The Royal Irish Yacht Club is proud to announce its participation in the 2025 Admiral's Cup. Read here for latest updates

RIYC Cadet Sailing Program news!  

The ITRA Schools Leinster Team Racing Championships unfolded spectacularly on Friday, March 7th, hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC). Sixteen teams from across the province showcased exceptional sailing prowess, competing in a series of 56 thrilling races. Many thanks to RO Robbie Walker and his experienced race committee and all volunteers.  

For the past six years we have been running a very successful Adult Sailing programme in which we teach adults to sail using our 1720 fleet. 

We are delighted to inform you that the 2025 Summer Sailing Services forms are now live. 
 

The Royal Irish Yacht Club has nominated Dave Maguire's 'Team Valkyrie' to represent the Club at the 2025 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup this September.

See what our college sailors are up to....

As usual this will be a joint Club endeavour with the waterfront clubs working together to get the best possible TY programme going forward. 

A unique schedule of major sailing championships will be hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire in 2024, in what will be three weeks of premiere keelboat racing.

Congratulations to our RIYC White Sails Cruiser team of Joan Sheffield (Just Jasmin), Katherine Sheehan (Great Escape) and Catherine Day (Shearwater) on winning the Roy Family Perpetual Trophy for the best team performance at the Women At The Helm (WATH) 2024 regatta held at Dun Laoghaire.

Mysail.team – connecting Skippers and Crew!

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In order to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Fastnet Race, the Crew of the 'Irish Independent' will bestow their trophy to the Club as a perpetual award.

2022 Sailing Review from the Rear Commodore Sailing, Joe Conway

UK Sailmakers are delighted to offer RIYC Members a very special offer on their customised McWilliam Kit Bags.

Many of you will have seen the new Liebherr LRT 1090 crane on the deck over the past week. This is being commissioned at present and we expect it to be fully operational next week. 

The J B Kearney Cup is awarded by the Irish Cruising Club for “an outstanding contribution to Irish Sailing”

A tribute to Carmel Winkelmann from Commodore, Pat Shannon

For 180 years a lifeboat has launched from Dun Laoghaire; today the station operates both an inshore lifeboat and an all-weather lifeboat. See the latest news here.

When you become a Member of the Royal Irish Yacht Club, you automatically become a Member of the Irish Sailing Association (Irish Sailing) which is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing. Their aim is to develop, support and promote sailing in Ireland. You can find out more about what they do here

We are delighted to host the Dun Laoghaire ILCA Sprint Series 2025 on the 9th August 2025.