Lough Derg Yacht Club

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2011-07-31T19:53:00.001+01:00

Gordon, I've checked with Claire and yes, there is a space for you in the Cut. I was down there today, my first sail of the year, and there is only a rib tied up where you usually have a berth. I guess someone from the sailing course has just tied it up for now but they certainly have not been alloted a space. So I hope that helps and you can get on the water soon.

All the best, Margaret

2009-10-13T08:46:00.001+01:00

LDYC Laser News

Congratulations to Matthew O’Dowd and Mark Condy on their performances at the ISA All Ireland Sailing Championship at RCYC 26/27 September 2009 giving Mattie the ISA All Ireland Junior Sailing Championship and Mark 5th place in the very competitive Laser Radial fleet.
Five LDYC Laser sailors have been selected for ISA Regional Squad Training this winter: Eoin Keller, Graham Corbett & Karl Mackey in Laser Radials; Mark Condy, Georgina Corbett & Alfred Guy in Laser 4.7s. Credit is due to the perseverance and commitment of the sailors and their parents and their coaches during the 2009 season, William Atkinson and Conor Byrne.

Una Lee
Coaching Coordinator

2009-10-13T08:45:00.001+01:00

Mirror Association of Ireland
O’Dowd Trophy & Southern Championship
Lough Derg Yacht Club
26th & 27th September 2009

Conditions on Lough Derg were ideal for the fleet of 34 Mirrors competing for the Mirror O’Dowd Trophy and Southern Championship at Lough Derg Yacht Club during the weekend 26th & 27th September.

Light winds of force 2-3 suited the mixed ability fleet which included 17 boats from LDYC and 17 visitors from 6 other clubs. However some newcomers to the fleet found the conditions particularly challenging when the wind fell below force 2.

Race Officer Donal Gleeson got 4 races in on Saturday allowing for a discard for the one day race series for the O’Dowd Trophy which was presented during a combined Mirror and LDYC Junior End of Season Dinner on Saturday evening. Local sailors Eoin & Niall Keller took 1st place (5th overall) in the bronze fleet. Eoin taking the opportunity to sail the 2 crew, 3 sail Mirror dinghy after a very successful season at the top of the national Laser 4.7 fleet. Andrew Brady & Muiris Fitzgerald from Sligo Yacht Club, were 1st in the silver fleet (10th overall). Graham Daly & Eoin Hickey from Skerries Sailing Club, 1st overall, were presented with the O’Dowd Trophy by Don O’Dowd.

On Sunday wind filled in on the early morning glass like conditions on the lake to allow 3 races to be completed to give the full series of 7 races for the Southern Championship. By the end of the 2nd race on Sunday every boat in the fleet was flying a spinnaker. The last race was completed in true Lough Derg style with the final leg of the course a run around the south shore of Dromineer Bay giving a wonderful display of spinnakers as the fleet finished to the sound of the canon at the flag pole in front of the clubhouse.

Local sailors Eoin & Niall Keller again took 1st place in the Bronze fleet (6th overall). Ronan Hand & Robert Flood took from Sutton Dinghy Club took 1st place in the silver fleet. ( 11th overall) Competition for the position of Southern Champion was tight throughout the weekend. In a repeat of the results in Saturday’s O’Dowd Trophy Graham Daly & Eoin Hickey from Skerries Sailing Club and Beth Armstrong & Shauna Armstrong from Sligo Yacht Club finished the series with equal points., 1st place in the last race gave the Skerries sailors Graham Daly a & Eoin Hickey the Southern Championship.

2009-08-19T10:00:00.001+01:00

LDYC - LASER NATIONALS
Information on lunches and dinners:

Home cooked meals available each evening at club house from 7 to 8.30

EVENING MEALS AT CLUB MUST BE BOOKED AT REGISTRATION

€15 for main course and dessert. Book and pay for 3 evening meals (including dessert) at registration for special deal of €30

Available from club bar daily from 9am, bars, snacks, bananas, filled rolls, bottled water,

Other shops and restaurants in the area:
Nearest shop 5 km from club in Ballycommon
The Whiskey Still Bar and Restaurant Dromineer
The Thatch Bar and Restaurant Ballycommon—5 km
Lough Derg Hostel Dromineer Open all day for breakfast, tea, coffee, scones and desserts

2009-08-10T14:28:00.001+01:00

LASER NEWS:

A lot of wind combined with its unpredictable direction in Dublin Bay and fleets of 50 boats meant LDYC lasers faced challenging conditions at the Leinster Championships hosted by the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire 18/19 July.

In the Laser 4.7s Eoin Keller maintained his form taking 1st place overall and becoming the Irish Laser Youth Champion for 2009. Graham Corbett , only 4.75 points behind,took 3rd place. Alfie Guy and Robert Hanly flourished in the windy conditions finishing 13th and 15th respectively. Georgina Corbett showed her potential finishing 2nd in Race 4 ahead of Eoin(5th) and Graham (9th), she finished up 18th - watch this sailor! Mark Condy, Leonard Garland and Ciara Holohan all achieved some good results but found it difficult to maintain consistency in the prevailing conditions.

In the Laser Radials William Hooker, sailing his first event this season, finished 26th. Conall Holohan, Karl Mackey, Andrew Mackey, Tom Ryan and John Hanly represented LDYC well in an extremely competitive fleet.

Coach, Conor Byrne, maintained his season's form finishing 2nd in the Standard Rig fleet just behind James Espey, who is on an Olympic training schedule!

The lasers will be training again in LDYC 24-26th August prior to the National Championships on their home waters 27 - 30th August.

2009-08-10T14:07:00.001+01:00

MIRROR NEWS:

The Nationals were on in Lough Ree on the 3rd-5th of July.There were four boats from the club. The results are as follows:15th Julie Donnellan , Hazel Mc Dermott (3rd in silver)21st Alfie Wisdom , Megan Mucathy (4th in bronze)24th Rosie Donnellan, Ashley Mc Dermott (7th in bronze)28th Derbhla O'Sullivan, Eimear Mc Dermott (11th in bronze)It was also Eimear and Derbhlas 1st event.
The Westerns were on the next weekend the 11th and 12th of July. They took place in Mullingar. There were eight boats from Lough Derg.11th Alfie Wisdom, Megan Mulcathy (2nd in bronze) 13th Julie Donnellan, Hazel Mc Dermott (2nd in Silver)17th Rosie Donnellan, Suzanne Seymore (4th in bronze)19th Michelle Murphy, Barry Mullen (5th in bronze)23rd Con Lucey, Laura Coakley (8th in bronze)26th Eimear Mc Dermott, Derbhla O'Sullivan (11th in bronze)30th Elliot Ryan, Melissa Rahman (7th in silver)39th Eric Conan, John Fitzgerald (23rd in bronze)Alfie sailed one of the Mirror Association's new boats and did very well in it.It was a first event for Con Lucey and Laura Coakley and also for Eric Clonan and John Fitzgerald.

There was training for the mirrors at easter and at the May weekend, both with Micheal Mc Carney. We also had a small training session this week to prepare for further events. We are also hoping to organise another one before the end of the July coarse

Julie Donnellan

2009-07-15T15:41:00.001+01:00

Eoin Keller and Mark Condy have just completed their first Laser 4.7 international event at the Europa Cup in Warnemunder Woche , Germany. They finished 2nd and 3rd Irish boat and 29th and 34th overall respectively out of 48 entries. Eoin's best results were 14th and 17th and Mark's 15th and 17th. They were 22nd and 26th respectively in the U18 boys.The Europa Cup was part of a huge regatta so the whole event must have been quite an experience!

2009-07-06T16:32:00.000+01:00

In very tight racing over a weekend of mixed conditions the Laser Squad of 10 sailors supported by a terrific parent team produced fantastic results for LDYC and themselves. Two days of training in Galway with coach William Atkinson before the weekend helped LDYC take the first three places in the 4.7s, Mark Condy 1st, Graham Corbett 2nd, Eoin Keller 3rd were closely followed by Georgina Corbett 7th and 2nd girl, Alfred Guy 10th, Ciara Holohan 13th and Karl Mackey 15th. Conall Holohan 20th, Andrew Mackey 27th, Kevin Lynch 30th were sailing their first event in Laser Radials.

Forthcoming events:
Leinster Championships 18/19 July National Yacht Club Dun Laoghaire
Lough Derg Yacht Club Regatta 10 - 15 August
LDYC Laser Squad Training 24 - 26 August
National Championships 27 - 30 August Lough Derg Yacht Club Dromineer

2009-05-19T13:39:00.000+01:00

TG4 TO BROADCAST VOLVO OCEAN RACE LIVE FROM GALWAYSATURDAY 30th MAY – Coverage starting at 11:55amTG4 has confirmed that it will be broadcasting the Volvo Ocean Race live from Galway on Saturday 30th May with coverage of the in-port races which will be held in Galway Bay that afternoon. The live coverage will begin on TG4 at 11:55am and will include news, interviews and all the action from Salthill with the two in-port races scheduled to start at 1pm. The coverage will also be broadcast worldwide on www.tg4.tv.

Full details at www.tg4.ie/bearla/clar/vor/vor.asp

John Leech

2009-05-18T13:50:00.000+01:00

LDYC member, Katie O'Connor is currently sailing across the Atlantic bringing a boat back to Cowes from Antigua via the Azores. She was sailing in the regatta in Antigua for a few weeks before taking sail across the seas.

See details of her voyage at www.mailasail.com the boat is Piccolo—log onto its blog to see what Katie and the crew are seeing and up to!

Regards

Pat O’Connor

2009-05-18T13:19:00.001+01:00

LDYC Upcoming Social events

If you missed the May weekend BBQ or the Wine and Cheese, you missed two great social events. Here are 3 more for your calendar.

May 30th - Irish night at the club - dinner upstairs at the club based on an Irish theme with a world renowned chef! - 3 courses 25 euros - will run it if 40 people confirm attendance by May 26th - bar open - text or email bookings to 08... or declanmulcahy@gmail.com.

May 31st - Bring your own BBQ and drinks - 7pm onwards. The May weekend BBQ was a great night, so don't miss this one!

June 20th - The 24th Mid Summers Ball - supporting local community schools sailing and St. Vincent de Paul this year. Tickets 75 euros. Support it and make it successful. Full details on www.ldyc.ie/mid_summer_ball.htm or contact Declan on 08... or declanmulcahy@gmail.com (If you are interested in sponsoring a prize that night for our charity draw let me know). Thanks.

Declan Mulcahy,
Social Secretary

2009-05-18T13:16:00.001+01:00

Congratulations to LDYC sailor Eoin Keller has been selected for the Laser 4.7 ISA National Youth Squad.

This was decided on the basis of his results this season at the Munsters, Ulsters, ISA Youth Championships in Schull and the Mitsubshi Youth Championships in Dun Laoghaire. He will be travelling with the squad to Germany in July and Finland in August.

This is a great achievement and a tribute to the coaches who have worked with him at LDYC. David White, who coached Eoin in the Optimist last season, William Atkinson and Conor Bynre who are coaching him in the Laser this season and in whose footsteps he follows.

Una Lee,
Coaching Coordinator

2009-05-15T10:44:00.001+01:00

This weekend (16/17th May) we have our first club event for sod sailing. Susie W and Donal will be doing the PRO, briefing will be at 10am Saturday with first race at 11am. (weather permitting bring pack lunch)

Wednesday racing got off to a great start this week with 3 very evenly paced boats (thanks to the wekeend training!) competing in 3 races.

Anyone who is available to crew or would like to try SOD sailing please contact the class captain or come to the club this weekend or at 6 on Wednesdays..

2009-05-15T10:12:00.001+01:00

Try One Meter Sailing This Sunday May 17th at LDYC!

The Irish One Meter Class Association will hold their Irish National Championships regatta at the club this coming Sunday from about 11 to 3.
This is an interesting and fun class and have a lot to offer in terms of learning about tactics and the workings of a sail. They have kindly offered to bring one or two additional boats for members to try, so, if any of you have time (maybe over lunch?) to try sailing them please contact Tim Starr at starrtandm@gmail.com and I will let them know.
If you would like to know more about the craft they will be on view in the clubhouse from around 10 as the sailors set them up.
Check them out on their website iomireland.org

Tim Starr, Sailing Secretary

2009-05-13T10:30:00.000+01:00

Mitsubishi Youth Championships
The joint hosting of the Mitsubishi Youth Championships by the Royal St George and
National Yacht Clubs was hailed a success by both clubs May 9-10 with the event
achieving 104 entries
Under race officers Jack Roy and Con Murphy six races were sailed on two of the
courses that will be used for the 2012 Worlds on Dublin Bay, The championship was
sailed in Optimist, Topper, RS Feva, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7 and 420 classes
LDYC Results:
Laser 4.7
1st Overall : Eoin Kelleher
1st Lady: Georgina Corbett
Topper
4th Lady: Emma Cooney
Optimist
3rd Lady: Amy Lambert
5th Lady: Claire Lambert
6th Lady: Aisling Kelleher
10th Lady: Sarah Cooney
12th Lady: Louise Riggs-Miller

2009-05-12T17:27:00.000+01:00

SOD Sailors Shown the Ropes

Aaron O'Grady, Olympic Coach and only recently retired world class finn sailor, David Dixon and Geoff O'Donoghue were assembled by Tim Star to produce what we all found to be a training session well worth taking part in. Six boats made early appearances down at the club for the occasion.

Friday evening started with an outline from Aaron on the manoeuvres we'd all be doing on the lake, which had our heads spinning in anticipation of our boats having to do similar. Ask any of us what "rabbit starts" and "Argentina drills" are now!

Heavy winds on Saturday meant time was most usefully spent ashore. David Dixon gave us an outline of how to rig our boats properly. He started by showing us pictures of sails not-so-perfectly set for the long distance race and pointing out the errors. (That tid bit should leave you wondering whether you featured!). We then compared two rudders and were given advice as to hydrodynamic shaping (and yes, within the rules. Geoff was there!). We also hoisted our sails with the boats still on their trailers to assess mast rake, rig tension, sail shape and the impact of the controls. Notable was that David and Geoff had varying ways of achieving the same objectives making for interesting debate and an amused Aaron had an appropriate introduction to the "one design".

The coincidence of our training weekend with the annual wine and cheese on Saturday evening gave us a great chance to relax and socialise after our first day.

Some bedraggled heads appeared the next day but things got off to a timely start nonetheless. We'd requested a 9:30 start realising how much we had to glean from the those willing to share and we appeared to find the ideal conditions of sunshine and light winds. Geoff and Aaron took us on tacking, gybing, follow-the-leader and start drills. Videos of us were taken on the water and shown to us over lunch with pointers from Aaron and Geoff on how to improve.

In the afternoon we did several more drills. Doing 360s as close as possible around a mark was my personal favourite although my sheethand, James O'Donoghue, would probably disagree as we went around about 20 times without pause (try it sometime!). I felt a bit guilty but that was somewhat relieved by the fact that it was entirely at his brother's instruction! While Susie Coote, William Waller and I twirled our way around three marks with our crews, the others (Reggie Goodbody, Liam Moloney, Johnny Horgan and crews) cruised in from somewhere behind the Corrikeens where Aaron had taken them on their speed and tuning trials. We then had a series of short races, which Reggie duly won.

For our final debrief ashore, Geoff took us through some of the major rule changes for when boats meet giving us copies of the rules and slides with great examples to take away with us. A full written debrief, videos and tips is to follow from Aaron by email.

We couldn't have had a better start to the season. There are already cries for an encore. Thanks to all responsible.

Jennifer Toettcher, SOD 157

2009-05-06T14:12:00.000+01:00

Coaching Update

The three 4.7 Laser Squad sailors who traveled to Lough Erne for the Ulster Championships on 3/4 May had a very successful event in breezy conditions. Graham Corbett finished 2nd, Eoin Keller 3rd and Georgina Corbett an excellent 12th in her first Laser Championship. Their coach Conor Byrne finished 2nd in the Standard Rig fleet.

In LDYC over the May weekend 5 Mirrors trained with Michael McCarney and Will Atkinson put the Optimists through their paces in preparation for the Munster Championships in Kinsale on 16/17 May.

Una Lee, Coaching Coordinator

2009-05-01T16:25:00.001+01:00

Sat May 2nd - Munster vs. Leinster - will be shown live in the club - 5pm onwards

Sun May 3rd BBQ May Weekend - Bring your own BBQ this weekend (Sunday May 3rd - 7pm onwards)

Sat May 9th - Wine and Cheese - Reminder for Wine and Cheese starting at 7pm - All welcome and it's free!

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2009-05-01T16:24:00.000+01:00

Congratulations to LDYC members Jenny Andreasson and Matthew O’Dowd have successfully earned selection for the prestigious ISAF Youth World Championship, which take place in Brazil (9th – 19th July 2009).

We wish them best of luck in the event!

2009-05-01T11:25:00.001+01:00

Lough Derg Yacht Club, White Sail Yacht Racing, Every Tuesday Evening

o Starting Tuesday 5th May
o Briefing in Club 6pm
o First Gun SB3 – 6.30pm
o First Gun Yachts – 6.35pm

Racing League will continue till 7th. July

Bar open every Tuesday after Racing

For further details contact:
Ciarán Murphy
067 24455
087 8800744
ldyc@eircom.net

2009-04-27T11:05:00.001+01:00

The Laser Squad, shook out the winter cobwebs with 3 day of training with Will Atkinson and Conor Byrne at LDYC 7,8,9 April before travelling to Baltimore for the Munster Championships over Easter weekend. In light winds, in their first Laser Championship, Eoin Keller achieved some excellent individual race results ( a 2nd & a 3rd) and Alfred Guy consistent results to finish 15th and 16th overall respectively. Other squad members,Karl Mackey, Robert Hanly, Ciara Holohan, Andrew Mackey and Kevin Lynch, also sailed hard in, for many of them, their first Laser Championship.

LDYC Laser squad sailor Georgina Corbett missed the Baltimore event as she was representing LDYC and Ireland at the Easter International Optimist Regatta in Braseemeer

The Squad are next travelling to Lough Erne Yacht Club for the Ulster Championships on 2,3 May.

Following on from the training on 7,8,9 April there will be Mirror and Optimist training along with Junior Sailing over the May weekend.

Una Lee, Coaching Coordinator

2009-04-24T11:48:00.000+01:00

Junior Sailing, Easter 2009

It’s nine o’clock on the morning of Tuesday 7th April and already, Optimist sails are flapping gently, head to wind, as their skippers, fully attired for a day on the cold water are rambling around socialising. It’s not surprising that these are the LDYC Optimist sailors who have been training throughout the winter, and who have recently spent February mid-term upskilling in Schull.
Before long, the sails of Lasers and Mirrors add to the colour, and after a short briefing, launching is accomplished in jig-time.
William Atkinson, Conor Byrne, Michael McCarney, Rachel Guy, Hannah Herlihy and George Hooker gave forty four sailors three days of good sailing. Most of the sailors are preparing for their respective circuits, and their energy was palpable both on and off the water. Rigging, tactics, safety checks were integrated into the instruction. Courtesy of the good winds, there was no recourse to the classroom on this occasion.
Vivienne Levie and her team of helpers dished out hot dinners to grateful sailors at midday, and steaming mugs of hot chocolate at 4 pm. Instructors commented that the sailors had much more endurance and stamina in the afternoon as a result. Derek Lambert and his able helpers, Claire and Amy, had given the sail shed a complete makeover, with much better storage for everybody’s sails.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Lamberts took delivery of a 420 dinghy, only to be followed a few hours later by the arrival of second 420 for Tim Starr and Eimear Sparks. Kites and Wires, here we come!
Tus maith, leath na h-oibre…a great start to the 2009 season of Junior Sailing at LDYC.
See you on the May Bank Holiday!
Catherine Sparks, Junior Organiser

2009-04-23T18:36:00.002+01:00

Congratulations to our LDYC Juniors who took part in the ISA Youth Nationals, Schull, Co Cork from 14-17 April 2009.
LDYC Results:Laser 4.7 - 9th Eoin Keller
Topper 10th Emma Cooney
Optimist7th Amy Lambert
12th Asling Keller
13th Claire Lambert
14th Sarah Cooney
20th Niall Keller

More information on junior coaching and sailing can be obtained from the Junior Organiser and will be available in the opi, mirror and laser sections of the website shortly.

2009-04-23T18:19:00.000+01:00

Last Call for
Final J80 Sailfleet Sunday
April 26th ~ 10am to 5pm
There is a great opportunity to get sailing these boats before they leave us to head for Galway for the Volvo Ocean Race festivities.
Format for day will be a familiarisation and joyride, some fleet racing, lunch (bring your own) followed by some match racing.
5 boats are fully booked up , leaving 3 boats available. Entry is €100per boat, either 4 or 5 sailors per crew or €25 per person.
To book contact Geoff O’Donoghue at geoff@wsinetsolve.ie 086 2612665 or Tim Starr at starrtandm@gmail.com 087 6675090

2009-04-22T16:12:00.000+01:00

LDYC are offering a coaching, tactics and tuning weekend, May 9 & 10, aimed specifically at SOD sailors.
The weekend is a new format and involves hands-on coaching by a professional coach, we have retained Aaron O'Grady Fin Class Olympian, to coach for the weekend. We will also have tactics and tuning advice from SOD sailors (David Dickson (fingers crossed, Dave has been approached and is interested) and Geoff O'Donoghue).
The format we are looking at will be, commence the Friday PM with a presentation and discussion from Aaron. Saturday & Sunday will be mixed coaching and sailing sessions. Specific points of tactics and or tuning will be discussed in a classroom forum, the trainees will then decamp to their boats and try it out on the water.
The on the water sessions will focus on applying the learnings from the class room, for instance, starting, mark-rounding, gybing - by sailing small courses - small windward leeward and triangles. The coach will be on the water and will use video to enhance the learning experience - you will get the opportunity to see your performance played back in a debrief session on Sunday afternoon.
The weekend will not be free of course, we seek to cover our expenses and the more participants we have the lower the cost will be. The event will probably cost 50 euro per sailor - this is somewhat contingent on participants - remember we will have the cost of a professional coach.
Please spread the word and contact starrtandm"at"gmail.com for bookings and information.

2009-04-22T16:04:00.002+01:00

Mountshannon regatta was a very successful event this year and was held held under the burgee of LDYC and kindly sponsored by SODA.

P.R.O. Dave Lefroy managed to rouse 14 SODS onto the water for some ideal racing conditions, which were much enjoyed by all. Included in the regatta were many fine social events, and also some mouthwatering rugby. The overall trophy was won in style by Frank Browne in SOD 86.

The next event of SODs is Cong Regatta over the May bank holiday run by the Leech family under the burgee of LRYC.

2009-04-20T11:07:00.000+01:00

ISA Inland Match Racing Championships - ISAF Grade 4
Lough Derg Yacht Club
18/19th April

The ISA Inland Match Racing Championship was sailed in 6-12knts and sunny conditions last weekend in Lough Derg Yacht Club. John Sheehy, Ireland’s Nations Cup representative narrowly won the closely fought event following a series where every team competed in 16 races using the SailFleet J80’s.

The LDYC race management showed their experience by concluding two round robin series giving the competitors maximum racing time and value for money. The club has hosted the SailFleet J80’s for the Winter months and used them to great effect with club members.

Event coordinator, Tom Fitzpatrick said,
“The J80’s suit match racing perfectly as they are evenly matched and well looked after by the bosun. The umpires were kept busy all weekend and commented on the high standard of competition”.

Results
1st John Sheehy 13 wins
2nd Gerald Owens 12 wins
3rd Tom Fitzpatrick 12 wins

Match racing recently became a women's Olympic discipline for the 2012 London Olympic Games and has gained in popularity in Ireland over recent years. There is a series of events planned for this year with the next championship scheduled for HYC on 25/26th July.

2009-03-31T09:48:00.001+01:00

5 teams entered the Portroe Cup which was held on the 21st & 22nd of March.
Saturday was scheduled as a practice day. Each team raced every other team at least once and were umpired by Ailbe Millerick from Dublin who coached the teams on the rules as they went. The practice day was definitely needed to dust off any cobwebs and ensure that the teams were able to get into close quarters tacking duals with each other without t-boning each other!
Sunday was the official race day. Each team raced at least 8 races, sailing twice against each other team. Ailbe again umpired the matchs along with Patrick Blaney and Gordon Davies. A huge thank you has to go out to all the umpires without whom competitive match racing could not happen.

After the scheduled flights were sailed Peter Bayly and Mark Tighe, and their respective crews, sailed off in a best of three-race final. Peter only needed two races to take the Cup.

Thanks you to Donal Gleeson, who was race officer over both days, and his willing helpers Margaret and Doireann Kennedy.

The Portroe Cup was donated to the club a number of years ago to try and promote Team Racing and Match Racing within the club. Team Racing and Match Racing are seen as hugely exciting to participate in as well as to watch due to the nature of the short, fast, very close racing and the ability to hold the races close to shore. Hopefully we will see more participation in these two disciplines in the club in the future.

Michael McCarney, Event Organiser

2009-03-19T22:04:00.004Z

J80 Update:

The ‘CAMELS SAILING PINT’ Series
The Camel Series J80 event run over 4 Sundays in February was a great success, the laurels for the series going the ‘Del Boys’ team.

Portroe Cup Open Event
The next event to be run is the Portroe Cup event being run this weekend. Michael McCarney is event organizer so if you have an interest in being involved contact Michael at michael@ontarget.ie or Tim Starr at starrtandm@gmail.com (contact details in the club calendar).

Sailfleet Commodore’s Cup
The club will host the inaugural J80 ISA Sailfleet Commodore’s Cup fleet on April 4th & 5th. This competition will pit representative teams from each of the J80 sailfleet founder clubs against each other. The teams will be selected by the club commodores and should be the cream of their respective clubs – the competition will be mighty.

The Irish Match Racing Association National Event (invitational) April 18th & 19th
This important event is a standard bearer for the class and will be run out of the LDYC on April 18th & 19th.

Boomerang Weekend
We will run a sailing event for non-sailors, schools sailors and former club members on April 25th – Ciarán Murphy on ldyc@eircom.net or Geoff O’Donoghue at geoff@wsinetsolve.ie is event organizer.

Swallows & Amazons Anyone?
We are looking to set up an event for junior parents and their children on the May Bank Holiday weekend. It should be a fun event with a combination of cruising and racing. If you have an interest in participating please contact Ciarán on ldyc@eircom.net or Catherine Sparks on hayspark@indigo.ie

Spinnaker Racing March 29th
We will run a Spinnaker Racing Sunday on March 29th. This is open to all members. The cost of entry will be 100 euro per boat (4 or 5 crew). Anyone interested in participating should contact Ciarán Murphy on ldyc@eircom.net , Tim Starr at starrtandm@gmail.com or Geoff O’Donoghue at geoff@wsinetsolve.ie .

Final J80 Sunday April 26th
There is a great opportunity to get some sailing (no spinnakers) in these matched boats before they leave us to head for Galway for the Volvo Ocean Race festivities. The club will host an event aimed at sailors from all classes to run on April 26th. This might be a great opportunity to get in some serious sailing early in the season. Entry will be 100 euro per boat, either 4 or 5 sailors per crew. Anyone interested in participating should contact Tim Starr at starrtandm@gmail.com or Geoff O’Donoghue at geoff@wsinetsolve.ie

Tim Starr, Sailing Secretary

2009-02-26T12:27:00.002Z

Old Sea Dog League

Congratulations to the team of "Del Boys" who included Derek Joyce and all his crew, a truly great display on all accounts. The full results will be posted on the J80's page of the website shortly. We would like to thank all competitors who took part in the Inaugural J80 Sailfleet "Camel Tank" Championship and hope everyone enjoyed the event. May we also take this opportunity to thank the organisation of our PRO Donal Gleeson for speed and efficiency in turning over 22 races over 4 days, his assistants Geoff and Tim in laying challenging courses and for the great work of keeping the boats ship shape Nigel and Patrick. The prize giving will be held in the Club at 8pm on Saturday 9th May as part of the Club Social Wine and Cheese Night. This is an excellent opportunity for new and potential members to meet current members and see what goes on in the Club.

What's next for the Sailfleet in LDYC?
Well due to phenonimal demand, we have arranged for the fleet of boats to be made available this Sunday 8th March for a Spinnaker Clinic. This will build on the foundation laid during the Race Training Weekend with Prof with a focus on Spinnaker handling. It will be coached by Geoff and Ciarán with most of the day being on the water, using video feedback for reviewing. The day will start at 10am and finish by 4pm, the cost will be €50 per boat.
If interested please reply to this email by Friday evening.

Other courses and race days have still to be finalised but will be emailed out asap.
Once again, thanks to everyone for making the first event a great success.

Yours in sailing

Ciarán Murphy
Manager
Lough Derg Yacht Club

2009-02-18T17:48:00.001Z

Day 3 saw lots of changes on the results board showing the fleet is getting more competitive. Going into the final day "Del Boys" have a bit of of a lead over the "Limerick Lads", but there are only 2 points seperating the "SB3s" from the "Home Boys" in the battle for third place on the rostrum. The weather looks great so everything is ready for a great final day. Racing continues at 9.30 on Sunday 22nd Feb, newcomers welcome. Check out the J80's page under "Sailing" for current results
Ciarán

2009-02-15T23:07:00.002Z

A table quiz in aid of the RNLI Lifeboats will be held, by kind permission, at Lough Derg Yacht Club on Friday night, February 27^th at 8.30 pm. All are welcome. You are invited to get a table of four friends together to take part in the quiz; each table of four costs €20. These evenings, as well as raising essential funds for the lifeboats, are guaranteed enormous fun. Quizmaster on the night is Mr. Jack Bayly. The RNLI lifeboats save lives at sea around the coast of Ireland and on selected inland waterways. The volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour search and rescue service. The RNLI depends entirely on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 137,000 lives. Thank you very much for your continuing support and we look forward to seeing you on February 27^th.

Eleanor Hooker

Helm, Press Officer, Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat

2009-02-13T13:58:00.001Z

Well the J80's Old Sea Dog league is really hotting up, with 2 new teams joining the league and racing is getting much more competitive as crew get more use to each other and the boats. The introduction of windward leeward and trapezoid courses were well received and will be the same format for the forth comming weekend. The Race Briefing will start promptly at 9.30am to facilitate 6 races and be in on time for the Irish Rugby Match. The match will be televised in the club on the new large flat screen television and Paddy Kennedy has kindly offered to have the bar open to compliment the viewing. Please find a copy of the Provisional Results attached.

We look forward to seeing you all again on Sunday

Ciarán Murphy

FW: Notice & Booking Form Spring Social - LDYC Feb 28th 2009

2009-02-02T17:23:00.001Z

Lough Derg Yacht Club

Spring Social

28^th Feb 2009 @ 7:30pm

Supper and Invited Speaker

This year's speakers are international sailing duo Pat and Olivia Murphy from Dublin who last September completed a nine year circumnavigation. They will bring us from Ireland to New Zealand by way of the Caribbean, South America, Panama Canal, Galapagos, French Polynesia, Cook Islands and Tonga. They survived major storms, a fire on board and managed to help rescue a few folks along the way. Don't miss it!

Supper will be served at 8pm sharp followed by presentation. Please book and pay for your tickets now as numbers are limited. Final date for booking is Feb 21^st.

Please complete booking form below and return it ASAP to:

Julie Sadlier

Port Arthur

O Connell ave

Limerick

Mobile: 087-2076510 or email: jsadlier@dundoncallanan.ie

* A Seating plan will be in place for the evening, however if you want to book a table specifically for your party please contact Julie by Feb 21^st..Remember, others may be accommodated at your table as well.

Name:

Address:

Phone No.: Mobile: Email:

Number in Party: @ €22 per ticket. Amount enclosed: €

Vegetarian: (Specify number in party requiring vegetarian option)

** Please make cheques payable to Lough Derg Yacht Club

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Eleanor Hooker

Rear Commodore L.D.Y.C.

emhooker@eircom.net

saturday morning trial

2008-11-22T11:50:00.001Z

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2008-11-11T21:14:00.001Z

Hi everyone,

I have added Siobhan Cusack's photos from the Goose Island regatta to the web site - they are linked from the photographs page to a Picassa site.

regards Gordon

420 Connaught Championship held at Lough Derg Yacht Club October 18th 19th 2008

2008-10-19T21:51:00.000+01:00

420 Connaught Championship

held at Lough Derg Yacht Club

October 18th 19th 2008

This weekend fifteen 420s competed in the Connaught Championship at Lough Derg Yacht Club. Principal Race Officer Donal Gleeson, with assistance from his daughter Sarah set exciting and dynamic races for the competitors. Four races were completed on Saturday in fresh South Westerly winds Force 4-5. However the deteriorating weather conditions on Sunday of Southerly winds Force 6, gusting 7, meant that racing had to be cancelled. The competitors had two top coaches supporting them: Tom Mapplebeck and Ger Owens (who, with Phil Lawton represented Ireland in the 470s at the Beijing Olympics this year). Lucille Bradford, President of the 420 association, and Adair Leech with help from parents, provided on shore support for sailors. Following the prize giving ceremony Ms Bradford thanked the Commodore Jack Bayly for extending a warm (literally, Jack had lit the fire upstairs to welcome guests to the club) and friendly welcome to the visiting sailors. Ms Bradford also thanked Lough Derg Yacht Club for the use of the ‘amazing facilities’.

Results:

Gold Fleet

1st Helm Tim O’Laoire Crew Brian Kelleher

2^nd Helm Rob Lehane Crew Iarlaith Kennedy

3^rd Helm Jane Butler Crew Jenny Andreasson RStGYC

Silver Fleet

1^st Helm Oisin O’Driscoll Crew Conor Schull SC

2^nd Helm Eoghan Cudmore Crew Sean Murphy KYC

3^rd Helm Emma Geary Crew Niamh Connolly RCYC

Eleanor Hooker

Rear Commodore Lough Derg Yacht Club

emhooker@eircom.net

Mobile telephone 0877 53 52 07

International Dragon Freshwater Regatta held at Lough Derg Yacht Club 10th-12th October

2008-10-19T19:09:00.000+01:00

International Dragon Freshwater Regatta

held at LDYC 10th-12^thOctober 2008

On October 10^th 12^th ten Dragons raced on Lough Derg at Dromineer for their annual Freshwater Regatta. The smooth running of the event reflects the attention to all detail given by event manager Niamh McCutcheon and the team of volunteers enlisted to help her over the weekend. Principal Race Officer Geoff O’Donoghue managed races from the committee boat Kilshanny, and was assisted by Hilda Byrne, Paul O’Donoghue and Susie Coote. As the winds dropped off on Friday and Saturday only five of the six races set could be completed and there was no racing on Sunday due to the light air. On board his cruiser Topaz Burke Corbett, helped by Patrick Blaney and Johnathan Foley, logged the finishing results. David Coote, Caroline Smithwick and Donal Gleeson were mark layers for the regatta and Guy Atkinson and Owen Mc Nally manned the safety boats. Andrew O’Hanlon and Garry Treacy took spectators out to watch racing on board Arcadi. Reggie Goodbody and Andrew O’Hanlon managed the craning of the Dragons in and out of the water before and after the regatta. A large team shore crew, that included Deirdre Rausome, Rosemary Carty, Hjordis Goodbody, Joy Coote, Anne Atkinson, Margaret Kennedy, Camilla Blaney and Catriona Mc Nally, ensured that all the catering requirements were well provided for.

RESULTS

1^st Phantom Helmed by Peter Bowering, crewed by David and Hilary Williams Royal St. George and Stephen O’Driscoll LDYC won the Ariagne trophy and The Jack Craig Memorial Bell.
2^nd Jaguar Helmed by Martin Byrne Royal St. George, crewed by Con Murphy LDYC and Paul Maguire. Royal St.George
3^rd Tatsu Helmed by Cameron Good, crewed by Simon Furney and Henry Kingston all from Kinsale Yacht Club

Eleanor Hooker

Rear Commodore Lough Derg Yacht Club

Booking Form for L.D.Y.C. AGM Supper

2008-10-18T00:39:00.000+01:00

Lough Derg Yacht Club

Laying Up Supper

15^th Nov 2008 @ 8:00pm

Supper and Prize Giving

Supper will be served immediately after the AGM followed by prize giving. Please book and pay for your tickets now to avoid disappointment, as numbers are limited. Final date for booking is Nov 7^th assuming not already booked out.

Seating is unreserved on the evening, however if you want to book a table for your party please Deirdre by Nov 7^th. Remember, others may be accommodated at your table as well.

Please fill in booking form below and return it ASAP to:

Deirdre O'Driscoll

9 Kilbane

Castletroy

Limerick

061-330129 or 087-8167159

Name:

Address:

Phone No.: Email:

Number in Party: @ €30 per ticket. Amount enclosed: €

Vegetarian: (Specify number in party requiring vegetarian option)

** Please make cheques payable to Lough Derg Yacht Club

2008-10-14T08:19:00.001+01:00

Dromineer Literary Festival 2008

The 5th annual Dromineer Literary Festival, which place at Lough
Derg Yacht Club over the weekend of 2nd - 5th October, was a
resounding success.

As an extension to this year’s festival to celebrate Poetry Ireland’s
30th birthday on October 2nd, and as part of the All Ireland
Poetry Day, Tony Curtis, Eleanor Hooker and Paddy Moran read
from their own work. Paddy Moran read from his new poems on
the theme of life in rural Ireland. Eleanor Hooker made her debut
public reading, with some quirky references to human nature and
the natural world. Tony Curtis completed the readings, and in his
own inimitable voice performed his poetry to a rapt and enchanted
audience.
Dr. Martin Mansergh TD, Minister for State with a special
responsibility for the Arts, officially launched the festival on Friday
night October 3rd. In his speech Dr. Mansergh applauded the
hard work of the festival committee, noting that the Festival had
“grown from strength to strength in the four years since its
establishment.” He stressed the importance of the Arts in Ireland,
and his great hope that in these difficult economic times, the arts
would not suffer reduced funding.

The festival exhibition, entitled Frontiers, by Photojournalist and
artist Fergal Shanahan was also officially launched on Friday
night and over the weekend brought a steady stream of visitors to
view the images.

Mary Arrigan, Tony Curtis and John Maher, judges for the
children’s and adult poetry and short story competitions, also
hosted workshops throughout the weekend.

At the Meet the Authors event on Saturday night, novelist James
Ryan and author Brendan Lynch read from their books South of
the Border and There Might Be a Drop of Rain Yet, followed by a
lively and entertaining questions and answers session between the
authors and the audience.

Irish Scholar and Librarian, Diarmuid Breathnach explored the
complex issue of writing memoir in his talk Irish Life Stories:
Profusion and Opportunity, on Sunday afternoon on board the
passenger vessel The Spirit of Killaloe. Breathnach’s account was
nothing short of breathtaking in its range and scope.

To conclude the festival the Nenagh Players performed a
dramatised reading of These Rough Notes; the final writings of
members of Scott’s tragic last expedition to the South Pole. The
presentation was a tour de force; many in the audience were visibly
moved by the actors’ performance. Ronan Dodd played Robert
Scott, Niamh Hogan Kathleen Scott, Peter Thornton played
Edward Wilson and Stephen Toohey Birdie Bowers. To lift the
atmosphere following the play and to close the festival, other
members of the Nenagh Players recited pieces that showpieced the
extraordinary and diverse talent within the Nenagh Players.

Pat Kelly
Chairman Dromineer Literary Festival
patrickjm.kelly@fwi.ie

2008-09-22T21:04:00.001+01:00

The Waterways Ireland Classic Boat Regatta at Lough Derg Yacht Club in Dromineer September 13th and 14th was a great success.

(photographs by 'Gareth Craig (fotosail.com) are available in his complete gallery at http://www.fotosail.com/08classicboats )

The success of this event was largely due to the enormous amount of effort and preparation by Susie Coote and her team at Lough Derg Yacht Club. Thanks are also due to Waterways Ireland who sponsored the regatta, enabling so many Classic Boat enthusiasts from all over the Island of Ireland to gather in Dromineer and sail together over the weekend.

The weather held up beautifully on Saturday, though the winds were fickle with the light air challenging (read frustrating) at times.
On Sunday the skies opened and it rained down but that couldn’t dampen the spirit of the weekend.

Principal Race Officer John Lefroy and his race committee on board the Phoenix set superb courses, all within sight of the spectators on shore, though the many crews managing the safety boats had the best views on the lake.

In the race office Marty Sanders kept results with her usual flair and Reggie Goodbody’s beautiful hand crafted half models were among the prizes won by participants.

Overall winner in his Shannon One Design 73, Cillian Dickson from Lough Ree Yacht Club was presented with the Waterways Ireland trophy by Éanna Rowe, from Waterways Ireland.

2008-08-19T20:57:00.000+01:00

The third Waterways Ireland Classic Boat Regatta will take place at Lough Derg Yacht Club in Dromineer on 13th and 14th September this year.

The event was formally launched on Thursday August 14th at Lough Derg Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta by Ruth Delaney. As a historian and author of many books on the Irish Inland Waterways Mrs. Delaney expressed her delight to launch an event that will bring together Classic Boating enthusiasts from all over the Island of Ireland. Commander Charles Lawn of Waterways Ireland also addressed the company.

Guests at the launch enjoyed a movie of an 1950 regatta at LDYC which was kindly donated by Ruth Delaney, a photographic presentation of Classic Boats of the Shannon compiled by Reggie Goodbody and a display of photographs illustrating the many facets of LDYC today including Club Sailing, Schools Sailing, Disabled Sailing, Junior and Adult training.

The Waterways Ireland Classic Boat Regatta was the idea of Joey Kelly of LEYC who, with support from Alan Algeo of LRYC and David Coote of LDYC, led the initial application to Waterways Ireland. The first of these events took place at Lough Erne Yacht Club in 2006, and the theme for the regatta was the Centenary of the Fairie class. In 2007 Lough Ree Yacht Club hosted the second Classic Boat Regatta with the theme Classic Sailing on Lough Ree. Lough Derg Yacht Club has chosen Memories of Sailing on Lough Derg as the theme for their regatta in September.

The classic boat sailed at Lough Derg Yacht Club is the Shannon One Design Class. This boat is an 18ft clinker built vessel, with one mainsail and raced three up. Alongside the Shannon One Design, the Fairie class, the Water Wags, IDRA 14’s, Mermaids, Howth 17’s, Colleens are among the other classic boats that will be seen at the regatta in September. In the Waterways Ireland harbour in Dromineer village, next door to LDYC, the Heritage Boat association will display classic recreational and motor boats

The event is also an ideal opportunity to introduce new sailors to the waters of Lough Derg. It will be possible for both able bodied and disabled sailors to try sailing over the weekend and for visitors to view the sailing races and parades both from the yacht club and the public harbour.

Susie Coote, event manager for Lough Derg Yacht Club, commented that the location of the Waterways Ireland harbour in Dromineer Village, next door to the Yacht Club is beneficial for the event, as it her hope that the “entire village will become a stage to display the Classic Sailing and Motor boats that have shaped the history of the inland waterways and sailing today”. Ms Coote said that she is delighted that so many classes and classic boat enthusiasts have already committed to traveling to LDYC in September, adding that the “event is shaping up to be the largest of the three Waterways Ireland Classic Boat regattas”.

Martin Dennany, Director of Marketing and Communications with Waterways Ireland spoke of the significance of the Classic Boat Regatta. He said, “Waterways Ireland is delighted to be associated with the event which recognises the contribution the Classic boats and their crews have made to the inland waterways. I would like to wish Lough Derg Yacht Club huge success with the event in September and I look forward to welcoming new and past participants in the event to Lough Derg”.

Eleanor Hooker
Rear Commodore Lough Derg Yacht Club
emhooker@eircom.net

2008-08-06T22:38:00.001+01:00

Accessible Sailing – new opportunities for people with disabilities on the Inland Waterways

A successful ‘Come and Try Sailing’ Day took place in Dromineer on Lough Derg on Sunday the 20 July organised by Waterways Ireland in partnership with Lough Derg Yacht Club. The participants took a Tirion and an Access dingy out on the lake in wonderful conditions and helmed and trimmed the sails successfully in both morning and afternoon sessions. One of the participants Claire Treacy said “frequently when you live in a rural area, access to sport is limited; however, I’m coming back sailing on Thursday’

Waterways Ireland through an ‘Accessible Sailing Programme’ has been encouraging people with disabilities to get out sailing on the lakes on the Inland Waterways. Three ‘Come and Try It’ sessions will take place in 2008. Katrina Mc Girr, speaking on behalf of Waterways Ireland indicated ‘The ‘Come & Try It’ on Lough Derg was a superb opportunity to introduce new people to sailing. Lough Derg Yacht Club will provide a wonderful ongoing environment for the participants to keep up this new interest. Waterways Ireland are delighted to support the ‘Come & Try It’ and hope the impact on the participants in long lasting.”

Lough Derg Yacht Club has been committed to accessible sailing for a number of years having purchased suitable boats and ensured the whole site including the new clubhouse is fully accessible. Margaret Kennedy, Vice Commodore LDYC commenting on the event stated, “Lough Derg Yacht Club is proud to have organised this event in partnership with Waterways Ireland. Given the Club’s inclusive ethos and commitment to increasing community involvement in our sport, today’s ‘Come & Try It’ has afforded us the opportunity to do what we do best: encourage safe, enjoyable participation in sailing on these wonderful waters.”

Amy Kelehan, a local sailing paralympian and Kerry Gruson winner of the U.S. Sailing Association's Disabled Sailor of the Year Award for 3 consecutive years 2003 - 2005 and a competitor in the recent Cork Week were present and sailed with and talked to the participants about the freedom and opportunities sailing has given them.

The next event in the series of Accessible Sailing ‘Come & Try It’ Days will take place on Lough Erne at the Share Holiday Village on Friday 25 July.

Waterways Ireland manages, maintains, restores and develops the inland navigable waterways principally for recreational purposes. Waterways Ireland has already facilitated access for people with disabilities to rowing.

2008-08-06T22:37:00.001+01:00

July Junior Sailing Course at Lough Derg Yacht Club 2008

Lough Derg Yacht Club has just completed its four week ISA Junior Sailing Course. One hundred and fifteen sailors participated on the course each week. The course has six levels of competency; from beginner Level 1 to Advanced Sailing Skills. Children from as young as nine start their sailing career on the lake. Over twenty Instructors from all over Ireland teach on the course, led by Senior Instructor David White. Weather did not impede sailing instruction this year and sailors were ashore only when they had to have theory classes. Commodore of Lough Derg Yacht Club, Mr. Jack Bayly, said that “despite the lack of sunshine, conditions were perfect for sailing”. Jack said that he was delighted to see boats launched by 10.15am and get full days on the water. J.O. Catherine Sparks said that she pleased a “resource a beautiful as Lough Derg is so completely utilised”; in the evenings after sailing over thirty Optimist sailors participated in additional coaching, the Shannon One Designs boats were out racing along the Urra shoreline and parents such as herself were “hugging themselves with delight” at being afloat completing their Level 1 & 2 sailing instruction.
In the first week of July, ISA Inspector Claire Toohey visited the club to review the course and reported that it was ‘extremely well run’ noting the great facilities and the excellent rapport between members, Instructors and sailors. Management of such a large course would not be possible without the support of the club manager Ciarán Murphy, and the massive volunteer input from parents and members.
(All photographs are by Gerardine Wisdom ~ Telephone Number 087 6522582)

Eleanor Hooker
Rear Commodore Lough Derg Yacht Club