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. It has been located at its present site since 1973. The club was redeveloped in preparation for the 2006 GP14 World Championships, which was won by Ian Dobson & Andy Tunnicliffe (Burwain S.C. / Windermere Y.C). The club has also hosted the 1979 Enterprise World Championships, 1987 Mirror World Championships and 2010 Mirror European Championships.


Fleets

Gp14
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Cruisers
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Events hosted by SYC

2007 North-West Offshore Racing Association (NORA) Irish Mirror Nationals Gp14 Autumn open/Irish Youth championships 2008 Mirror Western championships GP14 Ulster championships 2009 GP14 championship of Ireland 2010 European Mirror championships GP14 summer open/Irish Youth championships 2011 Fireball world championships


External links


Sligo Yacht Club Gp14 Ireland Irish Cruiser Racing Association Irish Mirror class associationRosses Point siteIrish sailing association


References

Sports clubs and teams in County Sligo {{Ireland-sport-stub