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Q: Give examples of marine leisure tourism?

Sports: sailing, surfing, diving and fishing Heritage: Unesco coastal villages, archaeological sites of interest, biospheres and historical points of interest Arts: coastal museums, art galleries, museums, wrecks Education: Eco-tourism, field courses, NGOs. Food: Seafood restaurants, Seafood festivals

9th July 2023

Cruisers 1 Cools Down After Red-Hot Racing at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023

With its formidable lineup of J/109s inter-mingled with the RC35 group, this IRC 1 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta class was Hotstown-plus. Yet the John Minnis team with the super-souped A35 Final Call II (RUYC) emerged out of sight ahead, on just 10 points to the 20 of second-placed J/99 Snapshot (Mike & Richie Evans, Howth).

The John Minnis team in the super-souped A35 Final Call II (RUYC) above and below at the VDLR prizegiving (Skipper John Minnis is standing second from right) Photo: Afloat

The John Minnis team in the super-souped A35 Final Call II (RUYC) above and below at the VDLR prizegiving

This suggests a total on-water dominance by the Gareth Flannigan-helmed Minnis boat, but some of the final race placings were very close, yet usually Final Call ended up on the right side of all the number crunching.

The J/99 Snapshot (Mike & Richie Evans, Howth) finished second in IRC One of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023 Photo: Michael Chester

First of the J/109s is the Goodbody family’s White Mischief on 22pts, followed by sister ships Joker 2 (John Maybury, RIYC) on 25.5, and Blast on Chimaera (Barry Cunningham, RIYC) scoring 34.

The Goodbody family’s J109 White Mischief

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Final Call Looks Like Having Last Word In IRC1 at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta

We've sometimes thought that the Archambault 35 has more in her than has so far been revealed, but John Minnis and his team from RUYC headed by helm Gareth Flannigan now seem to have lifted Final Call II onto a completely new level in IRC 1 at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta.

There, in her up-graded form, she is blithely seeing off the challenge of the cream of Ireland's J/109s and sundry other rockstar boats. A scoreline of 1,2,1,1 after five races with a third place discarded speaks for itself, though admittedly, the times were sometimes squeakily close - in today's final race, she bested John Maybury J/109 Joker II by just 11 seconds.

John Maybury J/109 Joker II (left) and Mike & Richie Evans's J/99 Snapshot (HYC) in a tight duel in Friday's big breeze in IRC 1 at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Photo: Bob Bateman John Maybury's J/109 Joker II (left) and Mike & Richie Evans's J/99 Snapshot (HYC) in a tight duel in Friday's big breeze in IRC 1 at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Photo: Bob Bateman

Overall, the points are more decisive, as Final Call is on 5 to the 12 of the Goodbody family's J/109 White Mischief (RIYC) and the 13 of Mike & Richie Evans's J/99 Snapshot (HYC).

The Goodbody family's J/109 White Mischief Photo: Bob Bateman

The 2023 regatta, the ninth edition of Ireland's largest sailing event, concludes on Sunday with two final races for most classes and a great festival of sailing across the waterfront and Dun Laoghaire town as four sailing clubs come together for the biennial event; Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club, Royal Irish Yacht Club, Royal St. George Yacht Club and National Yacht Club.

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Marine Leisure & Aquatic Tourism

Domestic coastal tourism expenditure was approximately €698 million in 2018, while domestic marine tourism generated €381 million.

Activities such as walking/ running along the coast, swimming and beach visitations are among the most popular activities for domestic visitors on both day and overnight trips.

While participation rates in pursuits such as bird and wildlife watching in coastal areas and visiting nature reserves, etc. in coastal areas were lower, these activities did see the highest frequency of both day and overnight trips for those active in these activities.

According to the National University of Galway (NUIG) research the average expenditure per coastal day trip in 2018 was calculated at €95. The equivalent for coastal overnight trips was €310. The estimated water-based activity expenditure per person per trip across the sample was €56 rising to €73 for the subsample that actually undertake waterbased activities on their coastal visits. The results also indicate that domestic tourists undertake the majority of their marine activities on the West and South coasts of Ireland and that there are notable differences in participation rates across age groupings, social classes and by family makeup.

A domestic tourist is defined in this report as a person who spends at least one night away from home on their trip. Total expenditure by domestic tourists in coastal areas was estimated to be €698 million in 2018, which represents 35% of the total expenditure by domestic tourists (using the broader Fáilte Ireland measure for domestic tourists that includes business trips equating to 10.92 million in total trips and €2,006 million in total revenue).

The marine-related activity expenditure, or what might truly be referred to as domestic marine tourism, is estimated to generate revenue of €381 million with €172 million being spent on water-based activities. Marine tourism makes up an estimated 19% of total domestic tourism expenditure.

Marine Leisure Tourism - FAQ

What is marine leisure tourism?

Coastal tourism refers to land-based and water-based tourism activities taking place on the coast for which the proximity to the sea is a condition including also their respective services. Coastal and Marine Tourism & Leisure are seen as one of the Blue Economy (BE) sectors that can help unlock the potential of multi-use of space at sea by engaging with Blue Growth (BG) sectors such as Aquaculture and Marine Renewable Energy among others.

Give examples of marine leisure tourism?

Sports: sailing, surfing, diving and fishing Heritage: Unesco coastal villages, archaeological sites of interest, biospheres and historical points of interest Arts: coastal museums, art galleries, museums, wrecks Education: Eco-tourism, field courses, NGOs. Food: Seafood restaurants, Seafood festivals

What marine leisure tourism studies have been conducted in Ireland?

NUI Galway carried out a survey of domestic residents in Ireland in 2019 as part of a survey entitled "Valuing and understanding the dynamics of Ireland's Ocean Economy". The purpose of the household survey was to profile the domestic market for single-day trips (leisure) and overnight trips (tourism) for coastal and marine-related activities in Ireland. The results of the survey are also used to estimate what proportion of an Irish resident's total domestic tourism expenditure is in coastal areas (coastal tourism) and what proportion is spent on undertaking marine-related activities (marine tourism).

What were the results of the NUI marine leisure tourism study?

The NUI results highlight the important contribution that Ireland's marine and coastal resources make to the leisure experiences of the general population and the importance of the domestic tourism market to local coastal economies. The analysis indicates that domestic coastal tourism expenditure was approximately €698 million in 2018, while domestic marine tourism generated €381 million. Activities such as walking/ running along the coast, swimming and beach visitations are among the most popular activities for domestic visitors on both day and overnight trips. While participation rates in pursuits such as bird and wildlife watching in coastal areas and visiting nature reserves, etc. in coastal areas were lower, these activities did see the highest frequency of both day and overnight trips for those active in these activities. Satisfaction with the available marine-related leisure facilities was also found to be very high across all activities.