Lough Swilly Yacht Club

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing Government restrictions in the fight against the Corona Virus, it will not be possible to offer our young sailors the opportunity to develop their skills on Lough Swilly this summer.

The safety and wellbeing of the junior sailors and staff is of paramount importance and with this in mind we cannot safely offer any courses this year.

It is my sincere hope that circumstances will allow us to meet again on the water in summer 2021.  In the meantime KEEP SAFE!!

Martin Coyle.

Irish Sailing launches Ireland’s eSailing National Championship

Irish Sailing have teamed up with World Sailing and Virtual Regatta, the leading digital sailing platform, to launch the Irish eSailing National Championship.

“Virtual Regatta Inshore” is a free-to-play game available online or as an app, and at 10am this morning we launch the Irish eSailing National Championship on it. You can now register as an Irish sailor and aim for the top of a new Irish Leader Board. You can play against friends, fellow sailors and members of the Irish Sailing Team including Olympians Annalise Murphy, Ryan Seaton and Finn Lynch. All Irish registered players will be automatically put into the Ireland rankings, and entered into the Irish eSailing National Championship. The top 10 ranked Irish sailors on 1 September 2020 will automatically represent Ireland at the eSailing World Championship Finals Playoff.

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All,

For this coming year (2020) we will move from IRC & Progressive based (Club fleet) handicap system to VPRS.  VPRS is similar to IRC as a boat will have a set of measurements based on the hull and sails.  The advantage of moving to VPRS is where we have a small number of boats for a race we can race as a single fleet.  More information can be found at http://vprs.org .  The fee for the cert is £20 for the year.  You can still apply for an IRC cert but LSYC will not sail an IRC fleet and all not require this before the start of the season.

If possible / necessary I would like to hold a skippers meeting to discuss concerns.

It may be possible for some skippers to measure their boats on the water before hauling out. All boats will require some degree of measuring to complete the form. Its not complex but does require some time.

Please let me know your views.

Fergal

All,

Gentle reminder of tomorrows AGM.

The meeting is scheduled (rescheduled) for 7:30pm tomorrow in the Clubhouse in Fahan.

Your attendance is most welcome.

Regards

Fergal