General

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.

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/

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

Ballyholme Big Bay Swim is coming up with races for all abilities with 200m, 750m, 1500m, 5km and 10km! Click here for more information

Ballyholme’s Weekend of Speed is coming up on the 15th-16th September! Irish Multihull National Championships 2018 Irish 49er and 49er FX National Championships 2018 29er Ulster Championships 2018 For more information and to enter click here

One of the club’s most loyal cadets has been showing his entrepreneurial skills by making amazing jewellery from shells and other items found on the beach and selling them to raise funds for Dolphins and Sharks, the junior section at BYC.  Edward Martin (8) with the help of his pal Dessie Gillespie (8), set up a…

These three hour sessions are aimed at sailors who want to improve upon their current skills and gain experience and confidence on the water. For more information and to book click here