Lough Swilly Yacht Club

Tomorrow sees the round the island race kicking off at the start line at Fahan at 4pm.
Course info will follow from the od on the day. See attached info on were the mark is located at the back of inch island.
N 55. 02.71 W 07. 32.80
The clubhouse will be open after the race for refreshments 🍵 🍹

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Tomorrow sees our first offshore race of the year kicking off at the start line at Fahan at 9.00am for the club fleet and irc fleet starting at 9.30am.
The course will be from the Starting Marks at Fahan, leaving Swillymore to port with the finishing line a transit line on the east side of the pier in Tory. See the image below
The weathers looking a mixed bag with no shortage of wind forecast so should be a good one. The hotel has been informed of our arrival and a prize giving will take place in the hotel on Saturday evening.

Tomorrow sees our Annual portsalon bells kicking off at the start line at Fahan at 9.30am. We will have one long race that should take circa 3-4 hours and finish at spit giving boats the choice to return to Fahan when there’s enough water.
The course for the irc fleet will be
IRC FLEET START FAHAN 9.30AM SPIT – PORT KINNEGAR – S/BOARD SALTPANS – PORT WHITESTRAND – PORT COLPAGH – PORT KINNEGAR – PORT* FLAT – PORT* SPIT – S/BOARD — This would be the finish ,ie as you complete mark rounding and boat is the pointing in a southerly direction in a line with kinnegar
The course for club fleet will be
START FAHAN 9.30AM SPIT – PORT KINNEGAR – S/BOARD SALTPANS – PORT WHITESTRAND – PORT KINNEGAR – PORT* FLAT – PORT* SPIT – S/BOARD — This would be the finish ,ie as you complete mark rounding ,boat is the pointing in a southerly direction in a line with kinnegar
I remind everyone to take their own times and submit them to a member of the sailing committee after the race. The weather is looking good, hope to see as many boats on the water as possible ⛵️

This Saturday sees our first regatta of 2023. This will consist of 2 races with the first one kicking off at Fahan at 11.30am and finishing at Rathmullan pier. The second race will be a shorter race starting at Rathmullan pier and finishing at Rathmullan.
More instructions will be given on the day, length of courses will depend on the wind conditions.
Afterwards we’ll have a prize giving in the white heart with the view of getting folk back to Fahan by 5pm when there’s enough water.
Should be a great day on the water ⛵️

Lough Swilly Yacht Club will host their annual try sailing event for 2023 on May 20th @ 4.30pm at Lough Swilly Yacht Club, Fahan.
All welcome regardless of experience. This is a great chance for anyone with an interest in sailing to sail aboard a members yacht on lough swilly for an evening. Please note numbers are limited.
Too register your interest please fill in your details via the following link forms.gle/PFxcF5BjEmG8XV1R6