Try sailing event at Youghal Sailing Club September 4th at 2pm.

If you are interested in sailing and want to try ut come along to Nealons Quay were we will be taking anyone out for a spin. Please let us know in advance by emailing youghalsailing@gmail.com NB: Lifejackets are compulsory for everyone. We may not have a spare, so if you have one, please bring it.

Our membership was approved at the December meeting. Lots more information to follow. Merry Christmas one and all.

Dont' forget that Membership of Youghal Sailing Club is only €20 for 2016, and that includes your membership of ISA!.

Quoting from the ISA website

"ISA Board Update The Board met for the 12th and final time this year in Royal Cork Yacht Claub and, amongst many other items on a full agenda, were pleased to approve the application of Youghal Sailing Club to become a Category 1 club. The club’s aims are to promote sailing in the Youghal area and surrounds with a focus on youth participation, and to develop Youghal as a premier location for recreational and competitive sailing in Ireland. The club will initially focus on GP14, Fireball, Laser, Wayfarer and various 20+ foot keelboats. The Club Commodore is Patrick Buttimer. Further details are available on sailing.ie/clubs. - See more at: http://www.sailing.ie/board-update/#sthash.DtkGls81.dpuf"

Being safe and confident on the water is a key goal for us all in the Sailing Club. You can't have fun without confidence, and we all care about safety. Confidence and Safety are a result of Training: Training is all important but its not something that the Club can offer at present.

Thankfully a solution is close at hand as Sail Aweigh a Youghal based sailing training company will have a course to suit you. Most of our members (nearly all) have been trained by Sail Aweigh's excellent staff.  

We are such a new Club, and we are building from the ground up. We've had great support from the Community of Youghal but the town has no premises or facilities that we can use; so we are having to start from scratch. So for now, the boats we are using are owned by our members, insured by them and stored and moored by them. Without spare boats, somewhere to store them and a base to call our own, we are not (yet) in shape to welcome temporary members or Summer Camps.

We really hope that we can offer a Summer Camp program in the future - maybe even in 2016.

What we can offer is a full membership, an Annual Membership. Most members have their own boats, but not all. Sailing is a life skill, it takes time to become proficient, safe and confident. Annual members buy themselves some extended time to start learning the ropes - and having some fun!

Youghal Sailing Club members are getting ready to participate in the Moby Dick Festival Sailing Race. It's a prize race taking place during the Moby Dick Festival in Youghal and is open to all sailors* and boats* from near and far. The course will be set on the day based on weather conditions, and we hope to make it easy for supporters to see and cheer from the Quay Side.

Race begins from Nealons Quay at 4.30pm on Sunday 31st May. All Entrants should be in the area from 1pm onwards and preferably launched and ready to sail from 3.30pm. All entrants must have a completed Entrance Form.

* NB : Conditions apply. Please read and complete the Entrance Form

We put on a great show, with three boats decked out and trailed along the route, with a group of members walking (and jogging) alongside dispensing sweets as they went. A very happy day for all.

We'd like to learn more about your interest in Youghal Sailing Club, or Sailing in general, or whatever it was that brought you to our website. We are a new and growing, club so learning this kind of information is valuable to us. However you can be assured that this form does not record any of your personal details, its simply and anonymous poll.

Thanks to everyone who gave their time and energy to make our Flag day happen; members and friends and family we could not have done it without you. And a special thanks to everyone who gave their money, and good wishes to our collectors last Saturday. It was Valentines Day and it was auspicious for us as the people of Youghal shared a bit of love with Youghal Sailing Club.

We raised nearly 1,700 Euros over the day, and that's a big boost to us as we strive to grow our club and provide some great new facilities in the town.

One more time .... Thank you! 

It may be unlucky for some, but Friday 13th bought an unexpected surprise for the students of Pobalscoil na Tríonóide in Youghal. Awaiting them as they arrived was the sight of a fully rigged sail-boat surrounded by members of Youghal Sailing Club; the newest sports club in town. 

"We're here as part of our Membership Drive" said Patrick Buttimer, Club Commodore. "We're starting our activities just after Easter with a shore based sailing safety training course. Safety is a real priority for us, so we want to be sure that any new sailors have joined us before then". 

The Junior members are a big part of Youghal Sailing Club and they were keen to talk about their sailing adventures with their fellow students. The teaching staff were interested too stopping by to learn more about the Club and the activities planned this year.

"These students are the future of sailing in our town”. Said Martin Finn Club Secretary. “Some of them already compete in national championships and, who knows, maybe one day it could be the Olympics. But sailing is not just about racing, members will discover the sheer fun of sailing here among friends. Their journey starts today, with our Club."

The students seemed to agree, showing a lot of interest. For many of them rekindling a link with the sea that is a part of their family's heritage. It some cases its skipped a generation but today’s students are rediscovering the advantages and fun of our fantastic coast.

Youghal Sailing Club would like to thank the School and all staff for welcoming us and making our event a success.

Or do you have something else to donate, a gift maybe or something that we can use for our club members, or to sell. We'd love to hear about that too. And we are are always in need of extra sailing gear and equipment. Particularly;

• Life-jackets of all sorts that are still usable but you may outgrown or are just lying unused. 
• Wet suits - of all sizes, preferable with long arms and legs, clean and in reasonable condition.
• Sailing Boats - if you have an unused boat, which can be restored with a small amount of work we'd love to talk to you about using it as a club boat

Other sailing equipment may also be useful too, although we may have nowhere to store it and so we'll look to sell it and add to the club coffers. If you have anything that you can donate please email at youghalsailingclub@gmail.com

Tourism incentive as new sailing club seeks council help to establish base

1. It's about YOUGHAL Sailing Club - so the logo should represent something in or about Youghal.
   
   
2. Colours - We have no preferences but Yellow appears in the GAA, Rugby and the old YSC logos . Tell us why you choose the colours you use.
   
   
3. Size - it should be something that can scale - from a Facebook Profile photo to a full size spinnaker. In reality we need a logo that is easy to see and read at any size

So please have a go and send us your entries - if you're not in you can't win Entries via our Facebook page or email to youghalsailing@gmail.com