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8th January 2018

Mitch Booth Booked For High Performance Seminar At Swords This May

Mitch Booth is coming to Swords for a two-day high performance tutorial this May

#MitchBooth - Olympic catamaran sailor Mitch Booth has been booked to give a two-day high performance tutorial at Swords Sailing & Boating Club this May, organised by the Irish Multihull Association in tandem with the Avon Ri sailing school in Blessington.

An Olympic medalist in the Tornado two-handed multihull for Australia at the Barcelona and Atlanta Games, Booth later sailed internationally for the Netherlands, among his accolades winning bronze at the 2003 World Championships and gold at the 2003 Europeans.

Since then his sailing career has taken him further offshore, such as ocean racing in maxi cats, as well as in keelboats and the challenges of the America’s Cup.

Mitch Booth Swords SC session

Off the water, Booth was involved in the creation of the Olympic Tornado class rig, and he has more than 100 different multihull builds to his name — including A Class cats he helped design.

Lately, he is attempting to develop the the largest cruising catamaran ever built under the brand BlackCat Superyachts, as previously noted on Afloat.ie.

For details on how to attend the two-day tutorial, contact Swords Sailing & Boating Club HERE.

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The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing, is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland.

Founded in 1945 as the Irish Dinghy Racing Association, it became the Irish Yachting Association in 1964 and the Irish Sailing Association in 1992.

Irish Sailing is a Member National Authority (MNA) of World Sailing and a member of the Olympic Federation of Ireland.

The Association is governed by a volunteer board, elected by the member clubs. Policy Groups provide the link with members and stakeholders while advising the Board on specialist areas. There is a professional administration and performance staff, based at the headquarters in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Core functions include the regulation of sailing education, administering racing and selection of Irish sailors for international competition. It is the body recognised by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for nominating Irish qualified sailors to be considered for selection to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games. Irish sailors have medalled twice at the Olympics – David Wilkins and Jamie Wikinson at the 1980 games, and Annalise Murphy at the 2016 games.

The Association, through its network of clubs and centres, offers curriculum-based training in the various sailing, windsurfing and powerboating disciplines. Irish Sailing qualifications are recognised by Irish and European Authorities. Most prominent of these are the Yachtmaster and the International Certificate of Competency.

It runs the annual All-Ireland Championships (formerly the Helmsman’s Championship) for senior and junior sailors.

The Association has been led by leading lights in the sailing and business communities. These include Douglas Heard, Clayton Love Junior, John Burke and Robert Dix.

Close to 100 sailors have represented Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Membership of Irish Sailing is either by direct application or through membership of an affiliated organisation. The annual membership fee ranges from €75 for families, down to €20 for Seniors and Juniors.