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Junior Sailing Update

Registration for Summer Courses will be open on 4th May, however in accordance with government guidelines we can now also do some coaching in May.
 
We are going to do coaching for our younger members (7-9year olds) on Wednesday evenings and optimist Regatta and Main fleet sailors on Friday evenings. All other groups will be looked after from June onwards.

National Yacht Club Celebrate 150th Annual Awards Held Online

Thanks to modern technology and the can-do spirit of the Club’s volunteers and staff, the NYC held its Awards ceremony online.

Commodore Martin McCarthy told Afloat “We had a lot to reflect on and celebrate – it being our 150th year and Covid 19 year – a year where survival was winning. We thank every winner as they all joined in and shared their thoughts and insights with fellow members. It was inspiring”.

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown’s first Citizen, Cathaoirleach Una Power joined the NYC for the online event. Among the items she addressed was the year ahead and she said: “I encourage you to keep the Junior Training going as best you can within the Regulations. Also, I know you have a strong Inclusion programme and I would urge you also to keep a focus on it this year. We hope the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta and other events can proceed during the summer and that all sectors can get on the water and lay the foundation stones for a fully normal season with international events in 2021. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winners tonight – and also you, the members of the National Yacht Club, for your contribution to sailing and well being of citizens and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown”

The Awards process was run by Sailing Sec. Alan Balfe and his team and every club member were entitled to nominate fellow members, which led to the final selection of the winners:

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS

NYC Sailing Awards Zoom Ceremony – Join us tonight, Friday 26th at 20:00!

 
“And the winner is…”

To find out, join our online Sailing Awards 2020 Ceremony at 20:00 this Friday night!

The Zoom link was emailed to all members in the Commodore’s message sent last Tuesday…

The NYC Table Quiz is back for an EXTRA 3 WEEKS!!

Get set, get your team together and book your Wednesday evenings for a bit of Table Quiz Fun!!

The famous NYC Table Quiz is starting again this Wednesday (24th March) for an extra 3 weeks.

So time to register your team below if you haven’t done so yet!!

After registering, you will receive an email from Quiz Organiser Larry Power, containing information about joining the Quiz using the Zoom Webinar platform.

For anyone new to Zoom, you may need to download and install the Zoom app from the Zoom website (PC / Mac / Laptop) or your App Store (mobile / tablet). Click here for more info.

REGISTER YOUR TEAM HERE

The grand finale of season 1 of the NYC Speaker Series

The grand finale of season 1 of the NYC Speaker Series is tomorrow evening 7.30pm! ? We will be joined by YouTube sensations SV Delos!

With 700k subscribers on YouTube we are extremely lucky to have Captain Brian join us for an hour of stories and insights. From quitting a desk job and sailing around the world, to reaching YouTube fame, we will hear all!

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99404263143?pwd=SXNYeWVaSThhVzNoZlBpNWRObGJqdz09

Indecon Public Consultation on the Harbour and Town – Have your say!

Dear Members,

As you may be aware, DLRCC has employed consultants to complete separate studies on the future of a) the Harbour and b) the Town.  As part of this process, the consultants have already surveyed the Harbour users including the NYC, and have now opened, albeit without much fanfare, the process to the public.  This process has only recently come to our notice via the Save Our Seafront folks and the last date for submissions is Sunday February 28th, so not much time!

The link to the surveys is below, so please click the link and submit your views. The survey will take just 5-10 minutes to complete.

As noted above, the NYC, via the Development Committee and supported by the General Committee, has already completed a similar survey, and it would be really useful if, along with your own personal views, your submissions reinforced the Club’s views.  To this end below are the highlights of the Club’s submission.

  • The old “Commercial Mandate” imposed on the Harbour Company by the Harbours Act needs to be abandoned and instead the DLRCC should look on the Harbour as a public asset, and should treat it much as it does Marley or Kilbogget Parks, i.e. public assets that are not required to “make a return”.
  • Any commercial activity promoted by the Council for the Harbour should support the cultural, leisure and historic aspects of the Harbour and it use for industrial applications, such as windfarm construction/service, is not appropriate.
  • Public access to the water needs to be improved, and the provision of a National Watersports/Events Centre, with appropriate facilities, would go some way towards achieving this goal.
  • The Harbour makes Dun Laoghaire a unique location for the hosting of large international watersport events, and there is the expertise available to attract these events, if the proper infrastructure was available.
  • The integration between the Town and Harbour needs to be improved, and developing the Harbour as a leisure facility is the best way to achieve this.
  • The reduction/removal of the swinging moorings from the East Bight has taken away from the visual impact of the Harbour to the public and these should be reinstated.

Many thanks for your help with this and please do not forget to submit our views by next Sunday.

Paul Barrington

Chair

NYC Development Committee

 https://dlrcoco.citizenspace.com/communications-team/public-consultation-on-economic-plan-for-d-n-laogh/