Keelboat League took place on Saturday, October 12, 2024, under challenging conditions.
Report from Offshore Race Course:
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Howth Yacht Club Autumn League: Day 3 restores better conditions
Week 3 of Howth Yacht Club's Autumn League on September 28th saw a dramatic shift in conditions from the previous Saturday. Gone were the strong winds and big seas that had challenged sailors just…
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50 Years of Frostbites - HYC Frostbite Series returns this November for its 50th edition
The singlehanded Lasers that provided so much enjoyment to so many have been joined in recent years by a variety of other singlehanded and two-person dinghies, competing under the Portsmouth…
