Shindig Surges Overnight… Loinnir Girl Closes on Wicklow…
8:30 June 26th: Loinnir Girl is on the home straight at the head of IRC Class 3, the Wicklow finish almost in view. IRC Class 3: The Lough Ree and Kinsale crew of John [...]
Round Ireland Day 5: Loinnir Girl Lights Up IRC Class 3… Shindig Is Game On…
14:17 June 25th - Loinnir Girl leads IRC Class 3 five days into the 704 nautical mile Round Ireland Race. Bravo Lonnir Girl! The Lough Ree and Kinsale combination of John Malone (Lough Ree [...]
Round Ireland Day 3: The Chase Is On for Kinsale…
Three days into the 704 nautical mile Round Ireland Race and the front of the fleet is already well up the Atlantic coast and rounding the top of the country. Tuesday evening's provisional [...]
Sailability Kinsale Launches New Fleet at Kinsale Yacht Club
On Saturday June 20th, under a bright and blue Kinsale sky, the harbour felt a little wider. Sailability Kinsale had just launched two new RIBs and a fleet of kayaks from the slipway [...]
Kinsale Flying in the Round Ireland: Loinnir Girl Sparkles, Shindig in the Hunt
The 704-nautical-mile Round Ireland Race left Wicklow at 2pm on Saturday into a light, tactical opening. Two of Kinsale's offshore crews have already carved their way to the front of the fleet. With [...]
Fair winds to our Kinsale crews – Round Ireland 2026
At 14:00, Saturday 20th June, the gun fires at Wicklow Harbour and another Round Ireland Yacht Race is under way. It's Ireland's premier offshore race and the second longest on the RORC calendar. [...]
Author Katie Carr to Speak at Kinsale Yacht Club
Kinsale Yacht Club will welcome author and adventurer Katie Carr next Monday June 22nd for an evening exploring her remarkable journey through the Shipping Forecast areas of the British and Irish coastline (as [...]
Kinsale Yacht Club’s Daniel Murphy Helms the Legendary Hallowe’en to 2nd Overall at the Voiles d’Antibes
Kinsale Yacht Club's Daniel Murphy was privileged to be asked to helm the beautiful 80ft Fife designed Hallowe'en at the recent Voiles d'Antibes. Daniel regularly races with the team as a trimmer alongside [...]
Seven Lighthouses, 240 Nautical Miles: The Inishtearaght Skelligs Race 2026 Lights Up Kinsale
The 2026 Inishtearaght Skelligs Race was a great success for Kinsale Yacht Club, with 19 boats crossing the start line on Friday 29th May. This year we are thrilled that Cantor Fitzgerald came [...]
Beating West, Running Home: The 2026 Glandore Race & Cruise in Company
Saturday May 30th, seven boats slipped out of Kinsale straight into a heavy sou'wester and a short, spiteful sea. With a foul tide running, every mile was hard won, but the fleet had [...]
