First Aid Course
2023-08-23 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
From Susan Kavanagh:
Hello all,
It is proposed to run a First Aid course in HYC on Saturday 11 November. This will be given by RemoteMedic (see below flyer) who has done courses for us before and who specialises in First Aid for situations where an ambulance or medical help may not be readily available.

The cost is €130 for the day, including a certificate valid for 2 years and an RORC First Aid textbook.

Please let me know if you are interested in this course. There is also the possibility of running a 2-day course (also before Christmas) so let me know if this is of interest on cruising@hyc.ie. The price (to be confirmed) will be around €250.

Due to unavailability, RemoteMedic cannot run courses after Christmas

Thank you
First Aid at Sea

Armada to Red Rock
2023-08-23 11:30 - 17:00
From Susan Kavanagh:
Good morning,
Admiral Gerry O’Neill has said that the forecast of North-Westerly winds for Saturday will be perfect for the armada to Red Rock. Leaving HYC at 1130, it is a short hop round the corner to anchor under Howth Head and enjoy the views. Geriatric will monitor VHF CH 72.

This is a picnic stop. Please take photos and send me the best ones for our gallery! Please offer a berth for another CG member if you can. If you are looking for a berth, please let me know.

Don’t cut the corner as you approach the anchorage – give it all a wide berth to avoid hidden rocks…

Sail & Supper
2023-08-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland
From Susan Kavanagh:

We had a lovely armada yesterday to Saltpan Bay at the back of Lambay – the bad weather of the previous couple of days seemed like a distant memory….. So, seizing the moment, we are organising another Sail & Supper on Thursday, 24th August. Suggested meet time is 4pm to allow a couple of hours afloat before returning to the club to join the Steak Night there or simply to have a sociable coffee or drink.

The forecast is good, HW is 1745, just remember to book your place if you intend to dine that evening (and mention that you are part of the CG so that we can get tables together). If you want a berth or can offer one to a CG member, please let me know on cruising@hyc.ie.

€68 for two courses and a bottle of wine, and an alternative fish course is always available (see the sample menu below).
Steak Night SAMPLE

RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship
2023-08-26 09:30 - 2023-08-27 17:00 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland
This 2-day course costs €150 and includes all materials required; link below to flyer. Taught by David Jerrard of Seacraft, booking for this course is essential to ensure materials can be acquired in time! All information too claim your place is on the form below.
RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship

VHF Radio Certificate
2023-09-01 19:00 - 22:00
Course price includes all materials, exam, and certificate; link to form is below. This certification is given by David Jerrard of Seacraft, and there are only 10 places, so don’t delay! Follow the instructions on the form to book your spot.
Friday, 1 September: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, 2 September: Full Day.
VHF Radio Certificate

3 Bridges Rally
2023-09-02 08:00 - 17:00
The CAI (Cruising Association of Ireland) have just opened bookings for the 3 Bridges Rally on Saturday 2 September. Details and booking via this link: https://cruising.ie/three-bridges-2023
At least one person on board must be a CAI member (€30 per annum).

Monthly Meeting
2023-09-04 19:00 - 21:00
Asgard Room. All are welcome.

Sail & Supper
2023-09-07 16:00 - 21:00
From Susan Kavanagh:

Suggested meet time is 4pm to allow a couple of hours afloat before returning to the Club for a bite to eat; sailors can join the Steak Night or simply to have a sociable coffee or drink.

Remember to book your place if you intend to dine that evening (and mention that you are part of the CG so that we can get tables together). If you want a berth or can offer one to a CG member, please let me know on cruising@hyc.ie.

€68 for two courses and a bottle of wine, and an alternative fish course is always available (see the sample menu below).
Steak Night SAMPLE

ICC Course
2023-09-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland
This ICC (International Certificate of Competence) course starts on Wednesday, 13th September at 7:30 p.m.; the theory refresher runs Wednesday through Friday inclusive, with the practical planned for Saturday 16th or Sunday 17th September (depending on weather). The cost is €135, including the theory and practical assessment.
The ICC facilitates chartering at home or abroad, whether that is a RIB or a yacht. It is a useful certificate to have; the theory refresher will cover the topics required for the theory assessment, while the practical should be successfully completed by anyone with some boat handling experience. Please see the below link from Irish Sailing for more information, especially the last couple of pages where what you have to know is outlined.
Head over to Quest Howth to book your spot. If you are not around in September but want to get an ICC, give your name to Karen in the HYC office and she will plan another course.
International Certificate of Competency – Guide

Stand Up Paddleboarding with Discover SUP
2023-09-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Grand Canal
Following on from our very successful introduction to Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) recently with Eoin Kernan of Discover SUP (see the fun video in our Video Corner), here is a chance to try out those skills! This expedition is suitable for anyone who has any SUP experience at all and Eoin is happy to do a quick intro with anyone who hasn’t yet tried it but would like to take part. This is a special Cruising Group event (with CG discount) – any spaces we don’t take up will then be offered to Club members.
Autumnal SUP Tour – Sunday, 17th September 2023
Immersed in nature and beauty, our upcoming Autumnal SUP tour offers a chance to take in a unique perspective on the beauty of the Grand Canal, combining relaxation and adventure. Escape the bustle of Howth and connect with the rich heritage that flows along and between the bridges and canal banks.
Starting at 10 am, you will grab your paddle, step onto your board, and embark on a 7km meander between the 12th and 13th locks of the canal. The trip will take approximately 2 hours at a gentle pace and will finish with a relaxing coffee and snack at the Cliff at Lyons Hotel (at a fireside table).
Suitable for those who are comfortable completing 7km while paddling (can be a mixture of kneeling and standing); also comfortable if falling into the water and getting back on board. For anyone new to SUPing, Eoin can have a chat with you in advance to explain and answer questions. HYC boards and kit can be booked in advance.
Discounted rate for Cruising Group members – €35
Please let Susan know if you are interested. At this point, we are looking for an idea of numbers – booking information will follow.

First Aid Course
2023-10-01
From Susan Kavanagh:
We have done one-day courses previously run by RemoteMedic which have been well received. Joanna is offering that again this year but also a 2-day course, covering some topics in more detail. Please see the below flyer. As she will be away in the early part of next year, she is suggesting that we plan a course or courses for October or November this year.
Course gives you a First Aid certificate valid for 2 years. Haven’t negotiated prices yet but one-day course last year. was €125, including a RORC textbook.
First Aid at Sea

Monthly Meeting
2023-10-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland

RYA Day Skipper Theory Course (Winter)
2023-10-04 08:00 - 2024-02-07 17:00 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland
Starting on Wednesday Oct 4th and running through to February 2024. All the essential information you should know when you go afloat (tides, weather, safety, buoyage, collision regulations, etc). David Jerrard of Seacraft.ie and a HYC member is both highly experienced and hugely entertaining. Contact him on david@seacraft.ie to book and meet other sailors to share experience…

Tuesday Talk: Pat Lawless
2023-10-24 19:30 - 21:30
“Solo, non-stop, unassisted round the world 30,000 mile race. Nine months at sea alone in a small boat (GREEN REBEL), the Golden Globe Race is the longest and loneliest sporting event in the World. It will entail stepping back to the Golden Age of solo sailing, with no modern technology.”
That’s the Golden Globe Race. A voyage for mad people? the Golden Globe is widely regarded as the toughest and loneliest race in sailing. Competitors are not permitted to set foot on land or receive assistance for the duration of the race. Communication with family and friends is also prohibited. In keeping with the spirit of the first Golden Globe Race competitors can only use 1968 technology when navigating. Pat Lawless took part in the 2022 version but had to retire in Cape Town because of a broken self-steering gear. A tremendous achievement to get to the start line and to sail through the North and South Atlantics. But not enough for him – he has entered the 2026 Race! “Unfinished business” he calls it…
Regardless of what you think, come and hear him talk in HYC on Tuesday 24 October at 7.30pm. It will be a riveting talk – his energy and drive comes across as he takes the audience through his project and what draws him back for another go. There is free admission but a donation to the RNLI would be appreciated.
Put the date in your diary!
Check out Pat’s website here.

First Aid at Sea
2023-11-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland
This one-day course by RemoteMedic costs €130 and includes a 3-year cert and RORC handbook. A small number of places are still available; contact info@remotemedic.ie and say that you are a member of HYC!
First Aid at Sea

Tuesday Talk: High Latitude Cruising with Joe Phelan
2023-11-21 19:30 - 21:30
Joe Phelan and Peter Killen have voyaged to Greenland and Antarctica (and points in between). On Tuesday 21 November at 7.30pm in the Asgard Room, they will revisit some of those voyages, illustrated by some breathtaking photos.
Among the journeys to be discussed:
1. Greenland West Coast (1995)
2. North Cape, Norway (1998)
3. Round Iceland (2002)
4. Antarctic Peninsula to 65 degrees south (2004/2005)
5. Svalbard to 80 degrees north (2008)
6. Greenland again to 70 degrees north (2015)
Admission is free and donations to the RNLI will be welcome.

Into the Deep with Ken O'Sullivan
2023-11-28 19:30 - 21:30
As part of our Tuesday Talks series, Howth Yacht Club is delighted to announce that underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan, whose work has been featured on RTÉ’s NORTH ATLANTIC: The Dark Ocean, and Ireland’s Deep Atlantic) will do a live show at HYC!
On Tuesday, 28 November, at 7:30 p.m., Ken will provide Howth Yacht Club with a multimedia experience about his adventures diving in the North Atlantic ocean, encountering enormous whales, monstrous sharks, and exploring the amazing underwater world. He will show videos and give insight and backstories into what it’s like trying to navigate this vast ocean, and to find and film some of the largest animals ever to have lived. Conservation and education have always been at the heart of Ken’s documentaries and he will also talk about some of the great challenges facing our marine animals and habitats, and how — after donating his documentaries to education — his work now features on the secondary school curriculum in Ireland.
This is a ticketed event. HYC members (and their guests) have the first opportunity to purchase a ticket for what is sure to be a sold-out show, so don’t delay!
GET YOUR TICKET NOW

Cruising Group Awards Dinner
2023-12-01
The annual awards dinner for the Cruising Group. Book your ticket!

Monthly Meeting
2023-12-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland
Change of date! Originally scheduled for the 4th of December, this meeting will now be held on Tuesday, the 12th of December in the Asgard Room. All are welcome.

Monthly Meeting
2024-02-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-06-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland
Held in the Asgard Room. All are welcome.

Quiz Night
2024-02-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland
Join us for a night of trivia and fun!

Starting Racing & Intro to White Sails Class with Feargal Kinsella & Dermot Skehan
2024-03-26 19:30 - 22:00
The “Countdown To Club Racing” Talks Series is on: discover how you can develop a new passion for racing, or improve your racing skills to win races during the summer.
Check the talks calendar and join in with your crew for the first appointment
Tuesday, 26th March at 7.30 pm
Starting Racing and Intro to White Sails Class
with

Feargal Kinsella

Dermot Skehan

Racers and Non-Racers, all Members Welcome!

Monthly Meeting & Talk with Bob Fannin
2024-04-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland
Held in the Asgard Room. All are welcome.
A night not to be missed with Bob Fannin‘s entertaining talk at 8 pm on his life, sailing and … how to sail without Making Waves!
A taste of what you can expect on the night in Bob’s own words
I started sailing aged 10 at Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club. Five years later, I joined the crew of fishing trawlers in Howth. Then I was a paid deckhand on a Malahide conversion – they were Portuguese trawler hulls converted to motor-yachts, heading from Howth to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, via the Mediterranean, west Africa, the Caribbean and Bahamas.

In 1978, I sailed with John Gore Grimes, my father, and others, from Howth to Iceland and back. A year later, again with John, we sailed Shardana from Marblehead in Massachusetts to Cork for the feeder race for the disastrous Fastnet of 1979. The following year we sailed Shardana up to Spitzbergen, tried to get around it, couldn’t, (there was ice back in those days) and capsized on the way home.

Next up I sailed with Jack Coffee from Dublin to New York, via the Azores, and then back to Dublin again, Commander Bill King was one of the crew for the leg out. 1982, Bill and I, sailed the 40ft Nicholson Ghostwing from Troon in Scotland to Newport, Rhode Island. There, Brian Moore, owner of Ghostwing, asked me to take his boat to the Caribbean and work aboard it as charter skipper for the winter. And so started a career as a charter skipper in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, and many trans- Atlantics on mostly classic yachts.

Cruising Group Breakfast
2024-04-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Howth Yacht Club, Middle Pier, Howth Harbour, Howth, Dublin, D13 E6V3, Ireland

Baldoyle Bay Seagrass Restoration Project Presentation
2024-04-26 19:00 - 20:00
Did you know that 150 years ago, seagrass was flourishing in Baldoyle Estuary? And that now, there is virtually none.
Why does that matter? Because seagrass captures and stores carbon, filters water, prevents erosion and supports bio-diversity.
Now, the Baldoyle Bay Seagrass Restoration Project aims to revive the lost seagrass ecosystem in Baldoyle Estuary with the participation of local communities and government.
If seagrass can be grown here successfully, it will provide a blueprint that can be rolled out nationally.
In this talk, project co-founders Eveann Nolan of Ocean Breakers from Sutton and Cllr. Joan Hopkins from Baldoyle – two committed, locals with no background in Marine Science – will explain how, through sheer determination and passion, the community can get seagrass thriving again in our local area.
Let’s meet in Howth Yacht Club:
Friday, 26th April at 7PM
Don’t miss this appointment and share this invitation with your family and friends: it is our opportunity to live in a healthier, biologically preserved local environment!
Register online at: https://bit.ly/3U3cU2o
