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2019 Social Calendar
A full calendar of the social events planned for the year ahead... January 2019 ...
New catering at HYC
We are delighted to welcome MS Catering who takes over HYC catering from Friday 26th April. &n...
Cruising Group Breakfast
This Saturday morning - book now! Please note that the Cruising Group Start of Season Brea...
Launching Supper
Launching Supper - 3rd May - A date for your diary! Scrape the antifoul from your face (not ob...
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Club Keelboat Racing starts next week
It’s arrived! The HYC summer sailing season starts in just over a week. The Club has seen extensive pre-season boat preparation, last minute panic, anti-fouling parties a daily occurrence and… -
Review of Winter Snooker Season
Last Wednesday the 17th April marked the end of the Spring Wednesday Snooker. April usually signals the transition from winter snooker competitions to the preparations for the sailing season.… -
Irish Universities Keelboat Championships
After an early briefing and draw for boats, the first five teams took to the water in the HYC J80s. The weather was kind with plenty of sun and light breezes. Flight 1 included TCD, UCD1, CIT2,… -
Man Overboard course - May 4th
If a crewmember falls overboard, how confident are you that s/he can be quickly recovered? If it is you that falls over, will your crew be able to get you back? Knowing the theory is one thing,… -
Icebreaker Series starts in brilliant sunshine and lots of wind
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The Icebreakers Spring series for dinghies began on Sunday afternoon at HYC in bright clear conditions. There was definitely a sense of spring in the air and a great buzz about the club as the… -
ROMEOs travel from Howth to Hook
ROMEOS New Year was started on a very appropriate romantic date with a trip from Howth to Hook Lighthouse on 14th January. The date that was in it caused a number of Cromwellian comments by Hook…
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Brassed Off Cup for Optimists on Good Friday
Howth Yacht Club's annual Brassed Off Cup is once again being held on the traditional day of Good Friday, which falls on 19th April of this year. This fun Optimist dinghy event is a great…
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HYC is Recruiting Assistant Instructors
We have a few places left on our voluntary assistant instructor programme to help on the summer courses 2019. Volunteers need to be keen sailors and 15 or 16 years of age. Each assistant is… -
40th Anniversary of Fastnet Storm reunites Irish teams
This year is the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Fastnet Race disaster and a special commemorative event is to be held in Howth Yacht Club on the 11th of October. The anniversary lunch will reunite… -
Howth sailors top Irish Sailing Awards for 2nd year in a row
The significant presence of HYC nominees at the 2018 Volvo Irish Sailing Awards and with four Howth teams in the running for the coveted 'Irish Sailor of the Year' award, Friday night's national…
