The first Championship of 2011 will be at Howth Yacht Club, with a sensible series of six races over the weekend.

Quoting one of the locals: “Six 50 minute windward/leeward races on the same waters as last years stupendously wonderful National Championships.
Registration open on Friday evening for the organized.
First gun not until 12pm on Saturday for the disorganized.
Wrapping up by 14:30 on Sunday for those traveling from afar.”

So there, an easy peasy event.  Entry is €100, read the Notice of Race.

Sailing_Instructions Easterns_2011 (pdf file)

Don’t forget the Spring Warmer at HYC (see the post below) with FREEEEE boat parking.

“Spring has sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the sailing is?”

Howth Yacht Club is the answer!

We are invited to their Spring Warmer series, sailed on Saturdays: April 2, 9 and 16.  Entry fee is a recession-busting €80 which includes boat storage and dry sailing lift-in lift-out.

The highly successful HYC Spring Warmer series, this year sponsored by Key Capital Private, will take place over the first three Saturdays in April. The 2011 series will now include racing for Cruiser Classes 1, 2, 3 and Puppeteers as well as the ‘usual’ Etchells, J24, SB3 and Squib classes – making it the first major open keelboat event ahead of 2011′s competitive racing calendar.

This year there will be two race areas for the eight keelboat classes that will compete in the event. The racing format will be the same as last year with two windward/ leeward races scheduled for each of the 3 Saturdays finishing with a prize giving after the final races on the 16th of April.

But wait! There’s more!  Free storage for the boat leading up to the Easterns at Howth on the final weekend of April.  Bargain!

Spring Warmer Notice of Race

Spring Warmer Entry Form

Spring Warmer On-Line Entry

Shiny new Howth Yacht Club web cam