Posts by Adam McCarthy

For sale: 403

4th September 2024

Fantastic Morrison National 18 Dinghy.Sail number 403 built 2017.Full RYA Measurement Certificate.Fantastic fast successful boat available.She wants for nothing and is in immaculate condition.Totally re rigged 2023.Fully adjustable mast and settings whilst racing.Carbon Mast with specialised rod rigging or Dyform rigging set up.Carbon Boom with twin Carbon Spinnaker pole system.Top cover.Very good Combi trailer.Brand new lifting carbon rudder and stock. New 2023.1 Hyde set of sails 1 North set of sails New 2023. Immaculate used 2 days to try out/bed in.Some Goacher jibs in good condition.This boat is immaculate and successful with in Class racing and Handicap events.Turn key ready to go.Can
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National 18 UK and Ireland Championships at Royal Findhorn Yacht Club 2024

13th August 2024

The National 18 fleet descended on the village of Findhorn in Scotland for their eagerly awaited class championships this August. Findhorn is a beautiful place with hospitality and a social calendar to match, everything was in place for a fantastic N18 week at the Royal Findhorn Yacht Club. With a twelve race series planned over five days all eyes were on the forecast to see if the weather would comply. Racing kicked off on Sunday 4th with two romping races which saw Aquabatics (Chapman, O’Keeffe, Lane) and Peaky Blinders (Walsh, Brownlow, Rice) both from the Royal Cork YC land the
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For Sale: 416

1st August 2024

National 18 Ultra. Sail number 416. Purchased September 2016. Carbon mast and spares and fitted with twin pole spinnaker system. Hull , rigging sails and spinnaker all in good condition. Comes with road trailer with detachable rear lights, launching trolly and cover ( no undercover). Currently in Dingy park at WHSC in Dunmore East. Price EUR 15,000. The boat has had very little use, sailed a bit on a freshwater lake in the Netherlands and now very sporadically in Waterford harbour. Needs a good helmsman and crew. Contact Fred van der Puil +31 6 52468697
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Notice of Race for Findhorn 2024

5th June 2024

Attention all 18 sailors! The Notice of Race for the 2024 Class Championships has been published by the Royal Findhorn Yacht Club and is available to view and download here. For anyone looking for ideas on where to stay for the event, a list of suggestions has been put together and is available here.
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Irish Nationals 2024

4th June 2024

Counting three race wins but bouncing back from a disqualification in the third race of five sailed, Alex Barry, Richard Leonard and Kieran O'Connell sailing 'Howlin' Mad' won the National 18 Irish Championships.
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Guidance on PN Handicaps

28th February 2024

The National 18 is a three-person dinghy. The class rule C.2.1 require National18’s to be raced with three crew, this includes all class championships and club regattas. The class rules allow for local club league racing to have reduced crew numbers at the club’s discretion. If a National 18 enters an event and expects to utilise the published National 18 PN numbers, then she must comply with the class rules. If she does not, then the organising authority should consider applying an alternative handicap number. The National 18 dinghy has evolved and modernised in its design and weight since its
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