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21st October 2013

Belfast Harbour's Public AGM

#BelfastPortAGM – Belfast Harbour's public AGM is to be held tomorrow (22 October) between 9.45am - 10.45am.

The venue is the Belfast Harbour Office on Corporation Square.

In order to anticipate demand, the organisers would appreciate if interested parties would notify in advance by e-mailing: or contacting Belfast Harbour office reception for details visit this link.

Belfast Harbour has in recent years invested £150m to develop port infrastructure. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the port has embarked on a Masterplan for a period of over the next 20-30 years.

 

Published in Belfast Lough

Waszp sailing

The Waszp project was conceived in 2010 by Andrew McDougall, designer of the world-beating Mach 2 foiling Moth. 

The Waszp was created as a strict one-design foiler, where, as the class says “the true test when raced is between crews and not boats and equipment”.

The objective of the class rules is to ensure that this concept is maintained. Keeping possible modifications to a minimum ensures fair racing across the fleet, helps to reduce the overall cost to the sailor and reduces the amount of time in the workshop. 

The popularity of the WASZP has proven that the boat and the concept work. In October 2021, 1237 boats had been sold to over 45 countries. 

The top speed recorded on the foiling dinghy is 26.7 knots. 

60-95kgs+ is a weight range competitive across varied conditions with rigs knowns as ‘8.2’ and ‘6.9’.

The cost of a Moth dinghy in Europe is €14,400 inc VAT + shipping according to the manufacturers in October 2021.