NYC Sailing Awards 2024 & Presentation Dinner (Saturday 22nd February 2025)
The National Yacht Club has awarded Thirteen Annual Awards for outstanding sailing achievements by members of the Club as well as the Commodore’s Cup, left at the discretion of the Commodore.
These awards are presented to the winners at our annual Sailing Awards Dinner on Saturday 22nd February 2025.
This promises to be one of the highlights of the year so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Congratulations to all the winners. Please see all the winners below: book your table with John or Roshan 280 5725 or email manager@nyc.ie / catering@nyc.ie
Time: 7.30pm
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NYC Sailing Awards 2024 |
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The Boyne Regatta Cup – for best performance in offshore racing of the year |
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Tom Dolan |
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For winning La Solitaire du Figaro, renowned as the toughest single handed multi stage offshore sailing race in the world. He is just the third overseas sailor ever, to put his name on the list of winners of this most challenging of solo one-design races. |
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The O’Leary Cup – for best performance of the year in one designs |
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Chris Johnston & the crew of ‘Prospect’ |
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For winning the Beneteau 31.7 Thursday and Saturday scratch overall division in DBSC and winning the class National Championships. |
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The Edward Yacht Club Trophy – for best performance of the year in dinghies, Mermaids or Flying Fifteens |
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Shane MacCarthy |
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For winning, with the help of his crew Hugh McNally, the Flying Fifteen Nationals (Dunmore Easterns), Easterns (NYC), Westerns (Chonamara) and Southerns (Lough Derg). Having missed many races in DBSC, Shane and Hugh did not feature overall but only scored 1st and only 2 second places in all the races they took part in… |
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John Byrne Memorial Trophy – for the greatest contribution to sailing in the NYC during the year |
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Andrew Collins |
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For working tirelessly spearheading the introduction of new solutions including WiFi, card access, point of sale, and membership information, plus a new accounting package providing us with the best of systems.On the water Andrew has provided his beautiful boat ‘Christo’ for committee boat use for a number of events. |
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The Winkelmann Trophy – for Cadet(s) of the year |
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William Walsh & Eoin Byrne |
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For topping the table in the Irish 29er year ranking and competing at several Eurocups, worlds and Europeans Championships. William and Eoin were also runner up at the Eurocup finals in Lake Garda. |
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The Greystones 1892 Regatta Cup – for the team who represented the Club with distinction |
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Tom Shanahan and the Crew of J109 ‘Ruth’ |
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For winning the Irish Sea Offshore Racing Championship’s coveted Wolf’s Head trophy (overall winnner of the Offshrore Series) and the NYC / RCYC Kingstown to Queenstown Race on “Ruth”. |
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The Paul Murphy Cup – for the sailing management volunteer of the year |
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Ross Gorman |
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For organising of the Topper Southerns and finding substantial amount of sponsorship to help deliver a very memorable event for all involved, competitors, volunteers and parents alike. |
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The Township Cup – for best Cruise of the year |
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Aodan Bourke |
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For sailing his boat “why Knot (IE)”, an Amel Super Maramu ketch, together with co-owner Ritchie Whyte, from Greece, Spain, Canaries, Antigua, the Carribbean, through the Panama Canal, across the Pacific, culminating in French Polynesia. They bought their boat specifically for the trip and spent two years preparing the boat. |
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The Muglins Cup – for the most interesting family cruise |
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Michael and Anne Madsen |
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For their shakedown cruise when they collected their “new” boat from Copenhagen, which they brought home to Dunlaoghaire via the Kiel Canal. |
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Martin Crotty Trophy Award – for a younger Member who shows sailing endeavour |
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Nicole Hemeryck |
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For helming Johnny Treanor’s J122 ‘Valentina’ to an incredibly victorious season, including Coastal Class Champion at Volvo Cork Week, winning the overall Cork Week Trophy for the week’s best performance and winning the Class 0 division at the Unio ICRA Nationals. |
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The Wild Geese Trophy – for The Overseas member who achieves the best performance in racing or distinguishes himself / herself in sailing |
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Mark Lyttle |
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For his 3rd place overall in the ILCA 7 Grand Masters class at the ILCA Worlds Championships at the Adelaide Sailing Club in Australia Mark is such an inspiration to other young sailors and a fantastic ambassador for the NYC.. |
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The Sue McDonnell Trophy – for the female club member who has contributed most to the advancement of women in sailing |
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Lauren O’Callaghan |
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For her enthusiasm, attitude and acting as a role model encouraging young girls from Nippers, to optimist and 29er whilst launching her 49erFX Olympic campaign as a member of the Irish Sailing development squad. |
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The Totterdell Trophy – for the member who has contributed most to promoting and developing the Laser class in the club |
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Charlie Keating |
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For being the most active Laser sailor in the club in 2024, being a member of the Irish ILCA 6 Academy and competing at the Europeans securing a gold fleet finish (best of the Irish entries). Charlie also finished 3rd overall in the national rankings 2024. He is now making the move to the Full rig in order to prepare the U21 Worlds this summer |
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The Commodore’s Cup |
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Finn Lynch |
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For finishing eighth in the men’s dinghy medal race at the Paris Olympic Games and 10th place overall. His overall 10th position was one better than that of Mark Lyttle in Atlanta in 1996, making it the best Irish male single-handed Olympic sailing result. |
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NYC Sailing Awards – Commodore’s Commendations 2024 |
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Mark O’Connor | For his Mini 650 campaign with significant move up the rankings in this very competitive French dominated class. Mark is aiming for the solo mini transat 2025. | |
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The ILCA Nationals Organising Committee |
Rebecca Hall, Rodney Regan, David Turner, Sandra Moore, Aisling Murphy, Michael McCambridge, Meindert de Vreeze and Lorcan Balfe, |
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Noel Butler |
For his impressive records in the RS Aero6 Class (National Champion, 1st in DBSC), Fireball Class (3rd ranked), 1720 class (3rd at the DL Cup) |
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John Leahy |
For his dedication to daily weather forecast and advice through his Whatsapp Group which has over 300 members. |
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Louise Dwyer |
For her creative and enthusiastic spirit, combined with her “can-do” attitude as part of the Sia Partners Women at the Helm organising committee |
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Will Byrne |
For his Cape 31 Europeans Championship win crewing on board German entry ‘La Pericolosa’ in a fleet of 22 very competitive semi-professional class. |
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Gerry Jones |
For his key role in backing up Tom Dolan’s Figaro and IMOCA 60 Campaigns. |
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Hugh Cassidy |
For completing a 1,000 miles passage from Lisbon to the Algarve on to Madeira and finally to the Canaries as part his yacht master training during transition year, taking his watches, including at night, often by himself, in the same manner as the 3 adult members of crew on board. |
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