Kinsale Yacht Club News
Royal St. George Yacht Club J/122 Joins Kinsale Yacht Club's Inaugural Inishtearaght Race Fleet
24th April 2022 Kinsale
A competitive eight boat fleet is building in Kinsale for the inaugural Matthews Inishtearaght Race taking place in less than a month's time. The race, promoted as an 'ideal shakedown race' for boats entering June's Round Ireland Race, has attracted top…
Kinsale IRC One Yachts Back in Charge of Axiom Private Clients Spring Series (Photo Gallery)
18th April 2022 Kinsale
Local yachts are back in charge at the top of the IRC One fleet after two races sailed in the Kinsale Yacht Club's Axiom Private Clients Spring Series in West Cork. The wind for the second race of the series, after last…
Wednesday, May 4, has been set as the start date for Midweek Sailing at Kinsale Yacht Club in Cork. Dragons and Squibs will have their own racing on Thursdays. The club committee has told members: "We have an amazing amount…
Kinsale Yacht Club Cancels Second Race of Spring Series for Cruisers But Toppers Get In-Harbour Training Session
10th April 2022 Kinsale
Racing in the second race of the Axiom Private Clients Spring Series for sailing cruisers at Kinsale was cancelled today due to inclement weather. An attempt was made to stage racing, but there was difficulty in getting the anchor to…
The Robotic Mowers Cork One-Design Keelboat Regatta is on Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd May 2022 in Kinsale Yacht Club. The regatta is open to Squib and Dragon keelboats. It is an open event and KYC is looking forward to…
Royal Cork's 'Jelly Baby' & 'Anchor Challenge' Enjoy Debut Success at Kinsale Yacht Club's Spring Series (Photo Gallery)
4th April 2022 Kinsale
New Royal Cork yachts for the 2022 season enjoyed debut success in the first race of Kinsale Yacht Club's Axiom Private Clients Spring Series on Sunday (April 3). Cork Harbour sailor Brian Jones took victory in his new Jelly Baby in Class One while clubmate…
With 50 days to go to the start, Kinsale Yacht Club in West Cork has opened the online entry for its inaugural Inishtearaght Race. The new Irish offshore fixture race will take place on Friday, 20th May with a first starting gun…
A nice east south-east sailing breeze brought this year's two-day Frank Godsell Mixed Cruiser League to a conclusion in Kinsale Harbour on Sunday. In the IRC Handicap division, first overall was the Carroll Brothers Elan 40 Chancer. Second was the Elan 333…
Entry for the Axiom Private Clients Spring Series in Kinsale Yacht Club is now open online. The series starts on Sunday 3 April and runs for five weeks, finishing on Saturday 30 April. One race per day is scheduled for…
Elan 333 'Reavra Too' Wins Opening Race of Kinsale Yacht Club's March League
20th March 2022 Kinsale
Kinsale Yacht Club's first cruiser race of 2022 was won today on IRC rating by the host club's Elan 333 Reavra Too (Stephen Lysaght) in the opening race of the Frank Godsell sponsored March League. Scheduled as a three-race event,…
Travers and O'Riordan Are Squib Frostbite Winners at Kinsale Yacht Club (Photo Gallery)
13th March 2022 Squib
The Squib Outlaw sailed by Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan were the overall winners of the Custom Rigging Frostbites at Kinsale Yacht Club yesterday in a mix of conditions that included some heavy squalls. After 12 races sailed, and with a…
After nine races sailed at Kinsale Yacht Club's Custom Rigging Frostbites Series, Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan took three wins yesterday in Outlaw to lead overall by a single point. The duo lead Colm Dunne and Fiona Ward in the 13-boat fleet. …
After a difficult two years when sailing activities were restricted by the Covid pandemic, the Commodore of Kinsale Yacht Club on the southern coastline of County Cork, Matthias Hellstern, says the ”main focus this year is club racing and getting…
After six races sailed at Kinsale Yacht Club's Custom Rigging Frostbites Series, Colm Dunne and Fiona Ward in Allegro lead by three points. The duo lead KYC Commodore Matthias Hellstern and Colm Daly in the 13-boat fleet. Third is Ian Travers and Keith O'Riordan on…
Kinsale Yacht Club has launched its Under 25 Team’s J24 and named it ‘Kinsailor.’ The boat is the last J24 to have been built by Jeremy Rogers, who also built Contessas, on the Isle of Wight. “At 31 years old…
21 420 racing dinghies have arrived at Kinsale Yacht Club for their annual February Mid-Term coaching camp. This record number has doubled in number since it was last held at Schull in 2019. Boats have travelled from Wexford Harbour, Waterford Harbour,…
