#Angling - It was the girls and little ones who made the biggest mark at the National Junior Pike Angling Competition in Monaghan recently when 14-year-old Ashlyn McCabe and five-year-old Eoin Sheehan were named angler of the year in their respective categories.

Sixty-eight boys and girls from all over Ireland competed for the title in two age categories, under 13s and under 18s at Shantonagh Lough, near Carrickmacross, on Saturday 7 September.

Heavy rain and wind made fishing conditions on the day difficult, but this did not deter the youngsters, all of whom stuck out the tough conditions. A total of 15 pike were caught, ranging in size from 8ozs to 8lbs 15ozs.

In what was a close competition from start to finish, the winners were awarded the National Junior Pike Angling Cup, sponsored by Irish Federation of Pike Anglers, plus a trophy from Wee County Trophies and tackle equipment. All competitors received a medal sponsored by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI).

Ashlyn McCabe from the Newry Pike Angling Club topped a highly competitive field to take the under 18 title, also capturing the heaviest bag accolade with an impressive 9lb 15oz catch. Behind her in second place was Luke Everard, while third was Harry McCooey and fourth Sean McCooey.

In the under 13 section, Eoin Sheehan from Dun na Ri Angling Club in Co Meath bested five-year-old Cliodhna McKenna from Keady and District Angling Club.

In the team event, McCabe's club Newry placed first, followed by Keady & District Pike Angling Club and Newgrange Active Angling club. Heaviest fish of all of the qualifiers went to 13-year-old Jamie O’Reilly from Newgrange Active Angling Club, with a pike of 11lb 15oz caught from the Dromore system in Ballybay.

Minister of State Fergus O’Dowd joined IFI chief Dr Ciaran Byrne to present the prizes, trophies and medals on the day. The minister congratulated all the youngsters who took part, stating how delighted he was to see so many young people at the competition from all over Ireland: Tullamore, Newry, Dublin, Longford and Ardee.

He thanked Brendan O’Reilly and the team from the Irish Federation of Pike Anglers who worked tirelessly to organise the event, and all parents and volunteers involved.

The National Junior Pike Angling Competition was sponsored by IFI, the Boyne Angling Centre and the Irish Federation of Pike Anglers, and organised by the Pike Angling Federation.

#WorldJuniorRowing: Ireland’s campaign at the World Junior Rowing Championships ended on a good note, as Bridget Jacques and Hilary Shinnick won the B Final of the women’s double sculls. The host country, Lithuania led through the 500-metre mark, but Ireland soon took up the lead and, with a very high stroke rate, maintained it to the finish. Lithuania were second and Croatia third.

Jack Casey and Andy Harrington fought hard to win their D Final of the double sculls but had to settle for second (20th overall). Bulgaria led through 500 metres and halfway, but the Ireland crew caught them in the final quarter, only for their rivals to regain the lead with a sprint in the final 150 metres.

The Ireland men’s quadruple finished sixth in their C Final, 18th overall. In a race won well by Romania, with Ukraine a clear second, Ireland stayed in touch with the four chasing boats, disputing fifth with Japan in the final quarter.

World Junior Rowing Championships, Trakai, Lithuania, Day Five (Selected Results, Irish interest)

Men

Quadruple Sculls – C Final (Places 13 to 18): Romania 6:02.52, 2 Ukraine 6:04.50, 3 Belarus 6:06.78, 4 Denmark 6:06.94, 5 Japan 6:08.13, 6 Ireland (C Carmody, J Mitchell, D O’Malley, P Hegarty) 6:09.62.

Double Sculls – D Final (Places 19 to 24): 1 Bulgaria 6:39.15, 2 Ireland (J Casey, A Harrington) 6:40.35, 3 Estonia 6:48.32, 4 Ukraine 6:49.12, 5 Mexico 6:49.48, 6 Croatia 6:52.35.

Women

Double Sculls – B Final (Places 7 to 12): 1 Ireland (H Shinnick, B Jacques) 7:14.52, 2 Lithuania 7:16.60, 3 Croatia 7:18.13, 4 Belarus 7:22.75, 5 Slovenia 7:26.81, 6 Austria 7:30.03.

#Angling - The Galway Independent shines the spotlight on 15-year-old Ciarán Reilly, vice-captain of the cross-border Irish junior angling team headed to Wales nest week for the Home Counties International.

The Loughrea lad has already been selected as captain of next year's under-18 squad, but isn't looking past the stiff competition from across the UK at Llyn Brenig reservoir in North Wales on 7 August.

“I’d be fairly confident with the team this year,” he said with some understatement.

# ROWING: Morten Espersen was an interested spectator for a fine day of rowing at the Erne Head of the River at Enniskillen today. The Ireland HPD saw a composite from Galway come home fastest of a strong field of men’s senior eights. The crews, which featured the experience of Grainne Mhaol along with NUIG and St Joseph’s, had three seconds to spare over UCD. The Dublin college had good reason to be pleased as they started third but were faster than Queen’s, who started ahead of them. Neptune’s junior 18 eight had a good ninth placing.    

56th ERNE HEAD OF THE RIVER Saturday 2nd March 2013 Timed Finishing Crew Mins:Secs Position No. Crew Identity Class Rowing Time 1 1 GM/NUIG/St.JoesMS 8 19:30 2 3 U.C.D. BC MS 8 19:33 3 2 QUBBC MS 8 19:49 4 4 DUBC MS 8 19:52 5 8 DUBC MI 8 20:08 5 = 9 U.C.D. BC A MI 8 20:08 7 6 NUIG BC MI 8 20:09 8 5 St Michaels RC MS 8 20:30 9 13 Neptune RC MJ18 8 20:55 10 12 UCD BC B MI 8 21:03 11 20 U.C.D. BC A MN 8 21:10 12 25 DUBC B MN 8 21:11 12 = 14 Portora BC MJ18 8 21:11 14 19 QUBBC A MN 8 21:23 15 21 NUIG BC MN 8 21:37 16 10 St Michaels RC MI 8 21:46 17 15 MCB BC MJ18 8 22:09 18 30 Garda BC MI 4x 22:11 19 18 DUBC A MN 8 22:17 19 = 22 Portora/BBC/CAIBC MS 4x 22:17 21 33 Bann RC MJ16 8 22:18 22 24 U.C.D.L B.C A WS 8 22:24 23 16 RBAI BC MJ18 8 22:26 24 11 CAIBC MI 8 22:35 25 27 QUBBC B MN 8 22:36 26 35 MCB BC MJ16 8 22:47 27 40 Portora BC MI 4+ 22:57 28 23 LSC MS 4x 23:06 29 28 DUBC C MN 8 23:08 30 17 Blackrock BC MJ18 8 23:19 31 41 BBC MM 8 E 23:22 32 32 Portora BC MJ16 8 23:36 33 42 BRC A MM 8 C 23:38 34 43 BRC/BBC B MM 8 E 23:39 35 29 U.C.D. BC MI 4x 23:41 36 47 Bann RC WI 8 23:44 37 45 QULBC WI 8 23:51 38 31 U.C.D.L.B.C B WS 8 23:58 39 34 CAIBC MJ16 8 24:08 40 63 CAIBC MJ18 4+ 24:09 41 38 BBC MS 4+ 24:10 42 48 Portora BC WJ18 8 24:13 43 50 Bann RC MM 8 C 24:31 44 49 LVBC MM 8 E 24:42 45 44 OCBC/TCBC MM 8 F 24:47 46 60 St Michaels BC WS 4+ 24:52 47 53 QULBC A WN 8 25:11 48 57 BBC WM 8 D 25:13 49 59 Portora BC WS 4x 25:19 50 62 Bann RC MJ18 4+ 25:42 51 52 Molesey B C MM 8 G 25:56 52 37 MCB BC B MJ16 8 26:14 53 54 BRC WN 8 26:33 54 55 QULBC B WN 8 26:48 55 58 Neptune BC WS 4x 27:04 56 51 Portadown BC MM 8 D 27:09 57 66 Portora BC A WJ16 8 27:16 58 36 Portora BC B MJ16 8 27:22 59 61 BRC WS 4+ 27:29 60 65 CAIBC MJ16 4x 27:53 61 67 Portora BC B WJ16 8 28:52 62 56 QULBC C WN8 29:55 63 = 7 QUBBC MI 8 Did Not Row 63 = 26 U.C.D BC B MN 8 Did Not Row 63 = 39 DUBC MI 4+ Did Not Row 63 = 46 NUIG BC WI 8 Did Not Row 63 = 64 Blackrock BC MJ18 4x Did Not Row The positions given are those relative to all crews participating. Positions within a Class are to be determined by inspection. Published in Rowing Tagged under rowing Erne Enniskillen Head of the River Espersen HPD Grainne Mhaol NUIG UCD St Joseph's Neptune Junior Read more... 15th September 2011 Volunteers Needed for Paddlefest 2011 The Irish Canoe Union has put out a call for volunteers to assist in the running of this year's Paddlefest event in Co Wicklow. http://afloat.ie/watersport/canoeing/ Paddlefest 2011 will be taking place on 25 and 26 September at the Hidden Valley Holiday Park in Rathdrum. The junior paddling festival held every September. Each year 200 to 300 juniors participate in a variety of activities based around the different disciplines kayaking has to offer. http://afloat.ie/watersport/kayaking/ This year the Irish Canoe Union will be helping out with the organisation of the event, and is looking for volunteers to help give the children the opportunity to go kayaking over the corse of the weekend. Anyone interested and available to help out should contact Benny Cullen at the Irish Canoe Union at [email protected]. The Irish Canoe Union has put out a call for volunteers to assist in the running of this year's Paddlefest event in Co Wicklow. Paddlefest 2011 will be taking place on 25 and 26 September at the Hidden Valley Holiday Park in Rathdrum.   The junior paddling festival held every September. Each year 200 to 300 juniors participate in a variety of activities based around the different disciplines kayaking has to offer.   This year the Irish Canoe Union will be helping out with the organisation of the event, and is looking for volunteers to help give the children the opportunity to go kayaking over the corse of the weekend. Anyone interested and available to help out should contact Benny Cullen at the Irish Canoe Union at [email protected]. Published in Kayaking Tagged under canoeing Irish Canoe Union Paddlefest 2011 Rathdrum Co Wicklow Hidden Valley Holiday Park Junior children paddling kayaking Benny Cullen volunteers Read more... 15th September 2011 Youth Boat Selection Requires Leadership There has been a call for the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) to take a lead in the big decisions that face youth sailors on what classes to sail to after they leave the ranks of the Optimist, Topper and Feva classes. The call comes from a leading junior organiser who does not wish to be named. Although youth sailing is buoyant in Ireland it is known there is a 'high attrition rate' among teenagers. The lack of transfer in to senior dinghy classes has been a cause of concern for many clubs around the country. The comments follow a recently published  article on Afloat.ie promoting the RS 200 dinghy as a progression boat for juniors. "We need a class that will keep youths engaged. The 420 and 29er are great boats but require higher levels of boathandling, are much more competitive and tend to attract the top sailors" "While the ISA's Olympic ambitions are great to see, it will fail the sport as a whole if it does not tackle this gaping need, the organiser says. Read the RS 200 article by Ciara Byrne and the junior organiser's comments here Published in Youth Sailing Tagged under sailing Dinghy ISA Topper Afloat Feva Optimist 420 youth Junior RS200 29er Read more... 9th March 2011 Craftinsure Sponsor Royal St. George Junior Event Dun Laoghaire's Royal St. George Yacht Club has announced that its inaugural Junior Spring Open, sponsored by Craftinsure, will be held on the 19th & 20th of March 2011. This event promises to be a great kick start to the Junior Sailing Season for the Optimist, 420, Feva and Laser Classes. There will be both Regatta and Main Fleets, Regatta Coaches on the courses and the event will count as an Optimist Pre-Trials and Pre-Regional event. With the ISA Mitsubishi Youth National Championship being held in the same sailing area at the end of April, this event is a great opportunity for sailors from all around the country to get some practise in the local waters. There will be entertainment for sailors and parents on both evenings, evening dinners and, of course, full Six Nations Rugby coverage on the Saturday throughout the Club. There will also be live-tweeting from the water throughout the event - follow this live action unfold at www.twitter.com/rsgyc. For further information and to enter online please visit www.rsgyc.ie. The Entrance Fee is €85 for Fevas & 420s and €55 for Oppies & Lasers. Published in RStGYC Tagged under yacht ISA Laser Feva Optimist Club youth Junior Rugby Spring trials Royal Mitsubishi St George Craftinsure Read more... 27th September 2010 Doran Reigns In Junior All Ireland Event It was a very long day of sailing in very light conditions for the Juniors on the second and final day of the All Ireland Junior Championship writes Claire Bateman. PRO Richard Leonard raced the fleet on the Curlane Bank in Cork harbour and was very fortunate to be able to get in three races in extremely difficult conditions. The final result saw Philip Doran of Courtown Harbour SC taking first place with Rory Lynch of of Blessington Sailing Club second and Ross Vaughan of Royal North of Ireland YC third. In the Girls Fleet Sophie Murphy of Quoile YC took first place with Emma Geary of RCYC second and Katherine Geoghegan of Dungarvan Harbour SC third. Photos of the Junior All Ireland Prizegiving and competition by Bob Bateman HERE. Published in ISA Tagged under Royal Cork Cork Harbour Philip Doran All Ireland Junior Sophie Murphy Emma Geary Katherine Geoghegan Curlane Bank Read more... Start Prev 1 2 Next End Page 2 of 2 Afloat.ie Proudly Supported By Howth Yacht Club information Howth Yacht Club is the largest members sailing club in Ireland, with over 1,700 members. The club welcomes inquiries about membership - see top of this page for contact details. Howth Yacht Club (HYC) is 125 years old. It operates from its award-winning building overlooking Howth Harbour that houses office, bar, dining, and changing facilities. Apart from the Clubhouse, HYC has a 250-berth marina, two cranes and a boat storage area. In addition. its moorings in the harbour are serviced by launch. The Club employs up to 31 staff during the summer and is the largest employer in Howth village and has a turnover of €2.2m. HYC normally provides an annual programme of club racing on a year-round basis as well as hosting a full calendar of International, National and Regional competitive events. It operates a fleet of two large committee boats, 9 RIBs, 5 J80 Sportboats, a J24 and a variety of sailing dinghies that are available for members and training. The Club is also growing its commercial activities afloat using its QUEST sail and power boat training operation while ashore it hosts a wide range of functions each year, including conferences, weddings, parties and the like. Howth Yacht Club originated as Howth Sailing Club in 1895. In 1968 Howth Sailing Club combined with Howth Motor Yacht Club, which had operated from the West Pier since 1935, to form Howth Yacht Club. The new clubhouse was opened in 1987 with further extensions carried out and more planned for the future including dredging and expanded marina facilities. HYC caters for sailors of all ages and run sailing courses throughout the year as part of being an Irish Sailing accredited training facility with its own sailing school. The club has a fully serviced marina with berthing for 250 yachts and HYC is delighted to be able to welcome visitors to this famous and scenic area of Dublin. New applications for membership are always welcome Howth Yacht Club FAQs What is Howth Yacht Club? Howth Yacht Club is one of the most storied in Ireland — celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2020 — and has an active club sailing and racing scene to rival those of the Dun Laoghaire Waterfront Clubs on the other side of Dublin Bay. Where is Howth Yacht Club based? Howth Yacht Club is based at the harbour of Howth, a suburban coastal village in north Co Dublin on the northern side of the Howth Head peninsula. The village is around 13km east-north-east of Dublin city centre and has a population of some 8,200. What is Howth Yacht Club's Eircode? D13 E6V3 When was Howth Yacht Club founded? Howth Yacht Club was founded as Howth Sailing Club in 1895. Howth Sailing Club later combined with Howth Motor Yacht Club, which had operated from the village’s West Pier since 1935, to form Howth Yacht Club. What does Howth Yacht Club do? The club organises and runs sailing events and courses for members and visitors all throughout the year and has very active keelboat and dinghy racing fleets. In addition, Howth Yacht Club prides itself as being a world-class international sailing event venue and hosts many National, European and World Championships as part of its busy annual sailing schedule. Who are the flag officers of Howth Yacht Club? As of November 2020, the Commodore of the Royal St George Yacht Club is Ian Byrne, with Paddy Judge as Vice-Commodore (Clubhouse and Administration). The club has two Rear-Commodores, Neil Murphy for Sailing and Sara Lacy for Junior Sailing, Training & Development. How many members does Howth Yacht Club have? Howth Yacht Club says it has one of the largest sailing memberships in Ireland and the UK; an exact number could not be confirmed as of November 2020. What are Howth Yacht Club’s burgee and ensign? Howth Yacht Club’s burgee is a vertical-banded pennant of red, white and red with a red anchor at its centre. The club’s ensign has a blue-grey field with the Irish tricolour in its top left corner and red anchor towards the bottom right corner. Does Howth Yacht Club organise racing? The club organises and runs sailing events and courses for members and visitors all throughout the year and has very active keelboat and dinghy racing fleets. In addition, Howth Yacht Club prides itself as being a world-class international sailing event venue and hosts many National, European and World Championships as part of its busy annual sailing schedule. Does Howth Yacht Club cater for youth sailing? Yes, Howth Yacht Club has an active junior section. Does Howth Yacht Club cater for sail training? Yes, Howth Yacht Club hosts sailing and powerboat training for adults, juniors and corporate sailing under the Quest Howth brand. What sailing classes does Howth Yacht Club host? Among its active keelboat and dinghy fleets, Howth Yacht Club is famous for being the home of the world’s oldest one-design racing keelboat class, the Howth Seventeen Footer. This still-thriving class of boat was designed by Walter Herbert Boyd in 1897 to be sailed in the local waters off Howth. The original five ‘gaff-rigged topsail’ boats that came to the harbour in the spring of 1898 are still raced hard from April until November every year along with the other 13 historical boats of this class. Does Howth Yacht Club have its own fleet? Yes, Howth Yacht Club has a fleet of five J80 keelboats for charter by members for training, racing, organised events and day sailing. What facilities does Howth Yacht Club have? The current modern clubhouse was the product of a design competition that was run in conjunction with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in 1983. The winning design by architects Vincent Fitzgerald and Reg Chandler was built and completed in March 1987. Further extensions have since been made to the building, grounds and its own secure 250-berth marina. Does Howth Yacht Club have a bar and/or dining facilities? Yes, the Howth Yacht Club clubhouse offers a full bar and lounge, snug bar and coffee bar as well as a 180-seat dining room. Currently, the bar is closed due to Covid-19 restrictions. Catering remains available on weekends, take-home and delivery menus for Saturday night tapas and Sunday lunch. What are the opening hours of Howth Yacht Club? The Howth Yacht Club office is open weekdays from 9am to 5pm. Contact the club for current restaurant opening hours at [email protected] or phone 01 832 0606. Does Howth Yacht Club host functions such as weddings, parties or corporate events? Yes — when hosting sailing events, club racing, coaching and sailing courses, entertaining guests and running evening entertainment, tuition and talks, the club caters for all sorts of corporate, family and social occasions with a wide range of meeting, event and function rooms. For enquiries contact [email protected] or phone 01 832 2141. How do I become a member of Howth Yacht Club? Howth Yacht Club has various categories of membership, each affording the opportunity to avail of all the facilities at one of Ireland’s finest sailing clubs. Do I need to own a boat to become a member of Howth Yacht Club? No — members can join active crews taking part in club keelboat and open sailing events, not to mention Pay & Sail J80 racing, charter sailing and more. How much does it cost to join Howth Yacht Club? Fees range from €190 to €885 for ordinary members. How long does membership of Howth Yacht Club last? Memberships are renewed annually. How do I contact Howth Yacht Club? 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