East Down Yacht Club

⛵️ EDYC SUCCESS AT THE ARDGLASS RACE! ⛵️

Today’s Ardglass Race was certainly good news for EDYC! 🌊

With 6 of the 13 boats in the fleet coming from our club, it was a fantastic showing from EDYC — and even better, 3 out of the 4 classes were won by our sailors! 🏆👏

Huge congratulations to:

🥇 Dawn Stocking — YTC 2RS
🥇 John Patterson — YTC 1RS
🥇 Richard Ramsay — YTC 2

Three class wins is a fantastic achievement and a great reward for all the hard work and sailing throughout the season. 💪⛵️

It was a brilliant day on the water, with challenging conditions, plenty of choppy seas and some rollercoaster waves — but lots of fun along the way! 🌊😄

A massive well done to all the EDYC crews who took part. Six boats representing the club and three class wins is something to be very proud of!

And finally… more offshore racing please next year! 😉⛵️⛵️⛵️

⛵️ Sailing achievements at EDYC! ⭐️

A fantastic showing from our EDYC sailors today at the penultimate Strangford Lough Youth Series event! 👏

🏆 Kate — 3rd place, ILCA 4
🏆 Ronan — 1st place, ILCA Handicap
🏆 Rose — 3rd place, ILCA Handicap
🏆 Daniel — 1st place, Topper 4.2
🏆 Emily & Abigail — 1st place, Feva
🏆 Lyra & Kirsten — 3rd place, Feva

A huge well done to all our youth sailors who took part today. It’s fantastic to see so many EDYC sailors out on the water, racing hard and enjoying their sailing. 🌊⛵️

And to add to all the great news for EDYC over the past few days, we also want to send a massive congratulations to our sailors competing at the RS Irish Nationals at Killaloe Sailing Club.

👏 Patrick — 8th place in the RS400 class
👏 Jakub & Abbie — 6th place in the RS200 class

And a special congratulations to Abbie, who was awarded the prize for First Female Crew at the event! 🏆👏

What a fantastic few days of sailing and some brilliant results across the fleet.

Very well done everyone — EDYC is very proud of you all! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

🏁 EDYC TO ARDGLASS RACE — SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2026 ⛵🌊

With the end of the sailing season fast approaching, it’s time for one of the big ones — the EDYC to Ardglass Race, the final race in the four-race Strangford Lough Regatta Conference (SLRC) Offshore Series!

The SLRC offshore races bring together four highlights of the sailing calendar:
🏝️ Isle of Man Race
🌊 Bar Buoy Race
⚓ South Rock Race
🏁 And finally… the Ardglass Race!

Starting from Holme Bay at 11:00, crews will race through Strangford Lough, out through the Bar Mouth and into the Irish Sea, before heading for the finish at Ardglass Harbour.

If conditions in the Irish Sea aren’t suitable, an exciting Round the Cans Race will be held within Strangford Lough instead.

Whether you’re chasing a strong result, looking to finish the season on a high, or simply want a great day of racing with your crew, the EDYC to Ardglass Race is one not to be missed! 🙌

📅 Saturday 5th September 2026
⚠️ First warning signal: 10:55
🚀 First start: 11:00
⛵ Classes: YTC 1, YTC 1RS, YTC 2 & YTC 2RS
💷 Entry: £10 per boat

Get the crew together, get the boat ready and get your entry in!

We’ll see you on the start line! ⛵💨

https://edyc.co.uk/events/8c3a123e-8272-41f4-8239-8555ea1161b3-2026-09-05

EDYC

🌟 SO PROUD OF DANIEL! 🌟⛵️🇫🇷

What an incredible achievement for our own Daniel Long, finishing 9th overall in the Topper 4.2 fleet at the 2026 Topper World Championships in St Pierre Quiberon, France! 🎉👏

Daniel’s 9th overall World Championship finish is a fantastic result and a brilliant reward for all the hard work, determination and hours he has put into his sailing.

From East Down Yacht Club to the world stage 🌍🏆

We are incredibly proud of you, Daniel. What an achievement and what a week! ❤️💙

A huge congratulations to Daniel and to all the Northern Ireland sailors who represented NI so brilliantly at the Worlds.

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A huge thank you to all the young sailors and support from clubs around Strangford Lough who joined us at East Down Yacht Club for the Youth Leg of the Strangford Lough Youth Series.

Congratulations to everyone who competed in the Optimist, RS Feva, Topper and Laser fleets. A special well done to our own EDYC sailors, who represented the club with great determination and enthusiasm. Find out more at https://edyc.co.uk/news/id/69f81690-9322-4d62-9867-9a0bfffa52ea

We look forward to seeing everyone again this Sunday at Quoile Yacht Club for the next leg of the series.

What a great weekend on the water!

Full results for all classes are now available:
https://www.strangfordloughregattas.co.uk/ #/results

A big thank you to everyone who travelled to East Down Yacht Club, all the safety crews, race officials, volunteers, and all who worked behind the scenes to make the Regatta a success.

The live music, prize-giving, and great clubhouse atmosphere made for a memorable finish to the day.

We look forward to welcoming you all back on the water again soon!

Good luck Daniel!

Saturday 1st August sees the action of the SLRC - Strangford Lough Regatta Conference come to East Down Yacht Club. We look forward to welcoming all boats, helms, crew, family and friends. There will be unforgettable racing, live music and plenty of 'Cheers'.


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