We are delighted to announce that Ropedock have come onboard as a sponsor for the upcoming 1720 Irish National Championships with title sponsor Danske Bank.

The event will run from Thursday 30th August to Saturday 1st September, 2018.  

Baltimore Regatta takes places this August bank holiday weekend.  There will be entertainment on land and sea as the beautiful West Cork coastal village hosts it's annual regatta.  On Saturday and Sunday there will be sailing in the harbour for both dinghies and cruisers including the local fleets of sloops and 1720's both of which have expanded over the past number of years.  The 1720's will be competing in the Baltimore Cup which runs over Saturday and Sunday and previous article here outlines the details.

The Baltimore Cup is to be held on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th August next. The Baltimore Regatta Race for 1720's will be on Monday 6th for those that are interested. Entry for the Baltimore Regatta race will be at Bushes Bar.

Boats can be left in Baltimore until the Nationals at the end of August.

The July Sailing Course concluded on Friday after three weeks of fun and frolics both on and off the water.  The 113 sailors enjoyed beach days, a junior laying up supper, table tennis nights, junior disco nights coupled with learning lots of new skills across all levels on the water in their boats.

The course prizegiving was held yesterday afternoon and many thanks to all the instructors, club stewards and helpers who made the course a wonderful success.

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.