Northern Ireland's County Antrim Yacht Club has been selected as a finalist for the second year running in the UK-wide RYA Club of the Year Awards.
The Club lies on the northern shore of Belfast Lough in the town of Whitehead and enjoys a very expansive sailing and racing area.
Peter Darragh, Commodore, says CAYC has been shortlisted with 11 other clubs from across the UK, selected from over 1500 RYA-affiliated clubs, and Darragh says he “is proud to be the only NI club in the running.
The Commodore continued, “This is a great recognition of the phenomenal effort and dedication of our volunteers in promoting sailing, boating and safe use of the water. We work hard to introduce people to the sport and support them to achieve their goals, all the while engaging proactively with our local community and supporting the wider regional sailing fraternity. Keeping the Club active and having something to offer all members is a constant challenge, but one which we continue to do our best to rise to. We're proud to be selected as a finalist and grateful to have such a committed membership base."
Last year, among the many young club members’ successes, were Luke Simpson’s sixth in the Topper Worlds, 3rd overall in the Irish Topper Nationals, a win in the Topper 5.3 Irish Topper Series and 3rd at British Nationals.
The awards ceremony is at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show on 24 February.
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