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BYC Training, are keen to hear from appropriately qualified RYA Dinghy Senior Instructor(s) to help deliver our 2021 summer RYA sail training programme, commencing  on 30th June 2021. Please complete the following application form and return to:  admin@ballyholme.com by 13:00 30th April 2021. BYC Instructor application form 2021 v3

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 on Wednesday 17th March from 7.30-8.30pm for a ‘getting to know BYC’ event. What’s Battery Duty? What’s Cruise ‘n Craic? What’s Ice Breaker? What’s does Rescue do? What is SUP? What is D&S?   Lots of members have these questions. Others have the answers!   This event is for members to have some…

If you like to read  and need a bit of a push – plus the opportunity to chat with other book lovers over a Zoom & Wine -then it’s time to join the new BYC Virtual Book Club. How it will work: – Each month a ‘host’ is drawn from a hat and puts forward…

Cruise n Craic evenings are back via Zoom until we can get back to the clubhouse. Our programme continues on Tuesday 9th March with the second of our COVID events where we welcome Michael Ferguson aka “Chunky” recounting his Transat Jacques Vabre from 2019. Click on the links for further details and how to get…

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…

Kicking off the 2021 social events we have a number of things for members to get involved with: Saturday 23rd January @ 7.30pm – Burns Night Quiz Nick and Ruth are back, same great quiz with a continuous live stream, multiple choice questions and automated marking system. Prize for the Winning Team & Best Burns…

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…

Please see links below for booking system this weekend. Please read and adhere to the guidelines on the booking pages.               Sharks Sailing Saturday 21st November CADET LASER Sailing 22nd November Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November Monday 23rd – Wednesday 25th November Thursday 26th and Friday 27th November