Racing Program 2025

GBSC Cruiser Racing
2025

Wednesday Night Racing

April to September

Wednesday night is sailing night. It's the only proven way to get through the mid week blues! We run multiple series, each comprising 4 or 5 races, sponsored by local businesses. Each series is scored under Echo and IRC. Echo ratings are revised throughout each series.

Interested in Sponsoring a series? Contact rccruisers@gbsc.ie

Series	Dates
McSwiggans Series	April 2nd - April 30th
Grealy Stores Series	May 7th - May 28th
Seahorse Series	June 4th - July 2nd
Aquabroker Series	July 9th - July 30th
O' Tuairisg Series	Aug 6th - August 27th
September Series	Sept 3rd - Sept 24th

Galway Maritime King of the Bay

Various Dates

The King of the Bay is the premier sailing series in Galway Bay. It comprises of 7 top tier events throughout the season. This year we invite all boats from around the bay to participate in handicap racing and white sails rally events.

The schedule of races (updated for 2025) is as follows:

Spring Cup - May 3

Barna- May 25

Aran Cup - June 13

Ballyvaughan – July 12

Kinvara – August 23

Morans - September 6

Oyster Festival - September 27

Dates are subject to change so be sure to follow the GBSC Cruisers Group on WhatsApp. Contact rccruisers@gbsc.ie to be added.

Sailing Instructions

Notice of Race

Race Fees