Howth Yacht Club

Howth Yacht Club annually hosts an evening to celebrate the achievements of its members during the past year.

Commodore Roger Cagney opened the meeting with the following comments ....

This evening is one of the highlights of my duties as Commodore as it is placing on record the HYC sailors who achieved a considerable success during the 2011 season.

More importantly, the nominations for the achievers came from their own peers, colleagues and competitors.

As it is an achievers night may I initiate with the excellent news that one of our members, David Burrows, has - with Peter O'Leary - qualified for the Olympics at Weymouth in 2012.

To all our achievers as nominated, may I offer on behalf of HYC congratulations to each and every nominee.

These nominees do us all proud and set our Yacht Club on the National and International stage as a sailing centre of excellence.

I would like to thank Harry Gallagher, Hon. Sailing Secretary and Brian Turvey, Rear-Commodore for organising this event and everyone else who helped with this evening.

Shortlisted finalists

Nominations for the Overall Award

Nominations for the Junior Award

1	Flor O'Driscoll
2	Ben Duncan
3	Pat Kelly
4	David Lovegrove
5	Fergal Noonan
6	Diana Kissane
7	Colm Bermingham
8	Anthony Gore-Grimes

1	David Johnston & Louise Flynn Byrne
2	Ewan McMahon
3	Robert Dickson
4	Kevin Connolly
5	Aoife Hopkins

Pat Kelly receives Overall Achiever of the Year Award

Marie Kelly presented the 'Silver Fox Trophy' to Pat Kelly

The award was in recognition of Pat Kelly's achievements in Storm during 2011.

	Storm was recently voted Irish Cruiser Racing Association 'Boat of the Year' at the ICRA AGM.
	Storm won the 2011 ICRA Nationals in Royal Cork; Dublin Bay Cruiser Challenge; HYC Autumn League; Spring Warmer; Summer Series 3, and was 2nd in count-back for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta - which was also the J109 Nationals

Robert Dickson receives Junior Achiever of the Year Award

Kevin Darmody presented the 'Seaward Bell Trophy' to Robert Dickson

The award was in recognition of Robert's sailing achievements in 2011. These were ...

	Optimist Palma Dec 2010 at which he was carded for the ISA.
	In the last year he was on the ISA National Optimist Squad.
	OPG (Optimist Performance Group) training in Dun Laoghaire.
	RStGYC Optimist Spring Championship (4th).
	Optimist Trials Kinsale (14th) and Dun Laoghaire (6th).
	Optimist Connaughts (2nd); Optimist Leinsters (3rd); Optimist Ulsters (11th); Optimist Munsters (2nd)
	Skerries Regatta - Crewed in Mirror (1st)
	Lough Derg YC - 2nd Silver Mirror Nationals
	German Nationals, Kiel with Irish Optimist Team (77th out of 300 and 3rd Irish)
	VP Trophy Howth Team (2nd)
	Optimist Nationals HYC (11th Irish). Ranking for the year 6th
	Howth Helmsmanship Championship (5th sailing J80)
	Inter Schools, Sutton (4th Optimist)
	420 Nationals. First 420 event helming with Sean Wadilove as crew (2nd Silver Fleet)
	LDYC 420. End of season helming with Sean Wadilove as crew (2nd Gold Fleet).