Author: Club manager

Joint statement from ITCA (GBR) and Ballyholme Yacht Club Friday 4th June 2021           The joint Organising Authority for the 2021 Topper National Championships have been carefully monitoring the Covid 19 situation and information from the UK Government, Northern Ireland Assembly and the Irish Government. Some time ago, we determined that…

Welcome Back! We are delighted to welcome members back to the bar. Opening hours this week are: Tuesday 7.00PM – 11.00PM Friday 4.00PM – 11.00PM Saturday 4.00PM – 11.00PM Sunday 2.30PM – 10.00PM In addition the outside bar are will be open on Friday 4.00PM to 8.ooPM and Sunday 2.30PM to 5.30PM We would ask…

Unfortunately COVID restrictions meant we were unable to hold our annual prizegiving. Other awards were announced a few week ago in the bulletin but there were a few special Awards that we held back until we were able to present them. Huge congratulations to Mark Mackey who was awarded the Martin Imrie Cup and to…

Following further easing of restrictions Club Racing will be returning this Sunday 25th April, and Tuesday 27th April. First Warning signal is 1430HRS on Sunday and 1900HRS on Tuesday. NO BOOKING OR SIGN OUT REQUIRED AS TRACK AND TRACE WILL BE PROVIDED FROM BATTERY Please note Club COVID Guidelines must be followed, with particular attention to social distancing and…

Under the Northern Ireland Executives Pathway to Recovery some outdoor sports have been given the green light to recommence, and following consultation with RYA Northern Ireland, activities at BYC will start again from Thursday 1st April. This initial stage is cautious and we will hopefully see further easing of restrictions in the coming weeks. We…

Join us Saturday 13th February @ 7.30PM. Nick Scott will be running a “Night at the Races” evening this Saturday night. Guaranteed to be great craic and you won’t lose your shirt as all betting is entirely virtual. Everything you need to know will be explained on the night, (you will need a Zoom sign…

After a challenging year, Ballyholme Yacht Club is looking forward to better times in 2021 and no better way to start than with the news that our own Bill O’Hara has been made an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list. Bill began his sailing career like so many at Ballyholme in a Cadet dinghy…

This time of year can be a struggle for many families and  particularly this year. So to replace the usual Christmas Eve Ballot the club has provided a number of prizes for a free prize draw, including bar and training vouchers, Rooster sailing kit (Courtesy of Brian Spence Sailing) and BSUPA Ready to Ride Courses. We have…

We are running sea swims this Sunday morning, two sessions starting 10.30AM & 11.00AM. These are for members only and must be booked online. Click here for further details and to book a place.

Please see links below for booking system this week. Please read and adhere to the guidelines on the booking pages.           Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th October Thursday 29th & Friday 30th October Saturday 31st October & Sunday 1st November CADET SAILING SATURDAY 31st OCTOBER CADET LASER SAILING SUNDAY…