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Copithorne Wins 420 Munster Championship
Huge congratulations to Daniel Copithorne (Schull Harbour Sailing Club) and Matt Mapplebeck (Royal Cork Yacht Club) on winning the 420 Munster Championships this weekend. Hosted at the Royal Cork Yacht Club , racing was incredibly tight across a 20+ boat fleet, with every point hard-fought on the water. Going into the final standings, Daniel and Matt were tied on points with the Galway duo Sean Lemonnier and Killian Mathieu More »
1 Apr 2026
SHSC AGM 2025
The 48th AGM of Schull Harbour Sailing Club took place on Tuesday December 30th. Commodore Jack Allan welcomed the large attendance and reported on a successful sailing season, with both an increase in membership and an additional two new boats joining the cruiser fleet.. Junior sailing captain Ronan Goggin reported of a very successful season with the juniors winning the inter club Marconi cup and the acquisition of additional Squib dinghies bringing the total More »
1 Jan 2026
Howth Yacht Club burgee swap
Howth Yacht Club and SHSC have had many deep connections over the years. With more than a few Howth sailors making the annual pilgrimage to Calves Week year on year. With many more visiting yachts coming to explore the magic of Carbery's Hundred Isles. A recent audit carried out by HYC turned up a bit of an anomaly, somehow over the many decades of interclub relations, a burgee swap between the More »
12 Dec 2025
Fastnet 79: A Personal Recollection Of A Terrible Night From Skipper & Crew Of Flicka
Unseasonable gales in August have little meaning for those who experienced a terrible night that month in 1979, on the third day of that year's Fastnet Race , as the skipper and crew of Flicka recall. The morning after the hurricane hit, it was the lead story around the world. For a small group of Schull Harbour Sailing Club members, it was just a lucky escape. In Schull that afternoon, More »
19 Aug 2025

