POWERBOAT COURSES AT THE RSGYC

Are you ready to learn the skills required to safely take out a Club RIB? If so, one of our powerboat training courses is for you!

This Course is Open to Members and Non-Members/ guests. (RSGYC Members – contact the sailing office for your Members discount).  Participants must be  16 years of age or older. 

Please read REFUND POLICY before booking.

For More Information Contact us @ sailing@rsgyc.ie or Call us on 01 2801811

2026 Schedule for Powerboat Courses

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With very light winds forecast, organisers were forced to delay launch on the Saturday morning until a steady 8 knot sea breeze filled in from the South East in a gradually warming day. A perfect trapezoid course was set under the expert eye of Captain Michael Doyle who’s team worked tirelessly lifting a shifting marks while the breeze settled.

In the ILCA 7’s, new arrival from the ILCA 6 squad, Sam Ledoux (RSGYC), took advantage of his light frame to show a clean pair of heels, only to discover an OCS was waiting for him at the finish. Clubmate, Oisin Hughes duly took advantage, with another newly converted ILCA 6 squad member, Jonathan O’Shaughnessy (RCYC), in second, followed by master, Conor Byrne (RSGYC) in third. In the second and last race of the day, under a dying breeze, Ledoux once again showed off his boat speed and handling with a first place finish, with O’Shaughnessy in second and Byrne in third.

In the twenty two boat ILCA 6 fleet, Irish Sailing squad member, Sophie Kilmartin (RSGYC & MYC) was lying just one point ahead of HYC sailor, Charlie Keating who was in joint second with Daniel O’Connor of RSGYC after two races. Andrew Kingston of RCYC showed some serious boat speed with a well earned win in the second race of the day, which left him just one point behind O’Connor and Keating after two races.

In the twenty nine strong ILCA 4 fleet, Thea Daly (RSGYC) was overnight leader with recent Optimist Class converts and clubmates Caoilinn McDonnell and Marcus Shelley on joint points in second and third respectively.

Due to the continued dying breeze, sailors were ushered ashore after race two of the day to be greeted by a warm welcome, cold drinks and rugby in the bar.    

With such close finishes on the Saturday, the stage was set for a very competitive Sunday. With races to catch up on, organisers were keen to get sailors on the water early for a 10:25am start. In an overcast and thunder threatening sky, the breeze was slow to build, but finally settled in a 5 knot north easterly for the first race of the day.

In the ILCA 7 fleet, Sam Ledoux yet again took advantage of the light winds with two first place finishes with clubmate Oisin Hughes finishing with two second places. Jonathan O’Shaughnessy held onto his overnight third place, but not without drama, as Conor Byrne who was leading the last race was pipped in separate match racing duels with Ledoux and Hughes forcing him into a third place finish and fourth overall.

In the ILCA 6 fleet, Charlie Keating came out of the blocks like a bullet with two first place finishes on the Sunday pipping Sophie Kilmartin by just one point with Daniel O’Connor in third place overall.

In the ILCA 4 fleet, Thea Daly held onto her overnight lead to finish first overall and one point ahead of Caoileann McDonnell in second and Lucy Ives in third.

Huge thanks to Rooster and Viking Marine for supplying prizegiving prizes which were thankfully received by all winners on the day. Massive thanks to organizers, Don Ryan and Eoin Thompson and of course, Race Officer, Captain Michael Doyle and his extended team for managing to get a full race series completed in extremely challenging weather conditions.

ILCA 7’s

1^st Overall – Sam Ledoux

2^nd Overall – Oisin Hughes

4^th Overall & 1^st Master – Conor Byrne

6^th Overall & 3^rd Master – Gavan Murphy

ILCA 6’s

2^nd Overall & 1^st Girl – Sophie Kilmartin

3^rd Overall – Daniel O’Connor

4^th Overall & 2^nd Girl  – Ava Ennis

6^th Overall – Carlos Casanueva

8^th Overall & 3^rd Girl – Becky Lowney

9^th Overall – Jessica Riordan

So 6 x RSGYC sailors in the top 10 of the ILCA 6 fleet

ILCA 4’s

1^st Overall – Thea Daly

2^nd Overall – Caoilinn McDonnell

3^rd Overall – Lucy Ives

4^th Overall & 1^st Boy – Marcus Shelley

6^th Overall & 3^rd Boy – Patrick Foley

8^th Overall – Jules Start

9^th Overall – Emily Cantwell

So, 7 x RSGYC sailors in top 10 of the ILCA 4 fleet

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RSGYC Sailor Emily Conan (IRL 211260) approaches a mark in an ILCA 6 race at the Euromed Cup in Malta 

Photo Credit: Alex Turnbull

The sailors are waiting patiently with an AP flying for the wind to build inshore for the last day of the Mapfre Euromed Cup at St Paul’s Bay in Malta.

It’s all to play for in the ILCA 6 fleet, where Royal St George sailor Daniel O’Connor lies in fourth place overall, three points behind 2022 ILCA 4 European champion Irene De Tomas Perello. A further three points ahead is local Mathew Flores, with Dmytro Karabadzhak 9 points clear and in the lead.

Emily Conan had a superb day yesterday, especially in race 5, where she scored second place. She goes into today lying in eighth place overall, and she is joined by her fellow Royal St George sailor Jessica Riordan in the top 10 after some very consistent sailing. Howth’s Charlie Keating closely follows them in 11th overall.

In the Optimist fleet, Carolina Carra remains the best Irish performer in a very competitive fleet. She had a good day yesterday, again sailing very consistently, and finished the day in 60th place overall. Jude Hynes-Knight sailing under Tralee Bay Sailing Club’s burger is in 80th overall and Felix Dion, sailing from the National Yacht Club, is 88th.

Full results here:

ILCA 6

ILCA 4

Optimist

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ILCA Ireland End of Season Event 2022 – We’re really excited to be hosting the ILCA Ireland (Laser) End of Season Event in the club on September 24-25.

Entry to the event is free for 18-30 year-olds. There are club Laser available to rent so this will be a great opportunity for some of our junior alumni to get back on the water.

Proceeds from the event will be placed in a fund to support fellow member Kevin Doyle’s care needs over the coming months.

The club has initiated a GoFundMe campaign here where members can make donations.

More information on our website and on ilcaireland.com

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ILCA Ireland End of Season Event 2022 

We’re delighted to announce that the club has been chosen by ILCA Ireland to host their End of Season Event 2022, taking place on September 24-25.

The two-day End of Season event is the final ranking event in the 2022 calendar for ILCA Ireland.

In addition to overall fleet prizes for ILCA 7 (Standard), ILCA 6 (Radial) and ILCA 4 (4.7), there will be category prizes as follows:

ILCA 7 U30 – First, Second and Third

ILCA 7 Master – First, Second and Third

ILCA 6 U30 Male – First, Second and Third

ILCA 6 U30 Female – First, Second and Third

ILCA 6 Master Male – First, Second and Third

ILCA 6 Master Female – First, Second and Third

ILCA 4 Male – First, Second and Third

ILCA 4 Female – First, Second and Third

As with all other regional events this year, ILCA Ireland sailors between the ages of 18 – 30 can participate in this event for free by simply registering for the event in the normal way and selecting the appropriate age option.

A sailing supper and music will be available immediately after sailing on Saturday evening. Prize-giving will take place in the club after sailing on Sunday.

As many of you know, our fellow member, ILCA Laser sailor, and friend Kevin Doyle was injured during a recent regatta. Along with ILCA Ireland, we are now trying to raise funds for him and his family for his care. Proceeds from the upcoming ILCA Ireland End of Season Event hosted by the Royal St George Yacht Club will be placed in a fund to support Kevin’s care needs over the coming months. 

Early bird entry closes on Friday, September 16 with late entry closing on Wednesday, September 21.

The club has initiated a GoFundMe campaign here where members can make donations.

• NOR and entry list for the event are available here on ILCAIreland.com 
• SIs are available here
• Enter by logging into the members area of the ILCA Ireland website.

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Well done to all our Optimist Sailors in the latest Irish Optimist Rankings from IODAI –  https://iodai.com/provisional-ranking-2022/

Eight RSGYC sailors appear in the top seventeen of Senior Main fleet, namely, Caoilinn Geraghty- McDonnell (1^st), Jules Start (3^rd), Conor Cronin (4^th), Abigail Murphy (5^th) and Carolina Carra (6^th), Zita Tempany (11^th), Hannah Scott (12^th), Marcus Shelley (17^th).

Seven RSGYC sailors are in the top eleven of Junior Main fleet, namely, Emily Donagh (1^st), Lily Donagh (3^rd), Max O’Hare (6^th), Julies Ryan (7^th), Maeve Donagh (9^th), Finn Foley (10^th), Ella Rock (11^th).

An incredible achievement and indication of the hard work these sailors and their coaches put in throughout the Winter and Spring.

The future of Oppie Sailing is alive and well in the George, well done all!

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The scene at the Royal St. George Yacht Club as boats are launched for the Optimist National Championships at Dun Laoghaire Harbour

The Irish Optimist Nationals at the Royal St. George Yacht Club started in blistering sunshine today with light variable winds on Dublin Bay on Thursday.

Chief Race Officers, Ed Totterdell, ably supported by David Lovegrove and David Bolger managed to get two races in across both main and regatta fleets, despite the tricky, shifty easterly conditions in a strong ebb tide.

The Main Fleet contains two categories, junior and senior, both of which account for one hundred and twenty-five of the total fleet.

UK visitor Lila Edwards from Parkstone Yacht Club leads overall after counting a 2.0 and 1.0 in the opening races. 

Second is the host club’s Jules Start on 6.0 points with Conor Cronin of Malahide Yacht Club also on six points in third. Results below.

Many of these sailors are coming to the end of a compact season following three Irish regionals, a Europeans, Worlds as well as French and UK Nationals travelling parties.

Despite that, the hunger, competition and camaraderie in the fleet is evidently very strong, with lots of friends reacquainting after the long summer.

The thirty-seven-strong Regatta Racing Fleet, a new departure for IODAI, were raced in Scotsman’s Bay, while the nineteen Coached Regatta Fleet sailors were raced in the confines of the harbour.

Feedback from the Regatta Racing Fleet sailors was very positive, mentioning that they loved being out in the Bay and racing on a slightly larger course than they otherwise would have been used to.

The sailors were treated to hot food, party games, music and an ‘in it to win it’ draw when they returned to shore, the latter being a major hit. Thanks to Vodafone and Viking Marine for the daily draw prices.

The forecast is for light variable conditions for the remainder of the four-day event, but if the stars align and the weather gods play ball, a sea breeze would be very welcomed to the otherwise idyllic conditions. 

For results please click HERE

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Grant Thornton ILCA Sprint Regatta – Sunday, August 07

The Dun Laoghaire ILCA/Laser fleet has announced the fourth of five Sprint Regattas planned for 2022, proudly supported again by Grant Thornton Ireland. These events, hosted by the Royal St George Yacht Club, provide a unique sailing experience for novice and experienced Laser sailors.

The one-day regatta is open to Laser sailors both junior and adult and in all rigs; ILCA 4 (4.7), ILCA 6 (Radial) and ILCA 7 (Standard). There is particular emphasis from the race committee on ensuring a fast-paced and fun event for competitors of all ages and abilities. Novice sailors are most welcome as this provides a unique format to be involved in racing at the highest level across the local fleet.

With first gun at 14:00, there will be a minimum of 5 races in quick succession for each fleet, with each race lasting between 20-30 minutes. Prizes are awarded for the top three positions in each fleet with separate prize categories for female and male sailors, plus under 30’s and Masters.

The event is open to all ILCA Lasers based in Dún Laoghaire. Travelling boats are welcome to enter. Due to the ongoing space pressures across the local clubs, visiting boats shall launch from the public slip in the Coal Harbour. Visiting boats are welcome to use the facilities in the club after sailing.

Speaking at the announcement of the July Sprint, Mick Shelley who is Audit Partner at Grant Thornton Ireland and himself an ILCA 7 sailor said that;  “With the ILCA Ireland nationals just around the corner, we’re expecting a big turnout at this sprint. The format provides a brilliant opportunity for the fleet across Dun Laoghaire to get on the water for some competitive, fun and safe sailing.  Grant Thornton Ireland is very proud to be associated with this regatta series.”

Click here to access the NOR and SIs.

Early bird entry fee for the event is €20 with entry limited to 80 boats. Click HERE to enter.

Click here for the Virtual Race Office

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