Dicksons named sailors of the month

6th October 2008

The Dickson family of Lough Ree are “Sailors of the Month” for September after an outstanding season in which they made a significant input into the sport both as volunteers, and enthusiastic participants.

In 2007, David Dickson was a notably successful Commodore of the historic Lough Ree Yacht Club in Athlone (it dates back to 1770) and set it well on track to be the current “Club of the Year”. During 2008 he has returned to active racing of his classic Shannon One Design No. 73, and won overall at both Lough Ree and Lough Derg Weeks, making him the very undisputed Shannon One Design champion.

Came September, and the Ree boats raided south to Lough Derg once again for the Waterways Ireland Classic Boat Regatta, and the Dickson’s 1961-vintage boat was overall winner, sailed this time by David’s son Cillian, aged 15. Cillian is also an ace in the RS Feva class, so the Dickson family are multi-talented. They’re inspiring administrators, classic boat specialists, racing aces, and high tech sailors too – very worthy “Sailors of the Month” for September.

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