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  1. The History of the Club

    THE HISTORY OF THE RIYC. The Royal Irish Yacht Club was founded in Kingstown, Dun Laoghaire, in 1831, making it the oldest Club in the harbour. As regattas began to be held in 1828, the desire for a club became clear. The Club was inspired by the formidable Lord Anglesey, a commander of cavalry at the battle of Waterloo, and who also went on to ...

  2. Royal Irish Yacht Club

    The Royal Irish Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Dún Laoghaire Harbour, County Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1831, with the Marquess of Anglesey, who commanded the cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo being its first Commodore. John Skipton Mulvany designed the clubhouse, which still retains a number ...

  3. Home

    A HOME IN THE HARBOUR SINCE 1831. Being a member of the Royal Irish Yacht Club means being at the heart of a community that has a 'home in the harbour'. Apart from the core activity of sailing, there are numerous services and benefits available to members and we encourage all to maximize the value of their membership by participating in ...

  4. Commodore's Welcome

    The Royal Irish Yacht Club is situated in a central location in Dun Laoghaire Harbour with excellent access and visiting sailors can be sure of a special welcome. The Club was founded in 1831 and features the first purpose-built Yacht Clubhouse in the world - for the full Club History click here. The building is now a listed structure and ...

  5. The Top 50 Most Exclusive Yacht Clubs In The World Honored With

    Royal Irish Yacht Club. NEW ZEALAND. Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. ENGLAND. Royal Southern Yacht Club. Royal Thames Yacht Club. The Royal Thames Yacht Club is one of the oldest yacht clubs in ...

  6. 1850

    Constructed between 1847 and 1850, at a cost of around £4,000. From The Builder, February 8 1851: "The Royal Irish Yacht Clubhouse, Kingstown, county Dublin, of which a view of the water front and a plan are annexed, has been lately erected from the designs of Mr. J.S. Mulvany, architect. It is situated near the terminus of the Dublin and ...

  7. Irish Sailing Association

    Irish Sailing administers sail and yacht racing across Ireland, including the following: ECHO & IRC handicaps; ... History of Irish Olympic Sailing. 1948 - LONDON (Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay). Firefly (single handed): Jimmy Mooney. Swallow: Alf Delany, Hugh Allen.

  8. Royal Irish Yacht Club

    The Royal Cork Yacht Club is based in Crosshaven, Cork, Ireland and is the world's oldest yacht club founded in 1720. It is the organiser of the biennial Cork Week, widely regarded as Europe's premier sailing event.

  9. National Yacht Club

    National Yacht Club in 2018. The National Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland.. The club was founded in 1871 as the Kingstown Royal Harbour Boat Club. An active club prior to 1870 operated on the site. It is likely that it was a commercial venture loosely described as a club rather than a club as known today.

  10. Irish "ghost ship" found drifting off Bermuda coast in 2013

    Matt Rutherford on board the Irish yacht the Wolfhound in 2013. Ocean Research Project YouTube. A sailor has shared footage of his discovery of an eerie Irish ghost ship drifting 800 miles off the ...

  11. Royal Irish Yacht Club

    The Royal Irish Yacht Club was founded early in the year 1846. At a meeting of yachtsmen held in Dublin in the following year it was decided to move the club to Kingstown, and headquarters were taken at the Anglesey Arms Hotel, and remained there until the present club-house was finished in 1849.On July 23, 1846, the club received permission from Her Majesty Queen Victoria to use the title ...

  12. Clubhouse

    Writing about the Royal Irish Yacht Club's beautiful building in Afloat magazine, sailing writer and author Winkie M Nixon said. there's no denying the sense of history kept alive with its elegant interior and impressive exterior. But while respecting its heritage in every way, the RIYC can live lightly enough with its ever-present history ...

  13. 2024 IRC European Championships

    Three major sailing championships will be hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire in Autumn 2024 in what will be a three week jamboree of keelboat racing, culminating in the IRC European Championship. First up is the ICRA National Championships, which will see yachts across all classes competing on exciting Dublin Bay courses and ...

  14. National Championships

    This years ICRA National Championships will be sponsored by UNIO and it will hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club from the 30th of August to the 1st September 2024. Click on the link below to view the Notice of Race and to submit your Entry. UNIO ICRA National Championships 2024

  15. Sailing

    For some, sailing is a pastime, for others, their sport of choice. Regardless of age, ability or goal, we aim to provide our sailors and those new to the sport, with the very best experience possible. Contact our Sailing Services Manager - Mark McGibney by email on [email protected] or by telephone on 087-9481707. Sailing Regulations 2023.

  16. Royal Irish Yacht Club (@royalirishyachtclub1831)

    Royal Irish Yacht Club. Founded in 1831, the clubhouse is the first purpose-built yacht club in the world. linktr.ee/royalirishyachtclub1831. Posts. Reels. Tagged. The RIYC Junior Regatta will be held on Wednesday 24th July, and is open now for entries! Book in linktree in bio.

  17. Luxury Rules at the Moscow Yacht Show

    The main Russian Yacht exhibition gathers professional and amateur yacht lovers together under the wing of The Royal Yacht Club.

  18. Becoming a Member

    The Royal Irish Yacht Club has different categories of Membership to suit sailors and non-sailors alike. As a members' club, RIYC has always operated a ballot system whereby all Ordinary, Overseas and Country members are elected to the Club by the votes of the existing membership in a secret ballot. This universal exercise of franchise ...

  19. Coryn back for Fifteens

    Fri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00. BRITISH entries will add extra spice to a 40 boat Irish fleet for the three day Carlsberg Flying Fifteen national championships which starts today at the National Yacht ...

  20. Adult Sailing

    Adult Sailing - Dublin