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18th June 2010

First Round Ireland Competitor Podcasts Are In

Afloat has enabled competitors in this year's Round Ireland to post their own podcasts on Afloat.ie, and the first two are already in.

Noel Davidson has posted a welcome post on behalf of Spirit of Rosslare Europort, and the Daft.com entry have done the same, heading out for a photo shoot en route to Wicklow.

If you want to do the same, simply download the free audioboo podcast app to your iPhone from the app store, and link it to the Afloat Round Ireland account.

The account name is AfloatRoundIreland and the password is hellosailor.

Keep your podcasts to 45 seconds or so, and in the following format:

Hello, [sailor's name] here from the boat [boat name].

We're currently located [location details] and the conditions are [weather report]

Then give us a brief status report. A good way to keep it in the desired length is to restrict news to what went on during the last watch, or just tell us your most interesting news snippet.

Sign off, and hit 'publish' on your iPhone.

We'll do the rest, and your family will be able to see your podcasts appear on Afloat.ie almost immediately.

Looking forward to hearing more.

Team Daft Heading to Wicklow:

Spirit of Rosslare Europort Says Hello:

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Irish Sailing

The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing, is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland.

Founded in 1945 as the Irish Dinghy Racing Association, it became the Irish Yachting Association in 1964 and the Irish Sailing Association in 1992.

Irish Sailing is a Member National Authority (MNA) of World Sailing and a member of the Olympic Federation of Ireland.

The Association is governed by a volunteer board, elected by the member clubs. Policy Groups provide the link with members and stakeholders while advising the Board on specialist areas. There is a professional administration and performance staff, based at the headquarters in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Core functions include the regulation of sailing education, administering racing and selection of Irish sailors for international competition. It is the body recognised by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for nominating Irish qualified sailors to be considered for selection to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games. Irish sailors have medalled twice at the Olympics – David Wilkins and Jamie Wikinson at the 1980 games, and Annalise Murphy at the 2016 games.

The Association, through its network of clubs and centres, offers curriculum-based training in the various sailing, windsurfing and powerboating disciplines. Irish Sailing qualifications are recognised by Irish and European Authorities. Most prominent of these are the Yachtmaster and the International Certificate of Competency.

It runs the annual All-Ireland Championships (formerly the Helmsman’s Championship) for senior and junior sailors.

The Association has been led by leading lights in the sailing and business communities. These include Douglas Heard, Clayton Love Junior, John Burke and Robert Dix.

Close to 100 sailors have represented Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Membership of Irish Sailing is either by direct application or through membership of an affiliated organisation. The annual membership fee ranges from €75 for families, down to €20 for Seniors and Juniors.