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• Unusual conditions spoil first race of Claremont Series

  

  Unfortunately Aeolus, the god of wind, did not smile favourable last Sunday.  The Race Committee went out on the water at 09.30 but by the time the first sailors arrived the light northerly wind…

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• 'I am a Sailor Parent'

  
   

  Krista Borrowman, a mother of four sailors who sail in Cork Sailing Club in Kingston, Ontario (where HYC's Eve McMahon won Bronze at this year's Laser Radial Youth Worlds) shared this…

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• Howth’s Autumn League gets into gear

  

  The 2019 Howth YC Autumn League got underway on Sat, Sept 15^th, with Beshoff Motors in place as the sponsors and an array of their very impressive high-performance offerings on display to tempt…

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• Optimist Connachts in Lough Ree

  
  The last of IODAI’s 2019 regional regattas was held last weekend with Lough Ree Yacht Club hosting the ‘Connachts’.  Twenty three of HYC’s Optimist sailors travelled to the event, with many of them…

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• Yellow Peril battles big breeze to win Puppeteer 22 National Championship

  
  The 2019 Puppeteer 22 Nationals were raced at Howth YC over successive Saturdays, Aug 24 and 31.  The two weekend innovation was adopted to boost attendance and the 17 boats entered was 6 more…

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• Rescheduled Dinghy Regatta proves to be a winner

  
  Howth Yacht Club's annual Dinghy Regatta took place today, Sunday 1st September having being postponed from the previous Sunday due to lack of wind.  This was fortunate as it doubled the number of…

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• Cruising Armada to the National Yacht Club

  
  Well the weather window opened for the HYC Cruising Group on the last Saturday of August after the 25 knot winds died down and the sun came out for our annual Armada to the national Yacht Club in…

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• Tony Olin's 'DeDannan' returns to the Ionian Sea

  
  It’s hot down here, most days 38* reducing to only 36* at night time, there’s not much to do between mid day and evening only stay in the shade at this time of year. We walk Alfie early in the…

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