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At the beginning of 2022, eager parents from Dun Laoghaire’s waterfront yacht clubs came together to build the RS Feva fleet in the harbour. With a two-year gap for the majority of young sailors and the growth spurt that goes…
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Autumn Sailing & Powerboat Instructor Recruitment Commences at Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School
27th July 2022 INSS
The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School have launched their Autumn recruitment campaign. While the Summer programmes in the Dun Laoghaire Sailing School are still in full swing preparations are underway for the September – November period which requires an…
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Experience Figaro Sailing at the Highest Level... Race with the Offshore Racing Academy at the Figaro Nationals
22nd July 2022 INSS
Are you interested in shorthanded offshore racing? Do you want to experience it at the highest level? If so, come and sail in the Figaro Nationals in Lorient, France, this Autumn with the Offshore Racing Academy and Vivi Resources. Kenny…
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SAILPROOF - The Rugged Tablet Dedicated to Boating From the Offshore Racing Academy
22nd July 2022 INSS
As the world of electronics develops further and further and comes more commonplace onboard all boats from dinghies to yachts and small ribs to large powerboats, there becomes a necessity for boat owners to have electronics that can deal with…
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The RS Tera fleet in Ireland continues to grow and build on the success of this little boat. The Royal Irish Yacht Club expanded its fleet earlier this year with the addition of eight new Teras into its fleet to…
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Get the Upper Edge With Sailmon MAX — In Stock and Available for Cork Week from MarineServices.ie
8th July 2022 INSS
Are you looking for the next step with your racing? Getting better but looking to analyse and share your performance? If so, look no further and join the ranks of professional sailors around the world with Sailmon MAX. Irish agents MarineServices.ie have…
Reviewing the Offshore Racing Academy's Round Ireland Race on Darkwood and Support of the U25 Figaro Team
3rd July 2022 INSS
After the Allmer Cup in Le Havre, France it was supposed to be somewhat of a rest after an intense few months of Figaro training and racing, however as previously reported, not so... The Offshore Racing Academy was supporting the…
Round Ireland Race is Focus of Offshore Racing Academy Weather Routing Lecture Next Wednesday
11th June 2022 INSS
The rescheduled Offshore Racing Academy Weather Routing Lecture will run this Wednesday 15th June 2022 at 7 pm, just two days before the Round Ireland Race from Wicklow. Originally it was envisaged to run this programme focusing solely on Expedition and Adrena,…
A Round Ireland Preview from the Offshore Racing Academy Plus Roscoff Delivery Woes & Allmer Cup at Le Havre
10th June 2022 INSS
Here's a May update from the Offshore Academy, it's been a bumper month so let’s get you caught up! This month was primarily focused around the Allmer Cup in Le Havre but that’s not to mention, there were plenty of…
East Antrim Boat Club at Larne Runs Successful Discover Sailing Session
7th June 2022 Northern Ireland Waters
East Antrim Boat Club at Larne recently ran a very successful Discover Sailing Open Day when 29 people turned up to sample the sport under the guidance of 41 club volunteers. The mastermind behind the effort for what was reportedly…
Minister for Finance Presents Certificates to Students Completing the Inaugural Irish Nautical Trust Marine Skills and Technology Programme
27th May 2022 Maritime Training
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, T.D. was at the Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club Marina, Ringsend on the River Liffey today, to present scholarship certificates to the first cohort of students completing the inaugural Irish Nautical Trust Marine Skills &…
Coming up next on the solo calendar of the French Classe Figaro circuit in Le Havre is the All Mer Cup, running from the 20th to the 28th of May. Similar to the recent Solo Maitre Coq, competitors will face…
Young Adults Learn to Sail in Tough Conditions on Scotland’s West Coast
11th May 2022 Scottish Waters
The Our Isles and Oceans’ group of inexperienced sailors witnessed upwards of 30-knot winds in the Sound of Mull in Scotland today. The Our Isles and Oceans 68-foot Clipper Round the World racing yacht set sail from Tobermory Harbour this…
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The Irish National Sailing & Powerboat School in Dun Laoghaire Co.Dublin is expanding their office team with a new part-time position for the weekday mornings. The team is growing in line with increasing participation numbers and demand for sailing and…
Busy Kenny Rumball Reflects on His Solo Maitre Coq Regatta, the First Figaro Solo Offshore Event of the Year
29th April 2022 INSS
Here I am on the ferry back to Ireland, absolutely shattered after another month of intense offshore sailing in France at the highest level, there is a lot to reflect on as always and more importantly build upon! If you…
Another month has raced by in France, the UK and Ireland with projects, programmes and lectures in all countries, all dedicated to offshore yacht racing, learning and development. March started off with the Classe Figaro Academy training race of which…