Iain Percy to Speak at Down Cruising Club Event

13th February 2025

Betty Armstrong

Down Cruising Club has an unusual clubhouse—an ex-lightship called Petrel, lying alongside an old pier at Ballydorn near Whiterock on the west side of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. At this club, Iain Percy CBE, a British Olympian who now runs Artemis Technologies in the Harbour area of Belfast, will tell his intriguing story.

Iain, a Hayling Island Sailing Club member, is a triple Olympic medallist. As CEO of Artemis, he brings innovation and technologies to the marine industry with his team. He will tell his fascinating story at Down Cruising Club on March 13th at 7:00 pm.

Down Cruising Club's unusual clubhouse—the ex-lightship Petrel

Tickets (£20 per person) are limited to 80 people and can be purchased here. All proceeds will go to the RNLI.

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Betty Armstrong is Afloat and Yachting Life's Northern Ireland Correspondent. Betty grew up racing dinghies but now sails a more sedate Dehler 36 around County Down

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