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Race Report: Minis and Opis – Race 3 – Thursday August 7th – 2014

In beautiful sunshine and a steady south westerly, the topper fleet with the Idris 14, today fully rigged, made a good start with Zach Thompson, Abbie Salter Townsend and Alex Biggs getting away first but Tom Cohrane starting just  behind but higher on the line a line that he managed…






Result: Minis and Opis – Race 2 – Wednesday August 6th, 2014

A strong gusting wind saw a race packed with incident. The toppers were all off the line pretty much together with William Wallis eking out a good lead and rounding the first mark at CastleHaven leading Tom Cochrane with Shane Buckley third. Castle Haven was a difficult mark to negotiate…






Minis and Opis Race 2 postponed – Tuesday August 5th, 2014

At 11:05 there was very little wind on the water. Helmsmen were asked if they wished to race and the unanimous decision was “No thanks”. The race was postponed. The feeling on the wall was that this was the right thing. While a little wind did come up about ten…









New gun sequence and flag positions for racing

Our new starting gun sequence is 5, 4, 1, off, Our new flag positions :- 5 min. gun NO FLAG 4 min. gun FLAG HALF WAY UP 1 min. gun FLAG TO TOP Off FLAG DOWN For a GENERAL RECALL go back to the beginning 5 min. gun no flag…



Flying Fifteen “Christina” For Sale – Cup-winning boat!

Derek Bunting is hoping to find a new owner from among South Cork Sailing Club members for his classic Flying Fifteen “Christina,” sail no. 2018 built by Sheperds of Windermere in 1976. We would love her to rejoin the club’s Flying Fifteen class. She has had her hull repainted and…


2014 Pre-race registration form

Members wishing to register boats for 2014 racing may download the form from the site now and have it ready at the meeting. You can also email the completed form back to the Hon. Treasurer. Boats must still be “officially” registered and paid for at the pre-race meeting Click here…


For Sale: Life Jackets

FOR SALE 4 MARINE POOL INFLATABLE LIFE JACKETS, AS NEW, FULLY AUTOMATIC, €45 EACH. CONTACT (+353) 028 36440 or (+353) 086 3057045



For Sale: 2007 Laser Pico Sport

For Sale: 2007 Laser Pico sport Comes with sails and little used road trailer. In the water for 6 weeks a year and stored inside otherwise. Currently in Castletownshend. If interested, please contact site management (put “Laser Pico” in the subject) and we’ll forward your details to the seller.