Malahide Muster 2025
Cook Your Hearts Out 2025
Saturday 3 May
Malahide Yacht Club (MYC) have a great reputation for welcoming the CAI with open arms and providing their facilities for the CAI to enjoy. This is a great opportunity to socialise, talk the talk, feast and enjoy yourselves. Maybe even bring your voice or instrument for a bit of a seisiún.
As well as MYC and CAI members, cruisers from Howth Yacht Club will participate. You don’t have to come by boat – Malahide DART station is five minutes walk from the club.
MYC Café is open all day Saturday and Sunday for snacks and possibly the best coffee in Malahide! (09:00 to 16:00 in the clubhouse).
On Saturday, assemble at the Safe Water Mark (SWM) at 13:00 for a short cruise to Lambay Island. Join the rest of the flotilla at anchor off Lambay Island from 14:30 to 15:30 for a picnic lunch, then return to Malahide Marina by 17:00. Malahide boats will enjoy their usual cruiser racing before joining the fleet.
A barbecue dinner will be served at the club from 18:00 by the regular chef.
On Sunday, spend the day exploring Malahide or taking a guided tour of the castle. Return to the clubhouse by 16:30 for CAI’s annual cooking competition ‘Cook Your Hearts Out‘. When the nine competitors have cooked their meals you may sample them and vote for your favourites. At 18:30 the judges will present their comments, announce the winners and award prizes.
Stay and enjoy the rest of the evening, or head south on the ebb tide.
Public Transport: if you’re planning to go by public transport, be aware that the southside DART service is suspended all weekend. Details on the Irish Rail website.
Organisers: Vincent Lundy 0874117575 and Simon Parker 0872497859; events@cruising.ie
Last updated: 2025-05-01 Added public transport note
Booking
The marina is generously offering a discount of 25% for berthing, but only to boats that book and pay in advance. CAI is not charging for this event, but we are taking bookings on behalf of Malahide Marina. Here’s the procedure:
- You submit a booking form with boat details. If you want to stay Friday or Sunday night, make a note in the Itinerary field. The marina receives the booking immediately by email.
- Before the event, you telephone the marina to pay the berthing fee: 01 845 4129
For the barbecue dinner on Saturday evening you need to choose a dish (steak, fish, chicken or vegetarian) and pay €25 per person in advance directly to Malahide Yacht Club.
Tide and light times
Malahide, local time, approaching neap tide. Source: Absolute Tides
Fri 2 May | 09:25 0.4m LW 16:03 3.6m HW 19:10 2.0m 20:54 Sunset 21:43 0.8m LW |
Sat 3 May | 09:24 0.4m LW 12:30 2.0m 16:03 3.6m HW |
Sun 4 May | 11:36 0.7m LW 15:00 2.0m 18:23 3.1m HW 20:58 Sunset 21:15 2.0 23:51 1.1m LW |
Mon 5 May | 05:45 Sunrise 06:42 3.3m HW 09:55 2.0 12:48 0.8 m LW 1938 3.0m HW |
Sunday 4 May
