• Peel Race & Cruise with Company 23rd June 2018

    East Down Yacht Club are holding the Peel Race & Cruise with Company on 23rd June 2018. The NoR and SIs have been published and please refer to these for the details. They are in the downloads section of this web site, the links below should assist. EDYC Peel Race NoR’s 23 June 2018 EDYC […]

  • Quoile Yacht Club June Events – Regatta & Gore’s Island 2018

    QUOILE YACHT CLUB JUNE 18 EVENTS We (EDYC) are promoting the Quoile Yacht Club Events in June and actively encourage our members to take part in these events taking place close to our club. QUOILE REGATTA 16TH JUNE 2018 Details: QYC Home » Sailing » Quoile Regatta 16th June 2018 SIs available here REGATTA SATURDAY […]

  • First Wednesday race of the 2018 season at EDYC

    The First Wednesday race of the 2018 season at EDYC is over and many boats missed it due to the late spring and the weather hampering the preparation and maintenance of yachts, however a respectable turnout was achieved and photos of the race have been put in a NEW GALLERY and results are available so […]

  • Sailing Instructions

    N over A – No sailing today – Sailing Instructions in short

    N over A – No sailing today The graphic shows flag N over flag A – Sailing Instructions Flag N – reads as Negative,  Flag A – reads as – I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed When on the flag pole at EDYC, they mean “No sailing today” (defined in […]

  • Race Officer RO Simulation Games at EDYC as Training – Wednesday 21 February

    What better way to pass a winter evening than to spend it with your sailing buddies and have an evening of playing with the club “Flaags”. We did it – had an evening of discussing and  Race Officer RO Simulation Games at EDYC as Training Tea and Coffee, scones, biscuits were served from 7pm. Commodore […]

  • Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions EDYC Club Series 2018

    The Notice of Race plus Sailing Instructions for the EDYC Club Series 2018 are now available in the downloads section of this site. Both Word and PDF copies are there. Some changes have been implemented and the sailing committee feel these are an improvement. A new graphic accompanies this post of 6 March 2018. Any […]

  • RYA Safety Boat Course 7,8th April 2018 at EDYC

    The club is to run a Formal RYA Safety Boat course (takes two days). We have chosen the weekend after Easter (7 & 8 April). We request expressions of interest – to be noted and to form a mailing list. Please email secretary@edyc.co.uk or phone or contact David Maxwell. An insight into the course is […]

  • The SLYC Frostie Series Results Autumn 17

    Strangford Lough Yacht Club SLYC ran The Frostie Series this Autumn at Whiterock on Saturdays from 23 September to 21 October. The 2017 Frostie Series concluded on Saturday past at SLYC. The event consisting of up to ten races over five Saturdays. EDYC was well represented with Digit, Gale Force, Lion, Lizante and Magdaleyne, all […]

  • The EDYC newbies at the RYANI Youth Championships 2017

    Despite challenging weather conditions at Ballyholme Yacht Club, more than 120 sailors took to the water to compete in the RYANI Youth Championships over the 23rd and 24th September 2017. Megan and Conor have been sailing for approximately 6 years but apart from Regattas have not competed at any events.  Conor has been racing on […]

  • EDYC Peel Race report 16 Sep 2017

    Having done a swap of the date of the Ardglass Race with the Peel race due to the clash with the TT motorbike event – the Peel race was late in the season on 16 Sept 17. It had some ten entrant boats. The race started within the lough (the EDYC normal committee vessel, Holm […]