Kinsale Yacht Club
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| Short name | KYC |
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| Founded | 1953 |
| Location | Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland |
| Website | https://www.kyc.ie/ |
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The Kinsale Yacht Club was founded in 1953. It is located in Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland. It is 30 km by road from Cork, Ireland's second city.
Development[edit]
The club was initially located in Scilly in a pair of cottages. The club races started off the pier and rarely left the harbour. In the 1960s, a new premises at the end of the pier road was purchased and developed over time into the building seen today.[1]
By the time the club had moved to its current location, the fleet included Albacores, Mirrors, Flying Fifteens, Dragons, Fireballs and Enterprises. The club began to develop junior sailing instruction.
In the 1990s, the junior fleet extended to Optimists, Lasers and 420s. The senior fleet still includes; Dragons and Squibs. There are also three Cruiser Classes and a white sail fleet.[2]
Notable sailors from the club include John Twomey, 11-time Paralympian including 3 medals won in athletic disciplines.[3] Paul McCarthy is another Paralympian from the club.[4] Ron Holland, international yacht designer was also a member at the club.[5]
Marina[edit]
The yacht club's marina is a 200 berth marina which provides "secure and safe berthing within the virtually landlocked harbour" on the estuary of the River Bandon.[citation needed] The marina can cater for "superyachts" of various sizes up to 75 meters in length and is 8 Meters deep at LWS.[citation needed]
The marina holds a Fáilte Ireland Quality Assured Standard, 5-Gold Anchor award and An Taisce Blue Flag.[citation needed]
Kinsale Yacht Club Championships[edit]
The club started hosting Regional and National Championships from the 1970s. The club now hosts many regional, national, and international sailing events.
- 1977 World Fireball Championships[6]
- 1977 Dragon Gold Cup
- 1984 Flying Fifteen World Championship[7]
- 1998 Mirror European Championships
- 2008 Flying Fifteen European Championships [8]
- 2012 Dragon Gold Cup[9]
- 2012 Optimist National Championships[9]
- 2013 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships[10][11]
- 2015 Sovereign's Cup (incl. 4 national championships) [12]
- 2017 1/2 Ton Classic Cup
- The Solitaire du Figaro stopped in Kinsale (Kinsale Yacht Club) as host town (stage stopover) on 19 occasions: 1974-1975-1976-1978-1979-1980-1983-1984-1985-1986-1988-1990-1991-1992-1993-1994-1995-1997 and 2010[citation needed]
- 2021 Dragon National Championships
- 2022 Squib (UK) Nationals
- 2024 Planned; Dragon Gold Cup[13]
Kinsale Regatta[edit]
Kinsale regatta festival takes place every year over the August Bank holiday weekend. It includes both traditional sailing competitions as well as a variety of water sports. These all take place in and around Kinsale harbour. There are also land activities from sports to the emigrants return.[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kinsale Yacht Club". Afloat magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "KYC history". kyc.ie. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Sailor of the month". Afloat magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Paralympian returns". irishexaminer.com. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Top Designer in Kinsale". irishexaminer.com. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Fireball World's". Afloat magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "World Championship results include location" (PDF). flying15.org. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Dublin history of Flying Fifteen fleet" (PDF). flyingfifteen.ie. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Optimist Worlds". irishexaminer.com. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "DS Worlds". irishexaminer.com. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Kinsale Worlds". irishexaminer.com. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Regatta". irishexaminer.com. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to Kinsale Yacht Club | Kinsale Cork Ireland". kyc.ie.
- ^ "Regatta". southernstar.ie. Retrieved 8 February 2016.