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Greystones Regatta Attracts ISORA Boats for 2015 Calendar
#isora – The weekend's ISORA AGM and black tie prizegiving at the National Yacht Club heard that subject to confirmation with Greystones marina it was decided that two ISORA day races would take place simultaneously from Dun Laoghaire and Pwllheli to…
Clubhouse Commitment Seals Greystones Harbour's Transition From Fishing To Leisure Port
#Greystones - Greystones Harbour will get its new marine clubhouses in 2015, as the Wicklow Times reported recently. Wicklow County Council member Derek Mitchell spoke of his delight at progress being made after a meeting with developer Sisk in late…
Wicklow Brownies Get A Taste of Sailing at Greystones Harbour
#greystonesharbour – Delgany Brownies, Greystones Brownies and some of the Greystones Guides took part in a sailing taster day at Greystones Sailing Club on Sunday 5th October. The 40 girls spent half the day sailing Laser Picos with instructors outside…
44 Boats Off Greystones For 'Bart's Bash' Sailing Event
#bartsbash – On a glorious sunny Sunday a fleet of 44 craft took to the water in Greystones, County Wicklow as part of the world-wide Bart's Bash charity event. From very modest beginnings the event had grown arms and legs in…
Big Fleet off Greystones Harbour as Second Wicklow Cruiser Regatta Attracts 80 Yachts. Results Here!
#greystonesharbourregatta – Greystones Sailing Club Cruiser Regatta was held yesterday in sparkling conditions off the Wicklow coastline giving a large visiting fleet from Dublin Bay a new nearby race course area so very convenient to the capitals waters.  James Kirwan's Beneteau…
Wicklow Councillors Call For Greystones Clubhouse Construction
#Greystones - Though further development of Greystones Harbour remains stalled for the time being, two local councillors hope progress can be made in building marine clubhouses to complement the town's successful new marina. As the Wicklow Times reported recently, Cllr…
Greystones Harbour Hosts Unique Multi Club Sailing Regatta
#greystonesharbour – Greystones Sailing Club will be hosting their second Annual Cruiser Regatta this Sunday morning starting at 10am. Over 70 boats from up and down the East Coast will participate and lunch and prize-giving will take place after racing,…
Greystones Regatta Aims to Attract More Than 70 for Annual Cruiser Event
#greystonesharbour – Greystones Sailing Club's annual "Taste of Greystones" Cruiser Regatta will take place on Sunday 31st August. The inaugural event last year attracted 72 cruisers registered with 68 actually racing. This year organiser Joe Taylor hopes to make it…
Greystones Harbour Marina a Major Contributor to Record Tourism Figures for Wicklow Town
#greystones – Greystones Harbour Marina is looking forward to a record year, well surpassing the planned 3,000 visitors it had expected in 2014 and, in the process, bringing much-valued tourism to a thriving town, which last year was voted one…
Greystones Harbour Marina Welcomes Round the World Yachts on Eve of Round Ireland Race
#greystones – Ireland's newest marina at Greystones harbour has welcomed in two Round Ireland race competitors for Saturday's nearby race start from Wicklow harbour. As previously reported on Afloat.ie the new 200–berth marina will be home to a chartered Volvo…
Only Harbour In Wicklow Big Enough To Handle 'Monster' Yacht is Greystones Marina
#RoundIreland - When Wicklow farmer David Ryan found the 70-foot racer he's entering in the Round Ireland Yacht Race was too big to berth at the county town's harbour, he was in a bit of a pickle. But that was…
Greystones Harbour North Pier With Marina Views Opens to The Public
#greystonesharbour – Following the installation of life saving rings on the North Pier at Greystones harbour in County Wicklow, the walk around the marina and to the North Beach has opened to the public. Cllrs. Derek Mitchell and Grainne Mcloughlin…
TD Wants 'Meaningful Engagement' Over Greystones Harbour Development
#Greystones - Wickow-East Carlow TD Simon Harris is supporting calls for 'meaningful engagement' over the development of Greystones Harbour, with works by developer Sisk currently on hold. According to a recent edition of the Wicklow Times, the Dáil deputy wrote…
Greystones Marina Appoints Alan Corr as Marina Manager
#Greystonesharbour –  Alan Corr has been appointed as the new Manager of Greystones Harbour Marina. A keen yachtsman, Corr has over 40 years of professional experience in the marine industry. He played an integral role in the design and development of Dun…
1000 Boats Visited Greystones Harbour Marina in First Summer of Opening
#greysyonesharbour – Greystones Harbour Developer Sispar has published an upbeat newsletter in the first weeks of 2014 outlining a growth of visitor numbers to the east coast port in 2013. It's all thanks to the new town marina now operated…
Greystones Marina to Install Travel Hoist Crane & Boatyard Shortly
#greystonesharbourmarina – As a glorious first summer season comes to an end for Greystones Harbour marina in County Wicklow, the brand new east coast harbour is looking back on some memorable times including a first keelboat regatta for the Wicklow…