Historic ketch Ilen Motors Down the Ilen River for Her Celebratory Launch (VIDEO)

5th June 2018

Ilen arrives in Baltimore for her launch. See launch video below Credit: Paul Fuller

A video, by Paul Fuller, features the restored historic ketch Ilen motoring down the Ilen River towards Baltimore for her celebratory launch last week at the Wooden Boat Festival in the West Cork town.

Conor O'Brien's famous traditional vessel, that has been faithfully restored by the boat building school of the same name at Hegarty's Boatyard, was splashed the previous day, and with time running out the launch crew took her down river with a little less for ballast - consequently, as keen observers will note, she was floating a little high.

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