Please mark your diary now for the WHSC laying up/end of season dinner.
Saturday November the 4th – More details to follow.
Category: Racing
Reminder – Combined FF – 420 Regatta This Weekend
Flying Fifteen South Coast Championships & 420 Munster Championships Waterford Harbour Sailing Club Dunmore East on Sat 19th & Sun 20th August 2017
Organising Authority: Waterford Harbour Sailing Club in association with Flying Fifteen Association of Ireland & Irish International 420 Class Association
Updated documentation and information can be found here
Robert Marchant causes confusion wherevers she goes:)
On Sunday Fulmar Fever was mentioned by the reporters on the start of the race near Cowes, 
With a boat built in England and a Sail number FR14 she was mentioned as an interesting combination
Of an English boat with French sail number FR-14 the reporter failed to see she was sailed under the Irish flag of WHSC
and called the Skipper Robert Marchant out in his best French accent !
Then yesterday , due to a computer glitch Fulmar Fever was 1st on IRC overall and in his Class ! note the article of W.N.nixon
Must have been a great feeling for Fulmar Fever as they still had to round the Fastnet at this time.
Fulmar Fever rounded the Fastnet at midnight last night and they are doing a fantastic job 44th in the large class of nearly 90 yachts and 221 overall is something to be proud of
I spoke to Robert last night and all are in good spirit and looking forward to hoist the spinnaker back to the finish line in Plymouth
With Dunmore sailors Dave Delahunty, Fergal Bonner they show what Dunmore sailors are made of.
Keep up the good work !
Fulmar fever can be followed on Yellow Brick Tracker.
WHSC Club Dinghy Championships 2017 This Weekend
WHSC Dinghy Club Championship will take place this weekend Saturday August 12th and Sunday August 13th.Three races will be sailed on Saturday, two on Sunday.
Races will be run for;
- Senior PY
- Junior PY
- Silver Fleet Optimists
- Gold Fleet Optimists
First gun Saturday 12:55/Sunday 13:55.
Registration from 11am. Briefing at 12. Sailing instructions will be given at registration.
Trophies will be awarded to Senior Club Champion, Junior Club Champion, Optimist Club Champion, Best Laser and Lady Helm.
Entry Fee €10 per sailor. The regatta is an open event so please encourage friends / visitors / former members to come along.
Suir Engineering Sponsor WHSC Dinghy Club Championships
This weekends dinghy club championships will be sponsored by Suir Engineering Ltd from Waterford.
Suir Engineering Ltd provide electrical and mechanical services to the pharmaceutical, energy @utilities, food and beverage industry
Projects could be from New Build complex installations or expansions of Existing facilities..
With offset Training workshops and in house quality control systems Suir engineering is able to provide the highest possible services for complex projects.
We thank Suir Engineering for their support !
The biggest yacht race in the world
Last minute preparations, a halyard checked for the 3rd time.
A checklist read for the 10 time, Where is my crew, have they landed? So much to do.
Did the boat pass all safety checks ?, is there any more materials we do not
need on board ? Where the hell are all these boats coming from?
Why am I not hungry ? . must be the nerves. How accurate is Windguru? Let’s check the Met Office too.
These are the nerves that are running through a skipper waiting for the big gun on Hurst Castle to start the biggest yacht race
ever sailed. officially 430+ boats will start from Cowes Isle of Wight , around the Fastnet Rock , and finish in Plymouth.
Even whilst typing this I get excited, wish I was there…… Good luck to Fulmar Fever ; on paper, one of the slowest boats. In reality
she will do well with here now experienced crew.
I better concentrate now on the biggest yacht race in Dunmore East. Our own club championships; the biggest yacht race in Dunmore !, we will fight hard, hope many boats will be on the
water; even a few white sails would be nice. Aahhhh stop rambiling old man ; One day you will be with the big boys at the Fastnet Race. For now
enjoy beautiful Dunmore and sailing with your friends ( they will be friends as long as they sail behind youL) You are warned !
Busy Sailing/Fun Schedule this Saturday 5th
10:00 – 12:00 : Saturday Sea Legs.
Regular Saturday Sea Legs for the under 10’s.
12:30 – 13:30 : Dale Morris Trophy ( open to all – Sign up on notice board).
2 crew Race – Boats on a line from the slip to Goosy Rock .. 1 crew on the boat ; 1 starts from the Strand and swims to the boat , Then they have to sail around the marker , 1 man over board and retrieve , 1 capsize and then return.
13:30 – 14:00: Parent and child fun race ( open to all – Sign up on notice board).
a fun race where the parent sails an oppi from the slip out to the green marker and back where they relay with the child. The child then sails the same course in a fraction of the time of the parent!
14:15: Blessing of boats ( in the harbour).
All dinghies are invited to participate. Parade of sail after to laying of wreaths in the harbour.
15:00: Saturday dinghy racing
Regular Saturday club dinghy racing.
Combined Flying 15’s and 420’s Championships 19th & 20th August 2017
Hello once again to all member of WHSC!
The IODAI Connacht Championships which we hosted in Dunmore East almost two weeks ago was a great success both as an event and as a major fundraiser for our club so a BIG THANK YOU to all who helped to make it happen.
Our last event of the year is now only three weeks away – details of which are as follows:
Flying Fifteen South Coast Championships & 420 Munster Championships
Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th August 2017
We are expecting 40 to 50 boats overall with competitive and exciting racing guaranteed as both classes are fast racing boats.
Once again (last time this year!) volunteers are required to help make this a success for the club.
So if you think you could help out with Registration, Parking, Launching, Committee Boat duties, provide and drive a RIB, Race office, Protect Committee not to mention helping out on the preparation of food and clubhouse services then please email or text me with your preferred area of participation – I would be delighted to have you as part of the team.
Derry O’Sullivan
WHSC Events
086 2413543
derryosullivan2013
Optimist Connaught Championships – A Massive Thanks
Hi Everybody,
Last weekend’s Optimist Connaught Championships was a massive success; The success can be attributed to the meticulous preparations of Derry O’Sullivan and the input from many members who gave their time so generously during this weekend.
We also thanks our sponsors Palmer auctioneers, Stuart & Nicola Harris and Jim and Maire O’Reilly that helped to give a touch of class to this event with their support.
Our club showed it’s very best side and we heard many compliments from Optimist parents about the great atmosphere WHSC has and the commitment that our members are giving for an event like this.
To all the helpers , You all know who you are, a big round of applause, you deserve it
Rene
