Hello and welcome aboard this week’s edition of your maritime programme Seascapes, we have music from Fairport Convention and “ A Sailor’s Life ” …..we visit the brand new Seafarers Centre in Dublin Port withMission to Seafarers – ships visitor Dermot Desmond and Eamonn O Reilly of Dublin Port Company ….we go aboard the Morgenster in Cork and Waterford and we’ll be hearing from a twenty one year old sail trainee on his maiden voyage from Belfast and Chairman of Sail Training Ireland – Seamus Mcloughlin …..…………..First this week to Damian Foxall’s remarkable record breaking Volvo Round Ireland record aboard Oman Sail in 38 hours and 37 minutes in the Volvo Round Ireland Yacht Race as Rambler 88 and George David also completed the course and may prove to be the outright winner….. ….. David Branigan was on the spot for Seascapes…
Further north on the East coast …………… Greystones Sailing Club officially opened its new premises last Sunday …. The Club, originally established in 1968, caters for over 350 members and is very much a family club, rooted in the Greystones community. We wish them well….
Next here on Seascapes to Sail Training and the recent visit of the Dutch registered brig Morgenster to both Cork and Waterford we went aboard and met up with the Chairman of Sail Training Ireland Seamus Mcloughlin when she was tied up at Albert Quay in Cork .....…
Seamus McLoughlin , Chairman of Sail Training Ireland.........
Next to Lina from Lithuania aboard Morgenster on the voyage from Belfast …
Also aboard was twenty one year old sail trainee Glenn from Northern Ireland........ …..
From Sail Trainee Glenn to the Captain of The Morgenster – Harry Mutter …..
Last Friday in Waterford with the Morgenster and the Brian Boru tied up in the heart of Waterford city we spoke to the Chief Executive of The Port of Waterford – Frank Ronan
Next here on Seascapes to to the heart of Dublin Port where last week we heard from the Chief Executive of Dublin Port Company Eamonn O Reilly , before we headed down to the new Seafarers Centre we talked about the buildings origins as the Odlums Mill canteen
We left the Dublin Port Company offices a a few hundred yards away entered the shining new Seafarers Centre ....Eamonn again..
As we were admiring the facility we spoke to a great friend of the programme Mission to Seafarers , Ships Visitor Dermot Desmond
We hope to make it along on Sunday the 10th July for Seafarers Sunday at the new centre on Alexandra Road in the heart of Dublin Port
Cobh Traditional Sail & Sea Shanty Regatta In Association with Cove Sailing Club and the Naval Service Squadron takes place this weekend with all the details on display on the Seascapes webpage......
Seascapes was at a remarkable concert “Starboard Home” in the National Concert Hall this week on Wednesday and we’ll be bring you conversations with many of the artists who participated and composed material for the occasion in the coming weeks....
“Well that’s all folks for this week ,on the sound desk this week Niall O Sullivan ………….. next Friday night here on your maritime programme Seascapes we talk to newly elected Senator Grace O’ Sullivan about Rainbow Warrior growing up beside the water in Tramore and how we can preserve and maintain our maritime heritage…..we preview the Glandore Classic Boat Summer School next month….we have a report from the Cobh Traditional Sail and Sea Shanty Regatta and with the advent of Cruise liners visiting West Cork we meet Clodagh Heneghan of Cork County Council .....all that and much more , until next Friday night , tight lines and fair sailing.”
Marcus Connaughton
