Articles
Ireland’s centenaries ashore are matched by sailing centenaries afloat
By WM Nixon (From Afloat Ireland) In Ireland, we’re living through the Decade of Centenaries in terms of marking conflict-laden historical events and major national happenings ashore. So it says everything about the blissful sense of having a world of our own in sailing that in 2021 and 2022, Ireland-on-the-water Read more…
Club Business
Deed of Gift “Friendship Cup”
March 25, 2023By All Presents Known: The Cruising Club of America and the Irish Cruising Club have a long standing and close relationship founded on their shared love of challenging the elements, cruising the world’s oceans and sharing seafaring experiences. A foundation of both clubs is the mutual respect, friendship Read more…
News
Autumn 2023 Commodore’s Letter
By David Beattie Hasn’t it been a busy season? It started with the Annual Dinner weekend in Sligo where we had an attendance of over 240 people, including the Commodores of the Cruising Club of America, and of the Royal Cruising Club, Chris Otorowski and Nick Chavasse and their wives Read more…
Club Business
Presentation to the Cruising Club of America
The Commodore and Aoife were recently invited to attend the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Cruising Club of America at their out-station at Newport, Rhode Island. They took the opportinity to present the CCA with a fine trophy that is a representation of a Galway Hooker at sea carved from Read more…
News
Lough Erne, September 2022
Photos for this post still need to be downloaded Photographs taken during the Lough Erne rally in Seprember 2022 by various partipating members. I have not attempted to caption any of them because it is a big job, I may not be able to and anyway, if you were there, Read more…
Events
The Annual Dinner 2022
These images still need to be transferred over These images were taken at the Annual Dinner at the Roe Park Resort, Limavady on 18th/19th March 2022 by Aoife Beattie and John Clementson About 130 members and guests attended the Dinner
Articles
Saoirse Cruise (Ireland to Madeira) 2023
The ICC intends to host a cruise of yachts in the Madeira island group in June/ July 2023 to mark the centenary of Conor OBrien’s circumnavigation of the world.Conor OBrien’s* circumnavigation in his yacht Saoirse, commenced from Dun Laoghaire on 20th June 1923. The Port of Funchal in Madeira was Read more…