‘a boat is safe in harbour, but this is not the purpose of a boat’ (Paolo Cuehlo) Its an old saying.  But, Paolo Cuehlo is fond of re-quoting it for a reason.  It resonates.  It’s a metaphor for life, obviously.  Life is for living – don’t...

09 July, 2013

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"] Illes Pitiuses - Blackrock Race 2012[/caption] Illes Pitiuses will be the only Cove SC boat taking part in the years Sovereigns Cup which starts tomorrow and runs until Saturday. Fresh from their 2nd place in Class 3 at the ICRA National's a couple...

25 June, 2013

This Friday (28th June) marks the start of the Cobh Traditional Sail weekend (click logo above for details.) Once again Cove Sailing Club will be involved in helping to organise the on-water activities together with the Naval Service Yacht Squadron. Last year we had a great...

24 June, 2013

Prizegiving for this month will be in the Quays Bar, Cobh. We’ll head in to town after racing – hopefully about 9.30ish (hint, hint, whoever is OD’ing this week, please keep it timely) where a barbecue and usual refreshments will be available for purchase. Plus...

24 June, 2013

Our unpredictable summer weather must have given some Cove SC members pause for thought again this weekend and many boats must have been keeping a keen weather-watch in advance of Cove SC’s Friday Night League – Race 7.  Weather forecasting services were certainly predicting 25-30...

24 June, 2013

Due to the poor weather conditions forecast for tomorrow the Brooklands Cup (dinghies) has been postponed. We will rearrange it for later in the season. Apologies for any inconvenience....

22 June, 2013

The breeze was not as strong as was predicted last Friday but it was undeniably warm and Cove SC crews enjoyed an almost balmy fifth race in this year’s Friday Night League.  Full ‘oilies’ and thermal layers have been the order of the day up...

13 June, 2013

Please note that the East Ferry Cup has been postponed until July (date to be confirmed) when hopefully we will have more boats on the water and more people around to support the race. Midweek dinghy racing continues on Wednesday evenings (F.G. 18.55)....

08 June, 2013