All members recently received a letter from our Commodore Niall O'Neill together with their annual subcription notice from the Treasurer - Mark Ginn.  Also enclosed was the 2018 Programme - a copy is attached below for your convenience.

The 1720 National Championships 2018 will be organised by Baltimore Sailing Club in conjunction with the 1720 Class Association and sponsored by Danske Bank from Thursday 30th August to Saturday 1st September, 2018.  The event will be held in Baltimore, County Cork.

The 1720 European Championships are to be held in Howth Yacht Club from Friday 25th through Sunday 27th May, 2018.  The Notice of Race is now available to view or download from the event website www.sportsboatcup.com.

The organisers are expecting to have up to 100 boats racing.  Online entry is open here with an early bird discounted rate of €155.

The 2015 1720 National Championships will be organised by the Baltimore Sailing Club (BSC) in conjunction with the 1720 Sportsboat Class Association from Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th June 2015. The event will be held at Baltimore, Co. Cork.

The 2014 1720 National Championships will be organised by the Baltimore Sailing Club (BSC) in conjunction with the 1720 Sportsboat Class Association from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August 2014. The event will be held at Baltimore, Co. Cork.

SEE RESULTS

Congratulations to Peter O'Leary, Jouen Jacob and Cathal Cottrell all members of Baltimore Sailing Club who took first place in this years 1720 European Championships. Sailing under the Baltimore Sailing Club Burgee, Peter, Cathal & Youen sailed a blinder for the series which eventually came down to the last race. "Jacobs Bar" also crewed by Jamie Donegan and Andy came out on top for 2014.

The Corona Cork 1720 European Championships were once again sailed out of the beautiful West Cork coastal village of Baltimore from 30^th August to 1^st September 2012 and were attended by 18 boats from Ireland and the UK,

This year’s 1720 European Challenge Cup, sponsored by Corona Extra, are to be held in Baltimore, West Cork from Aug 30th to 2nd September 2012. This year’s event is set to attract in excess of 25 boats.

Download Notice of Race

Download Entry Form

Race Results Ongoing

Perfect sailing conditions off Sherkin Island today with a steady 12-16 knot breeze provided champagne conditions for Mark Mansfield and Terry English and the crew onboard Gut Rut to secure the championship with a 10 point lead and a race to spare.  

Current 1720 National Champion Mark Mansfield leads the 1720 Corona Euro Championships in Baltimore after a long day close sailing in steady 10-14 knot conditions.

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