Cruise-in-Company Report – Greystones
Five DMYC boats went out for an outing to Greystones over the weekend of May 16th. In my boat, Iona, none of the three of us will see sixty –…
Cruise ship schedule for 2015
The following table details the cruise ships set to visit Dun Laoghaire, based on data from the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company. Members of the club, and other Coal Harbour users…
What’s On – May Edition
May is the first month of proper sailing in the summer season, and the month is promising to be full of activities, ranging from protest committee training to cruising in company…
What’s On – April Edition
It’s the 50th anniversary year of the founding of the DMYC this year, and we’re getting the sailing season started with a host of activities. Yesterday, we held our lift-in…
Lift-In Supper – April 10th
The start of the summer sailing season is almost upon us, and we’ll be running our annual lift-in on the 18th and 19th of April. However, before we do that,…
Cruise Berth Consultation
The Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company is soliciting public feedback on their proposed changes to accommodate multi-hundred metre cruise ships in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The core aspects of these changes, from…
What’s On – Week of March 23rd
This week, on Thursday 26th, we continue our Winter Talks series with a talk by Frank Miller on “The Stories Behind the Pictures”. Frank is an award-winning Irish Times photographer…
Winter Talk – “Lula Belle” and the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race
Racing Two-Handed around Britain and Ireland requires all round skill, great seamanship and tenacity. This Thursday March 12th, come and listen to Liam Coyne talk about racing around Britain and…
Winter Talk – The Sailing Trawlers of Ringsend
This Thursday, March 5th, Cormac Lowth will be talking to us about the sailing trawlers of Ringsend. From 1819 to the immediate aftermath of the First World War, a large fleet…
Winter Talk – Cappoquin House
This Thursday, February 26th, Glascott Symes will be presenting a case study of the Civil War burning of Cappoquin House, Co Waterford the home of an Independent member of the first…