Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club
Superstar Jockey Rachael Blackmore: Is She Descended from a Ringsend Fishing Family?
15th April 2022 River Liffey
The possibility that stellar jockey Rachael Blackmore, the winner of the Grand National in 2021 and the Cheltenham Gold Cup this year, might just be descended from a noted Dublin nautical family has emerged from traditional boat enthusiast and maritime…
One of the most entertaining events of the constrained pre-Christmas season was the All In A Row charity event for all-comers - provided they were oar-driven – in Dublin’s River Liffey on Saturday, December 11th 2021. It mustered an exceptionally…
Dublin Bay Old Gaffers to Hear Tale of Báidín, a Chameleon Nesting Dinghy
22nd February 2022 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
In the latest Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Zoom talk Mark Sweetman will recount his search for a nesting dinghy design to suit his needs and how he ended up building one himself. For a long time, Mark wanted a hard tender…
