Primary School Sailing 2021 for Abbeystrewry, Glandore, Leap and Union Hall National Schools. Kids from each school had three days of fun on the water under the watchful eyes of young GHYC instructors & helpers using GHYC fleet of sailing dinghies. Vice Commodore Tim Forde masterminded the event. The 2021[…]
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[…]
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Courses for Summer of 2021
GHYC offer 3 courses this summer: National Powerboat Certificate Beginners Supported Sailing 5 half days Supported Sailing 5 half days The National Powerboat Certificate is the course to do if you want to drive a powerboat. Start here by filling out the this form. You can purchase membership and courses[…]
Castletownshend To Glandore Race 30th August 2020 pm
It was a running start for both fleets with a ‘new’ course back to Glandore Harbour, set by Kieran O’Donoghue. The course took the Squibs north of High Island, the Dragons south, then both fleets south of Adam, Eve Island to starboard, Kilfinan mark to port, Union Hall mark to[…]
Karen Horgan Memorial Race To Castletownshend 30th August 2020
In memory of our late ex-Commodore Karen Horgan, who sadly passed away 16th March 2020, Fergus of Mary Ann’s Bar and Fergal Goulding organized and sponsored prizes for the Squib Mary Ann’s Shield race to Castletownshend, postponed earlier in the year. The trip to Mary Ann’s was a big[…]
Glandore Inn Rose Bowls For Dragons And Squibs 22-23 August 2020
Another classic Glandore event, supported by the Glandore Inn since 1986, was held last weekend. Unfortunately the tail end of Storm Ellen forced cancellation of racing on Saturday but visiting Dragons from Dublin & Kinsale still craned in. An early briefing was held Sunday morning. With the forecast of steady[…]
Island Perpetual Cup 2020
Rescheduled due to very light winds and sailed on Tuesday evening, 18 August in a light south westerly breeze. The 11 boat Dragon fleet sailed a figure 8 course around Adam & Eve Islands. Moonshine won the Cup by sailing a lower course to the finish, getting the better of[…]
Fundraising Draw
To all our members, As our summer draws to a close we are as a committee casting a ‘coldeye’ over our season. And what a different season it has been. Like everybody Covid 19 has curtailed us in so many ways. Thanks to our great team of Kevin, Molly and[…]
Lar Casey Cups 2020
For the first time since 1982 the event was postponed due to very light winds. Racing was rescheduled to Monday 17 August with FG at 1820. The Squib & Dragon fleets sailed a challenging course out of the Harbour to Goat Point and High Island in a nice south westerly[…]