Racing
Cruiser Racing
Cruiser racing takes place on Wednesday evenings from May to October. For further details contact Donal at 087-2020456.
Latest News
RNLI Fundraiser
We were delighted to welcome the RNLI from Kilrush Lifeboat Station to Foynes Yacht Club on Commodores Day and to present them with a cheque from our Quiz night held earlier this year. Local fundraising events are critical to keeping the RNLI afloat so a huge thank...
Commodores Day
Commodores Day will take place this Sunday, May 22nd. We have a fantastic day planned for everyone. A race around Foynes Island, two classes, IRC and White Sails, is scheduled to take place at 2:00pm, Blessing of the Boats at 4:00pm and back to the Clubhouse for food...
May Series
We had another great evening on the water last Wednesday. We had a very fresh breeze that definitely blew all the cobwebs off! but none the less it was extremely enjoyable and as always we had some great racing.
Pieta – Darkness Into Light
FYC were delighted to participate in the first sail event for Darkness Into Light on Saturday morning ... Pieta's annual fundraising campaign to raise vital funds for people affected by suicide and self harm. A big thank you to Kevin Bartley for organising the event...
Welcome Louisa to FYC
Welcome Louisa to Foynes Yacht Club. Great to see Pat Frawley and Crew arrive safely on Wednesday evening after bringing Louisa (Dehler 34) from Holland to Foynes in just over a week. Wishing Pat and Crew many years of great sailing!
May Series
It felt great to be back on the water last Wednesday evening for the first night of our May Series. We were blessed with fantastic racing conditions and were absolutely thrilled with the turn out of boats! The buzz around the club was definitely something we have all...
Riverfest Limerick 2022
Riverfest returns to make Limerick the place to be this May Bank Holiday weekend. Thousands to attend a range of free family events over the weekend including Fireworks on Riverfest Sunday. Foynes Yacht Club will be joining in in the festivities, with a flotilla of...
Lift-In
Thanks to everybody who helped out around the club for Lift-In. A special thanks to our rigging and slinging crew. It was fantastic to watch such a professional team in action. Thanks also to William Cussen of BCS Crane Hire on the supply of his 230 ton Liebherr Crane...
New Dehler 34 for Foynes Yacht Club
Congratulations to Patrick Frawley on his new purchase, a Dehler 34. Pat and Crew (Bob, Conor, and Jim) set sail over a week ago from Holland and we are delighted to say that they arrived back safely to Cork last Monday morning. Pat and Crew will be continuing their...
WIORA
The WIORA AGM was held in Dromoland last Thursday evening. Congratulations to Raymond McGibney who was elected Commodore, Rachel Conway who was elected Secretary, and Mary McCormack who was elected to the Committee. Great representation from Foynes Yacht Club, and...
