Entries by Galway City Sailing Club

No Sailing This Saturday June 14, 2014

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Bag Packing Fund Raising. It’s time to swap launching trolleys for shopping trolleys, raise funds and not the main sail.. OK. OK… enough. This Friday & Saturday we are doing a bag pack at Dunnes Knocknacarra to raise funds for the club. To maximise our efforts we have decided to suspend sailing on Saturday and […]

Dinghy Racing Beginners Guide

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With our sailing season gaining momentum it is probably worth refreshing ourselves on racing rules:   What rules do I need to know? A boat on port tack (the wind coming from the left, the boom on the right) gives way to one on starboard tack (wind from right, boom on left). A boat on […]

Sailing Starts Saturday March 8 at 1pm

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We are pleased to announce that we are launching our sailing season this Saturday afternoon, March 8, from 1pm Informal Session – Club Friends & Prospective Members Welcome To ease us into the season, we propose an informal session on Saturday where we can assess the fleet, examine access to the beach after the winter […]

ISA Powerboat Challenge 2013

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Galway City Sailing Club to host ISA Powerboat Challenge 2013 Galway City Sailing Club is pleased to announce that we are hosting this years ISA Powerboat Challenge on Saturday 19 October 2013. Of a total of six teams, we have two teams in the competition. Having won the competition in 2011 the pressure is well […]

Cong Galway 2013 Race Report

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This year saw the largest thus far from Galway City Sailing Club in the annual race from Cong to Galway. Six boats from the club entered the race with a good mix of Juniors and adult members. The overall entry of 25 was made up of dinghies, cats, a Flying 15 and 5 windsurfers making […]