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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…

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…

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…