General

Just launched – our new Junior Icebreaker Series.  Open to all cadet members of BYC.  Racing will commence on Saturday, November 17th and will continue until Christmas. Please click here for full details.

For the latest update on how this year’s Icebreaker Series is progressing, please see here .  Thanks to Garth Maxwell for compiling the report.

Come along and enjoy some spooky fun on Friday, October 26th at 6.30pm.  To book and pay for your ticket, please see click here

The annual Past Commodores’ Dinner will take place at BYC on Wednesday, November 14th. For more information and to reserve a ticket, please speak to Harry Polly directly.

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING An Extraordinary General Meeting of Ballyholme Yacht Club will take place on Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 at the Club, commencing at 7:00pm.  For full details, please click here.

Join us for an Asian/Fusion dining experience at BYC on Saturday, November 3rd at 7.30pm.  Alberto, who is originally from the Philippines and has worked on the QE2 and in various restaurants in London, will be our chef for the evening.  Tickets are priced at £16 and will include a choice of 2 main courses…

Please join us for the annual prize giving, followed by a buffet and live entertainment on Saturday, October 6th at 7pm.  We would like to encourage you to pre-book tickets for the meal as the caterer will need confirmation of numbers on Thursday. book here      

Autumn training continues this weekend with Saturday afternoon ‘Adult Improver Sailing’. The group is out on the water from 2-5pm under the guidance of Micky Forbes and Garth Maxwell.  Pre-booking advisable.  Single sessions can be booked going forward for the next 5 weeks. https://ballyholme.com/watersports/training/adult-sailing-training/

We are delighted to launch the Danske Bank Icebreaker Series 2018/19.  With 12 races in Series 1 pre-Christmas and 11 races in Part 2 starting February 3rd, there is plenty of opportunity for competition over the winter.  This is an open event – please spread the word! For full details, please click here.  

Bangor Aurora will be the venue for Ballyholme Dive Team’s annual “Try Scuba Diving” evening.  On Friday, September 28th, qualified BSAC instructors will be in the pool giving one-on-one instruction to all participants, with ideally 15 minutes spent underwater.  For full details and to register please click here