Calling all dinghy sailors that have been thinking longingly of getting on the water – now is your chance! The first Dinghy League of the year starts on Easter Monday (17th April), first gun at 2pm. If the weather is kind to us, we will be racing for six Sundays[…]
INAUGURAL BOATS & BACON DAY AT GHYC
A team of fantastic volunteers assembled at the Club today from early morning for a Boats & Bacon day led by the “Dragon Breakfast Club”. The new Topaz fleet arrived in convoys from their winter berth at Mahmood’s for easy assembly and storage. The new RS Quest’s proved a bit[…]
END OF SEASON CLEAN UP
Thanks to all the Club Members who volunteered all morning for an end of season clean up and cleaning and storing of gear. The Club Squibs are now also housed under cover along with a lot of other equipment. Great work was done by Club Members old and young with[…]
Club BBQ & Fundraising Raffle Saturday, September 11th
The GHYC Club BBQ will take place outside the Glandore Inn next Saturday, September 11th at 6PM. All are welcome! Tickets are €15 and our much-needed fundraising Club Raffle will take place during the event. As the summer draws to a close and our thoughts are turning autumnal, I am appealing to[…]
THE GLANDORE INN ROSE BOWL 2021
This past weekend, August 28th/29th, was Rose Bowl weekend for Dragons and Squibs generously sponsored by the Glandore Inn as always. Race officers David Forde and Siobhan Keane Hopcroft and a team of top notch volunteers provided five great races in Glandore Bay for each fleet. The weather Gods[…]
COVID SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Glandore Harbour Yacht Club has been advised that one of our instructors may be deemed to be a close contact of a potential positive COVID -19 case. We are awaiting results to confirm a positive or a negative result. As per our procedures and in accordance with good practice the[…]
Social Activities Update
Just an update on our recent social activities. On Sunday last we had a really lovely ‘evening with a difference‘ on the lawn at Sally and John Wyles’s charming garden. Younger members of the Club joined to serve Prosecco, beer and delicious homemade canapes to a sun-drenched group of members.[…]
Fundraising Walk & Coffee Morning – August 6th
FUNDRAISING GARDEN PARTY . SUNDAY AUGUST 1ST.
Irish South Coast Dragon Championship 2021
Supported by: John Pollard Foundation Glandore Auto & Marine Services McCarthy Insurance Group West Cork Distillers 11 – 13 June Day 1 The first major Irish Dragon Championships in Ireland since 2019 was hosted by Glandore Harbour Yacht Club started today with 19 Dragons on the race course in a[…]