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Cruising Group Skerries Armada 2024

Hyc club racing weekly round up 2nd to 5th of july.

The one designs were the only classes lucky enough to get out racing last week due to strong winds on Wednesday and Thursday. Dinghy racing on Thursday was moved to Friday but a lack of wind on…

Howth Yacht Club's Eve McMahon Clinches Second Consecutive ILCA 6 Under 21 World Championship

Howth Yacht Club is proud to announce that our very own Eve McMahon has once again claimed the title of ILCA 6 Under 21 World Champion.

The talented young sailor successfully defended her crown…

Howth Yacht Club Shines in Challenging 2024 Round Ireland Race

The Round Ireland is Ireland's premier offshore yacht race, and with a race distance of approximately 704 nautical miles, it is the second longest race in the Royal Ocean Racing Club calendar. At a…

Strong Irish Team attend Aero Europeans in France

Howth Yacht Club is delighted to announce that it will host the 2026 RS Aero European Championships from 28-31 of August 2026.

Our resident Aero ambassador Daragh Sheridan, reported back from…

HYC Midweek Racing Round up June 18-20...

Last week saw another full schedule of racing at Howth Yacht Club, with midweek racing running on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. The Club's midweek series continued to draw strong…

It’s all Greek to the HYC Cruising Group

While the rest of us were bemoaning the chilly start to an Irish summer, the Cruising Group was bobbing around the Greek islands, drenched in sunshine and stressing about whether to do a beach swim…

HYC Squibbers enjoy a real summer in Baltimore

The Squib South Coast Championships in Baltimore drew an impressive crowd competing for glory, with 19 boats from Lough Derg and Kinsale, along with 3 from Howth.

Day 1 greeted sailors with…

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With a very active keelboat and dinghy racing fleets, Howth Yacht Club offers a wide range of training in sailing and water activities open to members and non members of all ages and skill levels. Throughout the year, courses include Learn To Sail programmes for keelboat and dinghy enthusiasts, Intro to Powerboating classes, and instructor led kayaking and paddleboarding sessions in the stunning scenario of Howth Peninsula and Ireland’s Eye.

Howth Yacht Club is also the home of the world's oldest one design racing keelboat class, Howth Seventeen Footer, a gaff rigged topsail boat designed by Walter Herbert Boyd in 1897 to be sailed in Ireland’s local waters. From April to November, residents and visitors to Howth can still marvel at the original five Howth 17’s boats that came to the harbour in the spring of 1898, which keep fiercely racing against the other boats of this historic class that have been built since. Howth Yacht Club has a 250 berth marina and 60 swinging moorings. Marina berths are a great base for visiting boats, and cruising sailors are always welcome to enjoy some shore time at the club’s lively bar and elegant restaurant.

Howth Yacht Club is on the pedestrian promenade of Howth Village, a thriving tourism location with direct public transport links to Dublin City centre and other nearby attractions in Fingal. Howth Yacht Club is also only a 20 minute drive from Dublin’s airport, conveniently located as an international venue for business meetings and conventions. The club organises and runs many sailing events and courses for members and visitors throughout the year and have very active keelboat and dinghy racing fleets.

Howth’s scenery, cliff side walking trails, wide variety of sea birds and mammals, and the overall well preserved natural environment contribute to the club’s unique atmosphere.

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Howth Yacht Club originated as Howth Sailing Club in 1895. In 1968 Howth Sailing Club combined with Howth Motor Yacht Club, which had operated from the West Pier since 1935, to form Howth Yacht Club. The new clubhouse was opened in 1987 with further extensions carried out and more planned for the future. We cater for sailors of all ages and run sailing courses throughout the year as part of being an Irish Sailing Association accredited training facility. The club has a fully serviced marina with berthing for 250 yachts and we are delighted to be able to welcome visitors to this famous and scenic area of Dublin. New applications for membership are always welcome and can be accessed through our official website.

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Music and concerts, subscriber only, music and concerts | what to know if you’re headed to the minnesota yacht club festival, gwen stefani, alanis morissette and red hot chili peppers are headlining.

Headlined by Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette and Red Hot Chili Peppers, the festival (which despite its name has nothing to do with yacht rock) is promoted by C3 Presents, an Austin, Texas, company that’s also behind Austin City Limits Music Festival, Voodoo Music + Arts Experience and the modern-day Lollapalooza. C3 was the largest independent promoter in the world until Live Nation bought a controlling stake in the company in 2014.

Organizers expect to attract more than 30,000 concertgoers each day.

While the Irish Fair of Minnesota calls Harriet Island home each August, music festivals have had a rough go on the site. The original Lollapalooza (back when it was a traveling festival) landed on the site in 1991, 1992 and 1994, but flooding forced the fest to move to the late St. Paul Civic Center in 1993.

Live Nation attempted to establish a new annual event, the River’s Edge Music Festival, in 2012. Despite big-name headliners Tool and the Dave Matthews Band, the festival didn’t attract enough paying customers to convince the concert promoting giant to return for a second year.

Here’s what folks headed to the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival need to know:

As of Wednesday afternoon, tickets were still available at a number of price points, starting at $135 for one day general admission (or $255 for two days) all the way up to platinum tickets for $925 ($1,395 for two days), which include a number of perks including free food and drinks, front-of-stage viewing and access to an air-conditioned lounge. See minnesotayachtclubfestival.com for details.

Many of the general admission and general admission plus tickets are sold out, but there are verified resale tickets available, some at lower prices than face value.

Getting there

There are two entrances to the festival. The main entrance is at Harriet Island Boulevard and South Wabasha Street, while the west entrance is on West Water Street between Bidwell Street and Plato Boulevard.

There is no on-site parking at the festival, but its website lists numerous downtown St. Paul parking lots that are a 10- to 16-minute walk from the site. Several Metro Transit buses stop a half-mile from Harriet Island. The rideshare drop off is at 49 E. Fillmore Ave. The festival promises “ample bike parking” located near the two entrances.

What is allowed on site

Feel free to bring: Small clutch purses and fanny packs (6” x 9” or smaller) with no more than one pocket, all other bags must be clear and smaller than 12” x 6” x 12”, empty hydration packs and reusable water bottles, strollers, frisbees, binoculars, blankets, basic cameras (no detachable lenses or other accessories), sunscreen in non-aerosol containers (3.4 ounces or less), personal-sized hand sanitizer and factory sealed Naloxone/Narcan kits.

What isn’t allowed

Pretty much everything you would think, including outside food and beverage, coolers, aerosol containers, umbrellas, chairs, wagons, skateboards, drones, fireworks and illegal substances.

Concertgoers must wear securely fastened wristbands that are available at the box office. Wristbands can be activated online to add an emergency contact and to use for cashless transactions (with a pin number). Wristbands that are damaged, lost or stolen can be replaced by the original purchaser one time only for $20. Patrons can leave and reenter at will up until 7 p.m. each day.

There is a guest services tent that has earplugs and a lost and found. Free hydration stations are located throughout the site. Lockers are available to rent for $25 each day or $48.50 for both.

Who is playing

Friday’s schedule includes: Harbor and Home (12:45-1:15 p.m.), Gully Boys (1:15-2), Michigander (2-2:45), Morgan Wade (2:45-3:45), Durry (3:45-4:45), Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (4:45-5:45), The Head and the Heart (5:45-6:45), Gwen Stefani (6:45-8), the Black Crowes (8-9) and Alanis Morissette (9-10:30).

Saturday’s lineup includes: Nico Vega (1-1:30), Bugsy (1:30-2:15), Wilderado (2:15-3), Soul Asylum (3-4), Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue (4-5), Hippo Campus (5-6), the Hold Steady (6-7), the Offspring (7-8), Gary Clark Jr. (8-9) and Red Hot Chili Peppers (9-10:30).

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Minnesota Yacht Club Music Festival set to go after floods recede from Harriet Island

W ith the floodwaters now gone from Harriet Island in St. Paul, city leaders are detailing the extensive three week cleanup that will lead up to this weekend's Minnesota Yacht Club Music Festival.

St. Paul's Park and Recreation Director Andy Rodriguez says its been a lot of effort from over one hundred city workers to get the site back to normal.

"We started cleaning out like the Wigington Pavilion, clearing all the silt from the building, pressure washing, sanitizing the space and we have to check all the utilities for all the facilities on the island," says Rodriguez. "So, your electrical outlets, plumbing, gas. And they get to power washing and sanitizing the trails and just cleaning up all that silt and debris that comes from the river and the flood."

He says another large-scale clean up of the downtown St. Paul area will be underway all this week in preparation for this weekend's festival.

According to Rodriguez, this is one of the biggest cleanups he's ever been a part of.

"I would say definitely. It wasn't on my checklist for this year, that's for sure," he jokes. "But I would say things definitely were expedited a bit, you know, deploying more resources where we needed to, and bringing in contractors as well. It's a testament to our front line staff."

Rodriguez says the efforts will need to continue after storms Saturday night downed trees in the area, and created even more messes to clean up. He adds that things should be full steam ahead.

The two-day festival takes place Friday and Saturday. There are two stages with no overlapping sets between the 20 artists scheduled to perform.

Artists for the festival include Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Gwen Stefani, The Black Crowes and Alanis Morissette on Friday. Saturday will include locals from Soul Asylum, The Offspring, Gary Clark Jr. and Red Hot Chili Peppers plus more on each day.

Ticket and more festival information is available here .