Darkness into Light 2025
Saturday, May 10th, 2025
For the fourth consecutive year, Howth Yacht Club will join with the community for Darkness into Light, the Pieta House initiative that aims to bring hope and support to those impacted by suicide and self-harm. This year, HYC is proud to partner with Howth Adventures, Crew Class, and Ireland's Eye Ferries for Darkness into Light, enabling members and their family and friends to sail, walk, row or paddle for an important cause.
Tickets for Darkness into Light are €30, with all proceeds going to Pieta House.
If you have any queries about how to get involved, please contact Susan Kavanagh
SAIL
Calling all HYC boat owners, skippers and crews! Sail out with the HYC Club J80s, and ring in the sunrise at sea.
HYC J80s will leave from the West Pier pontoon at 03.30. Meet at HYC.
Note - J80's Sold Out
WALK & FERRY
Shane, the captain of Howth Adventures and Ireland's Eye Ferries, and his team of expert guides will lead walkers on the cliff path, while the motorboats will ferry passengers around the nose of Howth to meet sailors and walkers at the EIRE 6 sign as dawn breaks.
Hikers will leave from HYC at 04:45
Ferries will leave from the HYC pontoon at 05:00
PADDLE
HYC member Eoin Kernan will lead a flotilla of stand-up paddleboards.
ROW
Crew Class and our tight-knit group of morning rowers will be out on the hard stand for their early-morning session a little earlier for this good cause.
Rowers will begin on the hard stand at 05:15
GATHER
Whether you sail or paddle, row or walk, there will be food and friends waiting for you back at the HYC Clubhouse! We'll have hot drinks and freshly baked scones—a comforting reward for a community early-morning commitment.
Tea, coffee, and pastries at the HYC Clubhouse will begin at 06:00