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Gonzaga College and Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School to Host Shanahan Cup
4th February 2023 INSS
After a three-year pandemic-induced absence, the Shanahan Cup Secondary Schools' Team Racing event is set to take place next Wednesday, the 8th of February. Jointly hosted by Gonzaga College and the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School racing is organised…
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Skipper a Yacht on Holiday this Summer - Here’s how the Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School can help inspire you with 2023 travel ideas and tempt you with something to look forward to. The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat…

Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School in Dun Laoghaire Launch February Special Offers
25th January 2023 INSS
With the good weather finally starting to kick in, the team at the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School are launching a series of special offers for the month of February across adult powerboating and yachting courses. National Powerboat Certificate…

Despite the gloomy day on Saturday, RS Aeros, 400s, Waszps and even two RS Neos took to Dun Laoghaire Harbour for the RS Super Series, which is organised by Irish National Sailing Club and sponsored by MarineServices.ie the distributors for…

The Junior Club - Saturday Sailing at the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School is back on Saturday, the 4th of February, for children aged 7-17 years. The programme runs over nine Saturdays up to the Easter break, with participants…
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Normality resumed at the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School at Dun Laoghaire Harbour with attendance on courses and programmes exceeding 7,500. The pandemic constraints now lifted the focus for the school team was to get the show back on…

The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School is preparing for the arrival of eight J80 keelboats in January, growing capacity for training, group events and competition. After carefully reviewing the requirements for the next phase of sail training, the team…

Burning Longship and Marine Stunts in Netflix's Vikings Valhalla Were Designed by Dun Laoghaire's Alistair Rumball
28th December 2022 Maritime TV
As Netflix Viking Valhalla fans prepare for season two on our screens from January 12, it's worth noting the marine sequences are all shot in Ireland and were designed and managed by Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Alistair Rumball. Stunts are a…

Irish Sailing League “Overwhelmed by Enquiries” as It Reveals More Details of Set-Up
23rd December 2022 RS21 Keelboat
Following the announcement of the new Irish Sailing League earlier this week, organisers say they have been “overwhelmed with the number of enquiries” as they reveal more details of its structure and future plans. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, well-known…
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Competition fever has hit the Irish National Sailing and Powerboat School over the last four weeks with so many chances to win big prizes on their Instagram page (@insssailing). The four-week Christmas giveaway campaign was also a great opportunity for…

New “Irish Sailing League” Aims to Shake Up Inter-Club Racing Scene
19th December 2022 RS21 Keelboat
The upstart Irish Sailing League is aiming to shake up the inter-club racing scene in Ireland. Backed by Kenny Rumball of Dun Laoghaire’s Irish National Sailing School, the new league would see competitors represent their clubs in short, grandstand-style sprint…

Race officer Kenny Rumball was jealous last Saturday morning as he laid the anchor of the committee boat in Dun Laoghaire Harbour for the final races of the Super Series that had been run through the Autumn. Why was he…
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The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School at Dun Laoghaire have announced one final chance to get your sea survival training completed before the end of the year. Kenny Rumball will be delivering a course on Wednesday 14th and Thursday…

Sailing In Ireland Had “Bounce-Back Year” in 2022, What Will 2023 Bring?
26th November 2022 W M Nixon
Did we really manage it? Did we really cram all those major special and routine regular sailing events into the one season of 2022? And all that despite its three main months afloat experiencing decidedly mixed weather? And also despite…

Short Sharp Racing for RS Aeros at INSS Super Series in Dun Laoghaire Harbour
16th November 2022 INSS
Saturday morning’s Irish National Sailing Club's Super Series attracted four RS Aeros (three 6s and a 7) and had five tight two-lap windward-leeward races writes Noel Butler. Conditions were gusty and shifty, with everything from 10-20 kts in a very…

Last Sunday, the inaugural RS21 World Championships in Biograd Na Moru came to a close after some incredibly close one-design racing in an incredibly even-matched class. The MarineServices.ie team, despite having only jumped into the boat to sail as a…