Ireland Emerging From Storm Ashley Effect

21st October 2024

WM Nixon

Summertime for junior sailing at Rosmoney in Clew Bay for Mayo SC

We talk of Mayo as being on Ireland and Europe's Atlantic Weather frontier, but as Sunday's Storm Ashley huffs and puffs into the nor'easterly distance, it's good to remember - as our header photo shows – that a good day in Mayo often seems better than a good day anywhere else.

That said, Ashley was a classic introduction to the named storm season, and a bit of reality is introduced by this screen-grab of the Mayo SC anemometer around 03:30 hrs on Sunday morning. That was by no means the peak.

Storm Ashley building up. Photo: Pierce Purcell

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WM Nixon

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William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland for many years in print and online, and his work has appeared internationally in magazines and books. His own experience ranges from club sailing to international offshore events, and he has cruised extensively under sail, often in his own boats which have ranged in size from an 11ft dinghy to a 35ft cruiser-racer. He has also been involved in the administration of several sailing organisations.

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