Carrickfergus Sailing Club is located in

Carrickfergus Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,998 at the 2011 Census. It is County Antrim's oldest ...

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on the north shore of

Belfast Lough Belfast Lough is a large, intertidal sea inlet on the east coast of Northern Ireland. At its head is the city and port of Belfast, which sits at the mouth of the River Lagan. The lough opens into the North Channel and connects Belfast to ...

. The club was founded in 1866. The clubhouse moved from the building on stilts beside Carrickfergus Harbour to its current location beside Carrickfergus Marina in 1984. The club is one of the clubs on the lough that form part of the Belfast Lough Yachting Conference The clubhouse was destroyed by a fire which started around 2330 BST on 22 June 2012, thought to have been caused by an electrical fault.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18562605 , Carrickfergus Sailing club is destroyed in fire. Retrieved 23 June 2012

Racing

The club runs various racing series throughout the year starting with the Spring Series at the end of March through to the Frosty Series ending mid December. Primarily the racing is for IRC, PY, White Sail,

Flying Fifteen The Flying Fifteen is a British sailboat that was designed by Uffa Fox as a one design racer and first built in 1948.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 106-107. Houghton Mifflin Compan ...

, Squib and Ruffian 23 classes. * Spring Series – late March to late April * Tuesday Series – early May to early July * Thursday Series - early May to early July * Late Series - late July to late August * Autumn Series - early September to late October * Frosty Series - late October to mid December - discontinued 2016 due to low interest numbers There are several other one- and two-day events for cruisers throughout the season * Mid Lough Open (in association with Royal Ulster and Ballyholme Yacht Clubs * Castle Cup * Menagerie Race The club also hosts open regional and national level events for various classes. In recent years this has included

, Squib, Topper,

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, J/24, Ruffian 23

References

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Carrickfergus Sailing Club
Yacht clubs in Northern Ireland Sports clubs and teams in County Antrim Sport in Carrickfergus 1866 establishments in Ireland {{sport-org-stub