Baltimore Sailing Club

Annual General Meeting
2019-12-30 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
The Annual General Meeting will take place in the Clubhouse on Monday 30th December, 2019 at 12 noon.
All members welcome to attend.

Annual Dinner Dance
2019-12-29 19:30 - 23:30
The Annual Dinner Dance will be held in Casey’s Hotel on the 29th December, 2019. Tickets will go on sale via Commodore Niall O’Neill in late October/early November. Details will be circulated to all members. Always a great night with dinner, prizegiving and dancing!.
UPDATE 18 DECEMBER 2019 – The Dinner Dance is fully booked out. A waiting list is in operation and if you wish your name(s) to be added please email baltimorescoffice@gmail.com.

Catalogues Cup
2019-10-06 14:00 - 17:00 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
The Catalogues Cup for dinghies will run each Sunday until Halloween (weather permitting). More information available locally on the clubhouse noticeboard.
Dates – Sun 6th, Sun 13th, Sun 20th and Sun 27th.
Please ensure that your sailor is dressed appropriately for the weather conditions as it is much colder on the water than during the Summer months.

Ropedock 1720 National Championships 2019
2019-08-30 - 2019-09-01 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
The Ropedock 1720 National Championships will be hosted by Baltimore Sailing Club on Friday 30th August, Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September.
Notice of Race
Entry Form
Sailing Instructions
SI Amendment No 1
Results
Launching – boats will be launced from 1530 hours until 1900 hours on Thursday 29th August. €60 will be charged for lift in and out and is payable at registration in addition to entry fee. Boats that travel from outside the Republic of Ireland for the event will have free launching/recovery.
Registration will be from 1730 until 2100 hours on Thursdsay 29th August. Crew weighing will take place at the same time as registration and will be carried out to complete crews one at a time.
There will be a barbecue on Saturday night 31st August with the prizegiving after racing on Sunday 1st September.

WOW 2019
2019-08-15 14:00 - 18:30 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
Date for your diary – Thursday 15th August, 2019
Fun Swim at 11 am followed by registration at 2.00 pm in the Club. Always a great day on the water for a very worthy cause. Please support – all welcome – guys & gals!!!

RNLI Fundraising Auction and Cocktail Party
2019-08-09 18:00 - 23:30 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland

The Waterfront Baltimore International Moth Irish Nationals
2019-08-09 10:00 - 2019-08-11 16:00 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
Baltimore Sailing Club is delighted to be hosting this year’s International Moth Irish Nationals on 9th – 11th August sponsored by The Waterfront, Baltimore. It is the International Moths first visit to West Cork and we look forward to welcoming them to the harbour.
What’s a moth? It’s a fast sailing hydrofoil dinghy!. Full description can be found here.
Registration will take place in the club from 1000 to 1130 on 9th August with competitors briefing at 1130 hours.
Full details can be found on the Notice of Race linked below. Any queries can be directed to Robert O’Leary at baltimorescoffice@gmail.com
Notice of Race
Online Entry will be available shortly.

Baltimore Cup & Sloop Worlds 2019
2019-08-03 - 2019-08-04 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
The Baltimore Cup for 1720’s and Heir Island Sloop Worlds will be held on the Saturday and Sunday of the August Bank holiday weekend – 3rd and 4th August, 2019. Boats are being launched on Friday 2nd August up until 1800 hours from the pier.
There will be a lift out from 1430 hours on Friday for those wishing to clean their boats prior to the event.
For further information please contact 1720 Class Captain – Peter O’Flynn or Sailing Secretary – Robert O’Leary.
Sailing Instructions
Entry Form (please print, complete and bring along to registration)

Marconi Cup 2019
2019-07-28 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
Baltimore Sailing Club is delighted to be hosting this year’s Marconi Cup Team Racing and Relay Race event. The event will be held on July 21st, 2019 in Baltimore Harbour.
Please note – Sunday 28th July is the back up date.
Update 18 July – we are closely monitoring the weather forecast for Sunday 21st and at present the event is going ahead as planned. The final decision will be advised by 6pm tomorrow evening (Friday) via our Facebook Page.
Update 19 July 1430 hours – the Marconi Cup event has been postponed until Sunday 28th July (back up date).
Notice of Race
Entry Form
Team Racing Sailing Instructions
General Sailing Instructions
Relay Race Sailing Instructions

Adult Sailing Courses
2019-07-22 - 2019-07-25
The Adult Sailing course will be held from Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th July, 2019 in two course sessions (morning course and afternoon course). The courses are run aboard the Club 1720 sportsboat and a Laser Stratos.
The morning sessions will be 1030 hours to 1300 and afternoon sessions will be 1400 hours to 1630 hours.
The course cost is €120 members and €150 non members. If you are interested in attending one of the above courses please email your name and which course you would prefer (morning/afternoon) to courses@baltimoresailingclub.ie.
When a place is confirmed you will be asked to pay the course fee via our online payment system on our website. All levels of experience are welcome.
We look forward to seeing you on the water this Summer.

July Lousy Cup
2019-07-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
The July Lousy Cup Youth League will commence tomorrow Saturday 6th July, 2019. The classes are – Topaz, Laser 4.7, RS200’s and All In. Participants of the sailing course who are capable of racing are encouraged to do so.
Entry Forms are available from the Club. It is important that sailors arrive early tomorrow morning (at 9.55am sharp latest) to fill in forms, rig boats and attend the briefing. The first gun is at 1055 sharp. Racing is each Saturday morning from 10 until approx 1230/1300 hours.
Boats racing must have identifiable sail numbers or their finishing positions will be penalised (see sailing instructions posted on the Club Noticeboard). Speak to the boat stewards about where to get sail numbers if you do not have them.
Sailors and parents should read the Sailing Instructions on the notice board which include the minimum insurance requirements and other information.
Hope to see you all there for an enjoyable morning of sailing. Prizegiving will be held on the final Saturday of racing (27th July) at 1730 hours in the clubhouse.
Sailing Instructions

First Aid Course
2019-06-24 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
The club is running a First Aid Course next Monday 24th June (all day course). If you are interested in attending please contact Sheila O’Sullivan (086) 8699628. Places are limited so if you are interested please contact Sheila ASAP!.
All new instructors are required to have a valid first aid certificate (Irish Sailing won’t issue Dinghy Instructor Certificates without one!) and certificates are only valid for two years – you must then renew/revalidate your qualification.
This is a great opportunity to get your qualification in Baltimore. Give Sheila a call if you require any further information.

Safety Boat Course
2019-06-22 - 2019-06-23 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
The Club is running an Irish Sailing Safety Boat Course on the 22nd/23rd June next.
This course is designed for those seeking to improve their competency in the sport and focuses upon areas such as escorting racing fleets of dinghies, windsurfers and canoes; providing safety and rescue cover for training fleets and assisting in race management duties.
Participants must hold the National Powerboat Certificate (Level 2) and it is strongly recommended that a short range (SRC) VHF radio operators certificate and First Aid certificate is also held.
This course is run over two full days and bookings are being taken by Sheila O’Sullivan (086) 8699628. Places are limited so if you are interested please contact Sheila today!.
Full course syllabus and modules can be found on Irish Sailing website here.

National 18 - South Coast Championships 2019
2019-06-01 - 2019-06-02 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
Baltimore Sailing Club are delighted to announce that we will host the National 18 South Coast Championships on 1st and 2nd June, 2019.
We look forward to welcoming the fleet back to Baltimore and further details can be found here on the Class Association page or alternatively you can check out their Facebook page here.
Notice of Race
Sailing Instructions

Laser Munster Championships 2019
2019-04-20 - 2019-04-21 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
Baltimore Sailing Club is delighted to announce that the Laser Munster Championships 2019 will be held in Baltimore on April 20th and 21st, 2019.
The Munster Championships are the first Irish Laser regional event of 2019 and a large number of sailors are expected to compete. Online entry is open on the Irish Laser Association website – members area. Early discounted entry is available at €50 until 9th April, 2019. Entry online at the full cost of €75 will be available until 18th April.
We look forward to welcoming all sailors and their families to Baltimore over the Easter holidays. Full details re accommodation etc can be found on the Irish Laser Assoc event page.
Notice of Race can be found here.

IODAI Spring Training Week 2019
2019-02-17 - 2019-02-22 | Baltimore Sailing Club, Baltimore, County Cork, Cork, Ireland
The International Optimist Dinghy Association of Ireland (IODAI) will hold their annual Spring Training Clinic in Baltimore from 17th to 22nd February, 2019. Full details available on the IODAI website here. We look forward to welcoming the optimist sailors together with their families back to Baltimore for this event.
