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      Saturday morning saw the weekend kick off with the Cadet Regatta Cadet, 38 boats having entered across Laser Pico, SailQube, Topper 4.2 and Topper 5.3 classes and with plenty of sunshine, all that was required was the wind to fill in on what would be a very hot day afloat and ashore…

Ballyholme Yacht Club, in association with Topper Ireland is delighted to be hosting this new event, Topper NI Championships. This two day event of up to six races will include both 5.3 and 4.2, with prizes for Youth, Junior and 4.2 classes. Click here for further details and to register  

The 2021 ‘B Y Sea’ Swim Ballyholme Yacht Club Saturday 28th August 2021 BYC, kindly supported by Dunluce Heathcare, is hosting the first ‘B Y Sea’ this August and we now are delighted to welcome entries for the three events. The event is open is all and is aimed at all levels of sea swimmers…

Please see an updated NOR & SI’s for Club Points Racing including Amendment 1 NOR & SI’s

The clubs Early Series has now finished and the final results for both Tuesday & Sunday are online. Tuesday Early Series Sunday Early Series Congratulations to all the Class Winners and thank you to everyone who helped out on rescue and battery and particularly those who stepped in at short notice. Some great and very…

Our Youth and Adult Courses for Summer 2021 are now online and available to book. Click on the links below for full details and booking Youth Sailing Courses Adult Sailing Courses

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…

If you like to read  and need inspiration and the opportunity to chat with other book lovers  – then it’s time to join the BYC Book Club.   July’s Selection: ‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell WINNER OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020     ‘Richly sensuous… something special’ The Sunday Times ‘A thing of shimmering…