NEWTOWNARDS SAILING CLUB

2025 GP14 Munster Championships

9/6/2025

Great time had by all at Cullaun Sailing Club near Limerick at the weekend.
Adam and Emily 5th overall, 1st in Silver and first Youth helm!!!!
Curly and Meg 6th overall.
Lara, crewing for Hugh (Sutton Dinghy Club) 11th place
Me and Viv 18th and Kevin and Paidi 22nd.
We love visiting their club for some tiny pond racing, great craic and well worth the journey. Nearly all weathers within a few minutes😀💨🌞☔️
Results here

FIRST DINGHY SAILING COURSE OF THE YEAR

10/4/2025

This year our RYA Level 1 & 2 dinghy sailing courses will run slightly differently, with one weekend for each level, instead of both levels over 8 evenings. To kick things off a Level 1 course has been scheduled for the 10th & 11th May.
Sign up at: https://itsplainsailing.com/org/nsc

The Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club GP14 Spring Series concluded at the weekend, with great results for NSC sailors. Daniel Nelson, crewing for Ross Kearney, took first place, with Adam and Emily Torrens 3rd overall. Also in action last weekend where Josh Porter and Cara McDowell, who triumphed at the Fireball Open event at Lough Ree. Well done everybody! 👏👏

Saturday 5th April was our annual prize giving dinner, with the club full of members enjoying the delicious food, prepared by our caterer Mark, before the awards were handed out. Thanks to Dee, Lana and Liz for organising the evening. 👏👍
Paddy Lyner took the windsurfing speed prize, with Andy Caldwell taking the infamous "Fin of Doom" for a few mishaps! In the GP14s, Gold fleet honours went to Alastair Duffin and Andy Corkill, whilst Silver fleet went to Emily and Adam Torrens. Claire Cromie took the most improved helm award. Congrats to all! 👏

Irish Windsurfing Association Slalom at NSC Sunday 23rd March

24/3/2025

Great weekend windsurfing and wing/wind foiling. Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Gold and Silver Fleet races. Special thanks to Nick Fletcher, Paddy Lyner, Chris Loughridge for organising this fantastic annual slalom event and sponsorship. Special thanks too for safety boat management, John Hayes and our NSC Social Team for looking after catering, Liz Borne, Lana Richie and Dee MacFadyen. Great to see the club in full action this weekend. ✨🏆✨

Winners were:
Gold Fleet
1st - Joe Galeckas
2nd - Jonathan Crean
3rd - Ciaran Moore
Silver Fleet
1st - Didris Teteris

David Corkill has a super drone video of the event up on his YouTube channel:

2025 Event dates announced!

19/3/2025

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6/3/2025

We were happy to have assisted Strangford Coastal Rowing Club in their "Big Row" around the lough last Saturday, with NSC being one of their crew change points. In all they covered 32 nautical miles in an impressive time of 7 hours 40 minutes! Thanks to John Clemenston, one of our Trustees, for liaising on the organisation of this.

Marine Radio SRC Course

3/3/2025

As part of gearing up for the start of the season we held a very well attended Marine Radio SRC course at the weekend. Knowing how to use a VHF set correctly can be a life saver during an emergency. So, vital skills learnt and we had passes all round! Thanks to RG from Safer Waters for coming along to run this for us.

60th anniversary video compilation

30/12/2024

For our 60th anniversary in 2024, NSC member David Corkill has compiled a fantastic reel from the many superb videos he has taken over the last 10 years. It contains just under 30 clips and runs to nearly two hours, covering windsurfing, GP14 events, Regattas, and foiling! Highlights would include:

2015 GP14 Championship of Ireland @ 11:31
2016 IWA Slalom Series @ 27:08
2017 GP14 Ulster Championship @ 36:33
2017 52nd Regatta @ 01:41:29
2018 IWA Slalom Series @ 56:33
2018 GP14 Hot Toddy @ 01:02:04
2019 IWA Slalom Series @ 01:05:52
2021 GP14 Ulster Championship @ 01:12:58
2022 IWA Slalom Series @ 01:17:31
2022 & 2023 Foiling action @ 01:21:08
2023 57th Regatta @ 40:48
2024 GP14 Championship of Ireland @ 01:45:37

CHRISTMAS CHEER EVENT

8/12/2024

Our Christmas Cheer event today was the perfect way to wrap up the year at NSC. Members with their friends and families, enjoyed catching up over Mark's delicious food, making it a really pleasant get-together. Big thanks to the Social Committee for organising!