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#MARINE POSITIONS – The Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) which for over 200 years has provided and maintained a network of marine aids to navigation around the coast of Ireland, is currently seeking two executive positions. They are Director of Corporate Services and Commercial Services Manager.

CIL's mission is to promote and deliver services for the safety and protection of persons, infrastructure and interests at sea including the protection of the marine environment. The service is to offer a reliable, cost effective and efficient, high level of service and reassurance to all customers and stakeholders.

CIL has adopted a new organisational strategy 'CIL 2015 and Beyond - Charting our Future Course' which incorporates a strong commercial dimension. The services' core business is changing with the introduction of new technologies creating new opportunities.

For further details of the executive positions which are based in CIL's headquarters in Dun Laoghaire, click HERE.

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About Kinsale Yacht Club's Inishtearaght Offshore Yacht Race

To meet growing demand for offshore racing, Kinsale Yacht Club Commodore Matthias Hellstern along with Dave Cullinane (SCORA Vice-Commodore) launched the inaugural Inishtearaght Race in Kinsale on Wednesday, December 23rd in 2021.

The race is a new south coast offshore race to be held biennially commencing in 2022.

 

The course will be approximately 240nm long and will run along the spectacular coast of West Cork and Kerry, round Inistearaght island and back to Kinsale. The first race start is scheduled for Friday, 20th May 2022 with a fleet of seven entries for the first race.

 

The Thuillier family have kindly allowed the oldest trophy in Kinsale YC to be presented as the line honours trophy for the race. The Thuillier Cup is 150 years old, having been originally presented by the Royal Enniskillen Fusiliers in 1871 and won by Michael Thuillier. The cup was presented to Kinsale YC by the Thuillier family to acknowledge the long tradition of yacht racing in Kinsale.