The Sligo Yacht Club is located at Rosses Point

Rosses Point

Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo, Ireland and also the name of the surrounding peninsula. The point guards Sligo Harbour and is marked by the Metal Man lighthouse, a 3.7 metre high guardian statue placed offshore by local seafarers in 1821 and maintained by the Commissioners of Irish...

, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. It has been located at its present site since 1973, and was redeveloped in preparation for the 2006 GP14 World Championships. The event, which was won by Ian Dobson & Andy Tunnicliffe (Burwain S.C. / Windermere Y.C), was run successfully in the new facility. Sligo yacht club has also hosted the 1979 Enterprise World Championships, 1987 Mirror World championships and 2010 Mirror European championships.

Set in some of the best sailing grounds in the Country, this club has great potential and is only in its infant years.

Events hosted by SYC

2007

North-West Offshore Racing Association (NORA)

Irish Mirror Nationals

Gp14 Autumn open/Irish Youth championships

2008

Mirror Western championships

GP14 Ulster championships

2009

GP14 championship of Ireland

2010

European Mirror championships

GP14 summer open/Irish Youth championships

2011

Fireball world championships

External links

• Sligo Yacht Club
• Gp14 Ireland
• Irish Cruiser Racing Association
• Irish Mirror class association
• Rosses Point site
• Irish sailing association