Lough Swilly Yacht Club

Fahan Regatta – Saturday 4th August

Buncrana Regatta – Sunday 5th August

Rathmullan Regatta – Monday 6th August

REGISTRATION:

Yachts wishing to compete can register in the clubhouse on Friday from 8pm to 10 pm, or on Saturday from 8am to 9:30am, to obtain the sailing instructions.

Cost €30 or £25 for the three days, or €10 or £10 per day. Registration will also be open from 9-10am on Sunday and Monday morning in the clubhouse.

It will also be possible to register with the OD on the pier at Rathmullan on Monday from 10:30 to 10:45 am.

TIDES:

Sat 4 Aug 2012 HW 08.19

Sun 5 Aug 2012 HW 08.56

Mon 6 Aug 2012 HW 09.32

RACING AREAS:

Fahan Regatta, Saturday – There will be 2 or 3 races over Olympic style courses. Start at Saltpans.

Buncrana Regatta, Sunday – There will be 2 extended races, round navigation marks. Start at Saltpans.

Rathmullan Regatta, Monday – There will be 2 or 3 races over Olympic style courses. Start at Rathmullan.

SCHEDULE OF RACES:

Saturday Start @ 10.00 (note early HW which will require early exit from marina)

Presentation & Prizes to follow in LSYC Clubhouse

Sunday Start @ 11.00

Presentation & Prizes to follow in LSYC Clubhouse.

For the first race of the day, yachts raising sponsorship will be eligible for additional prizes provided by Paschal Lawrance in aid of the charity ‘Children in Crossfire’

Monday Start @ 11.00

Presentation & Prizes to follow in White Harte, Rathmullan

CATERING in the clubhouse – provided by Cafe B’Calmed.

Breakfast will be served from 8am on Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings.

Saturday evening there will be a meal served in the clubhouse from 8pm to 10pm. The cost will be €12:50.

This will be followed by a disco – 70’s music

Sunday evening there will be a barbecue at the clubhouse from 7pm to 9pm. The cost will be €10. This will be followed by music by Paul Quigley provided by Paschal Lawrance.

Don’t forget the Dinghy Regatta is planned for Sunday 29th, starting from 1pm.

More details on the day, but expect more than one class and more than one race.

Entry fee is €5 and the barbecue will be lit from 5pm.

The barbecue is open to everyone at a charge of €10 per person, so come along and enjoy an early evening in the clubhouse and the award of prizes to the winners of the Dinghy Regatta.

Halfway through the season, it seems like a good time to review the success of the Race Declaration Scheme introduced this year.

The scheme has been well supported by our racing fraternity, who deserve thanks for their diligence in completing the admin at the end of every race!

We have recorded 155 visits by non-members racing on board members’ yachts, and collected €400 in race fees, all of which contributes to keeping the cost of membership at its current level. It has also been an excellent year for new applications for membership, of which there have been 10 to date.

You can see a list of our new members and our visitors on the relevant web-pages on the club web-site.

With only two weeks to go until our eight Irish sailors descend on Weymouth for the 2012 Olympic Games, the ISA is delighted to launch a new Olympic and Paralympic website www.ISAOlympic.com.

The website hosts a wealth of information on both the competitors and the sport. You will find news, videos, photographs, biographies and much more.

To coincide with the new website, the ISA has also launched a new Facebook App and Competition on the ISA Olympic Facebook page www.facebook.com/ISAOlympic. Here you can show your support for the Providence Resources Irish Olympic and Paralympic Sailors and enter in to a competition for 16 different prizes including sailing lessons with the Olympic sailors themselves, signed team photographs and team clothing.

Website: www.ISAOlympic.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ISAOlympic