Racing
Mermaids
Open Dinghy Series
We run a Frostbite Series in October and November and a Chill Series in February and March. These usually take place on Sundays.
For further information contact Mary at 087-3542515.
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...
Happy 80th Jim
A very Happy 80th Birthday to Jim Carthy of Rush Sailing Club. We were delighted to have Jim taking part in the Union Chandlery Munster Mermaid Championships in Foynes recently. Jim is a fantastic ambassador for Mermaid sailing, and always a fantastic supporter of any...
Union Chandlery Munster Mermaid Championships
What a fantastic weekend! We were very busy hosting the Union Chandlery Munster Mermaid Championships recently. We had two great days of competitive racing for our Mermaid class. Our OOD Scorie Walls managed to get all four races scheduled, no problem as usual,...
Union Chandlery Munster Mermaid Championships
The Munster Mermaid Championships are taking place this weekend 21st and 22nd May at the Club. We are hoping to have 14 Boats taking part. Details of Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions can be seen on our Calendar here on the Website. OOD for the event is Scorie...
Adult Sail Training Course
We had another gorgeous weekend on the water for Week 2 of our Adult Sail Training Course. We were blessed with fantastic conditions and a fantastic group this week. We had an amazing time on the water and we hope everyone enjoyed it! A huge thanks to our Instructors,...
Munster Mermaid Championships 2022
We are absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Munster Mermaid Championships on May 21st & 22nd. We have a fantastic weekend lined up both on and off the water. Scorie Walls will be keeping everyone in check on the water as Race Officer for the weekend, then we will...
Mermaid Sailing Association – Awards
A great night for Foynes Yacht Club at the MSA Prizegiving held in Skerries Sailing Club last Saturday evening. Congratulations to INNOCENCE (Darragh, Mark, and Noel McCormack) - All Ireland Mermaid Champions - 3 years in a row; Munster Champions - 6 years in a row;...
DSG March Open Dinghy Series
Our DSG March Open Dinghy Series finished yesterday. Thank you to everyone who took part! Although we were not entirely lucky with the weather conditions throughout the month we still had some great racing. Thank you to all our competitors and to the travelling boats...
SRL Frostbite Open Dinghy Series
Sunday was the last day of our SRL Frostbite Open Dinghy Series!! A bit breezy at times with a few going for a dip, but overall a great day's racing! Being the season that was in it, there was a prize for the best Christmas Outfit. This brought great excitement with...
Commodores Day
We couldn't have asked for a better day to welcome our new Commodore, John Paul Buckley. We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day and just enough wind to get out racing. It was great to see our young Oppie sailors showing their skills racing, thanks to Cathal and...
