General Information
Lough Erne Yacht Club now occupies a former WW2 RAF site built in 1941 for Catalina Flying boats. |
Amenities
Boasting up to date facilities Lough Erne Yacht Club endeavours to meet the needs of all its members and their guests |
Location
The club is located on Lower Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh about 6 miles north of Enniskillen just off the main Enniskillen-Kesh-Belleek Road.
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WW2 History of LEYC Site
Winter 1940 brought flying boats to Gublusk Bay. RAF Stranraer had been set up in August, but Lough Erne was over a hundred miles closer to the mid-Atlantic, where air cover was urgently needed by convoys under attack from U-boats. |
LEYC Officers 2009
Details of LEYC Club Officers and their contact details are set out below .... |
ERNE MAPS 2008
New editions of Ordnance Survey maps of Upper and Lower Lough Erne continue an important record of LEYC’s presence and important role on the Erne. |
