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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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• Claremont Dinghy Series begins this Sunday

  
  The Claremont Dinghy series kicks off this Sunday (15th September) and runs for 4 Sundays.   For many dinghy sailors this is the last opportunity to get some great racing in before hanging up their…

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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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• 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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• Optimist National concluded in strong winds and with Howth sailors prevailing

  
  Following some difficulties on the Friday, day 3 afforded all fleets to get out racing. The Junior fleet got 2 races, Regatta fleet 3, and Seniors fleet got 4 races. In blustery conditions the…

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• The New and the Old

  
  Joe Nolan from the HYC Cruiser Group member sent us this important photo taken today in Baltimore Co. Cork. The photo is of the Restored Vintage Lifeboat alongside the larger present Lifeboat. The…

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• Marina Party enjoyed by boat owners, crew and guests

  
  35 boats and more than 300 revellers enjoyed HYC’s ‘Marina Party' - an event organised by the club’s social committee and hosted on Saturday 27th July.

  The party was designed to encourage boat…

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• 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…

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