The HYC Cruising Group have had a fantastic summer, enjoying great opportunities to get out on the water around Ireland and across the world.
A special event curated by Gerry O'Neill and Aideen Sargent this summer was our armada out to Skerries Sailing Club. A huge thank you to our Commodore Kevin Monks, Rear Commodore Andrew Collins (NYC), Tim Kelly (CAI) and especially to Commodore Colm Collins (SBSC) and his amazing team for a very special welcome to all sailors on the day. A huge amount of participation with over 40 boats from HYC, NYC and CAI sailing across Dublin Bay to muster with Skerries Commodore Colm and his amazing team. The Salty Buoy food truck was on site with nearly 200 sailors gathering in the lovely sunshine and the beautiful location of the club to drink, dine and celebrate together. Thanks to all participants for making this a special day and one to remember.
The HYC Cruising Group will reconvene our monthly meetings in September. The Cruising Group Committee have been busy planning the programme for the coming months and following are some important Save The Dates;
Armada to Killiney - August 29th
CAI Liffey Three Bridges Rally - Sept 5th
Cruising Group Meeting - Sept 7th
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Agenda will include updates from Captain Sinéád Ryan and HYC Commodore Kevin Monks. For this session we have also invited multiple training providers to showcase the courses they are running over the coming months. As it quietens down over the winter, this is a great opportunity to refresh your skills or learn new ones.
Cruising Group Meetings:
October 5th
October 21st
- We will welcome guest speaker Karl Smyth. He’s aiming to race the Global Solo Challenge single handedly in 2027 and also raise €1,000,000 in aid of Parkinson’s disease which his father has been diagnosed with.
November 2nd
Save the date! Out annual awards dinner is December 11th
Then we have a very special guest joining us in February 2027, Tom Cunliffe. More to come on this so watch this space.
